THE MONIZ'S

{White Horses 30}

TONY MONIZ

My mum is from Molokai. Her parents, my kahunas, were fishermen. My uncles, aunties and other elders on Molokai were farmers. Dad grew up on Oahu, he’s half Hawaiian and half Portuguese, and there’s a little bit of English blood in there somewhere too. He was more of a cowboy, rancher and a motorcycle guy. Mum got sent to high school here in Oahu and she stayed on, making Honolulu her home. I grew up on the South shore at Kalihi and Dad taught me to ride dirt bikes and threw me on horses when I was young. My uncle was the big influence when it came to surfing. Dad took me to the mountains; my uncle took me to the ocean. It was the best of both worlds. I…

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White Horses (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue # 30 Spring 2019

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