Smiles and waves on Mother’s Day

Star Shortt, along with local surf schools Kona Town Surf Adventures, FBI Surf School and Surfer Bear hosted surf lessons with special needs children in celebration of Mother’s Day, May 13, in Kailua-Kona.

Wesley Moore with Kona Town Surf Adventures talks to Arrow Shapiro during the Mother’s Day surf lessons. (Wesley Moore/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Keiki catch waves with local surf instructors on Mother’s Day in Kailua-Kona. Star Shortt — along with local surf schools Kona Town Surf Adventures, FBI Surf School and Surfer Bear — hosted the event. (Photos by Wesley Moore/Special to West Hawaii Today)