Born a water baby, Melissa Proud has been pulling sea shells out of her ears since she first set foot in the sand. Out at Ho`okipa, she learned to surf from Rick Irons, who pushed her into her first waves. From that point, surfing was to become her passion. “I didn’t get into surfing until I was 14," she said. "I had always been competitive in sports, but once I started … [Read more...] about Interview with Maui Surfer Melissa Proud – March 3, 1998