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-[theme music playing]

-* some people stand In the darkness *

* afraid to step Into the light *

* some people need

* to help somebody

* when the edge Of surrender's in sight *

* don't you worry

* it's gonna be all right

* 'cause I'm always ready

* I won't let you Out of my sight *

* I'll be there

* I'll be ready

* whenever you fear

* oh, don't you fear

* I'll be ready

* forever and always

* I'm always here

* 'cause I'm always ready

* I won't let you Out of my sight *

* oh!

* I'll be ready

* I'll be ready

* whenever you fear

* oh, don't you fear

* I'll be ready

* forever and always *

* I'm always here

-g'morning.

-good morning.

-taking the day off? -no, just taking the morning off.

Could you move your truck? It's blocking my view.

-don't forget to turn over.

I don't wanna see you Go home half baked.

-turn me over On your way back.

-sure.

-bye.

I can't believe I just said that.

-boys, boys! You're getting sand all over.

Watch these wild indians.

-don't splash.

-now, I want you To eat something.

-[chattering]

-hi.

-[silent]

-don't be shy.

What's your name?

-[loud music playing]

[music continues]

-hey.

Nobody complained About that music?

-everybody is complaining.

I ask them to turn it down, Five minutes later It's blasting again.

Maybe you can charm them Into permanent submission.

-maybe you could Be back in 15 minutes?

-you know, we oughta just Come up with a new Lifeguard competition.

Run, eat, run.

Next time, I'll just Do what harvey does

And I'll order dominoes.

-excuse me, Have you seen a little girl?

She's about that size. She's got a french braid.

Thank you.

Excuse me, miss, have you Seen my little girl?

She's wearing A flowered bathing suit.

She has a little French braid in her hair.

-yes, I did, and she went That way about five minutes ago.

-this way? -uh-huh.

-thank you. Thank you.

-excuse me, miss, If you can't find her,

You should tell The lifeguards.

They find lost children All the time.

What's her name? -it's lili,

But it doesn't matter. She won't hear it. She's deaf.

-[music continues]

-hello, ladies.

Enjoying yourselves?

Do you see This dolphin over here?

Great, huh?

Excuse me, could I Talk to you for a second?

-sure.

-could you do me A real big favor? -what?

-well, you see, I need to hear If someone needs help.

Could you turn the stereo down Just a little bit?

-okay, how far?

-almost all the way.

-[laughing]

-man on radio: Attention surfers.

Batten the hatches. This just in.

A swell of epic proportions

Spawned by A massive typhoon

In the south seas Is headed our way.

Waves expected to reach Enormous heights

That could match The fabled big monday swell Of some 30 years back.

Stay tuned, surfers.

More info on big monday, The sequel, later.

Yow!

-lifeguard!

[indistinct shouting]

[shouting continues]

[shouting continues]

-she's deaf. She won't be able to hear you.

-[crying]

Is she alive?

-it's all right.

-okay. -lili.

-okay. Please.

-please. Is she breathing?

Lili, breathe.

Breathe for mommy.

-let me through.

-coming through.

-[crying] My baby.

Why won't she breathe?

-come on, baby.

Come on.

-[coughs] -yeah, atta girl.

Atta girl.

Yeah, okay.

Okay.

-[crying] That's my girl.

Oh, lili.

-mitch, are you all right?

-yeah, I'm fine.

-how long was she in there?

-I don't know. -what do you mean?

-someone else Got to her first.

-who?

-I'm so sorry. She must have wandered off.

-oh, it's okay.

What is it, honey?

-this yours? -no, no, it's not hers.

-thank you.

-world famous chicken Of the sea.

What's the matter, chicken? Waves too big?

-yeah, they are. Not.

-then why are you So far behind the break?

-I'm just waiting For a good set.

-what? The one-footers?

[laughs]

Don't worry, chicken. You're daddy's a lifeguard.

He'll save you.

[clucking]

-hey. What's going on with you?

-I blew that rescue.

-mitch, a civilian happened To be closer to the victim Than you.

That's all.

-shauni, if someone Hadn't yelled, I wouldn't Have even seen her.

If that hawaiian guy Wasn't in the water...

She might have drowned.

-do you know who that guy was Or where he came from?

-no.

He just surfaced

And he was holding her.

Looked like kanaloa.

-like who?

-you know kanaloa? It's a hawaiian god.

-do you think That was his?

The guy's. Not the god's.

-the little girls must have Pulled it from around his neck.

-so what happened, Mitch?

Why'd you miss That rescue?

-you ever hear Of big monday?

-yeah, I read about it.

It's kind of hard to imagine 30-foot waves on this beach.

-shauni, it was 1961.

I was seven years old.

It was right here.

I can remember These huge waves.

But that's all I can remember.

And all of a sudden, Today,

When I heard On the radio

From that disc jockey That another big monday Was coming...

I don't know. It triggered something.

Suddenly, I was seven years old again...

Standing on that beach...

Watching this huge wave...

About to come over me.

-so do you think That's what distracted you?

-I don't know.

I do know one thing...

The thought of another Big monday scares The hell out of me.

-hank!

The lifeguards say she's Gonna be just fine.

Because they had To check her out.

Yes.

Yes, we'll wait right here For you, sweetheart.

Bye.

-your name is lili.

L-I-l-I.

-my husband took Our other kids To his mother's.

He'll be back to pick us up In about an hour or so.

-oh good, that will give me More time to teach lili Her name.

I'm showing her How to sign her name.

L-I-l-I.

That's your name.

-like I told you, Lili doesn't understand Sign language.

-if you would like her To learn,

I have some friends That run a school,

And they can teach Your whole family to sign.

-no, thank you. We don't believe in that.

We want lili To grow up normal.

Not have other people treat her As though she's different.

-mrs. Seger,

Lili is different.

And that's not bad.

But she's deaf, and she needs A way to express to you

What she thinks, And how she feels,

And the things That she wants.

Learning sign language Can just open up A whole new world for her.

-but she's already learning A language, just like Everyone else.

Lili, say thank you.

[silent]

-[indistinct]

-good girl.

You see?

Mrs. Seger, lip reading And being able to speak,

That's all wonderful, But that's really Limited for her.

Why don't you let me Drive you down to the school So you can see--

-mom! -what, honey?

What is it? What do you want to tell me?

What? -[groans]

-what is it?

-[indistinct] -honey, what?

-mommy! -lili, don't.

Don't, lili.

Lili, sweetheart. -[shouts]

-mrs. Seger.

-[shouting] -lili, lili, lili, no.

Lili, look at mommy. What's wrong?

-mrs. Seger.

Please, I think I know What she wants.

Could I take her, please?

Okay. Do you want

To see the fish?

Yeah? -[groans]

-oh, you want To feed the fish.

We'll feed the fish.

Okay.

Here we go.

We got some food right here.

Here you-- I'll open it. Okay.

You know, mrs. Seger, If she knew sign language

She would have been able To tell us exactly what She wanted to do.

She would have said I want to

Feed the fish.

I know you love Lili a lot.

Please give her the chance To tell you how she feels About being deaf.

-see you tomorrow, hob!

Hobie!

Hey, hob, What's the matter?

-nothing.

-come on, you can Talk to me.

Sit down. Come on.

What's going on?

-I'm a chicken.

-says who?

-clay.

Billy.

Everyone.

They're right, I am.

-since when?

-last week.

I dropped into this wave. It was hollow.

I was under For a really long time.

I just really sketched.

And ever since I've been Chicken to ride on a wave.

-listen, hobie.

Everybody gets Scared sometimes,

And anybody who tells you Anything different is a liar.

You are gonna be back Out there in no time at all.

-you really think so? -definitely.

-um, shauni?

-what? -my dad's going out tonight.

You want to come over And watch some surfing videos?

-yeah, I'd like that.

Eddie's not back yet From the lifeguard competition

So I am a free woman.

It'll be great.

-don't tell my dad.

I mean, about me Being scared and all.

-okay,

But, hobie, I really think That you should.

I know your dad. I know he'd understand.

-no, he won't.

He's never been Scared of anything.

Don't tell him. Please?

-all right.

But you remember What I said, hobie.

Everybody gets Scared sometimes.

Even your dad.

-disc jockey: Yo, surfers.

The countdown has begun.

The weather fairy predicts That big monday the sequel

Will premier on, Can you believe it,

Monday morning.

Same day as before.

What a mind blower.

Deja vu all over again.

Yow! Surfs up.

-[cars honking]

[honking continues]

-he was out for six hours!

-that's what I heard.

-hey, brother.

-hey, mitch, brother!

-[groans] Let me down.

Let me down. I can't breathe.

I can't breathe. -you're too thin.

You're too thin. Need some island food

To fatten you up.

-I see you haven't Missed a meal in nine years.

Hey, what's with you?

You come to town, You don't even call me.

-so, how'd you Find me here?

-with the world outrigger Championships next month,

Who else would lead The team after the duke?

Hey...

You have any idea Who this belongs to?

-and where you find this?

-it was in the hand Of a little girl I rescued.

Or a little girl I helped rescue.

-well, that belong To sonny paalua you know.

-this belongs To the duke's son?

-maybe you and sonny

Pulled together By the same tide, yeah?

-what does that mean?

-here, you take this

Out into the passage.

You paddle.

The answer will come to you.

-good morning, are we ready To say the pledge?

Okay.

I pledge allegiance... -[children reciting along]

-...To the flag

Of the united states Of america

And to the republic

For which it stands,

One nation

Under god,

Indivisible,

With liberty and justice

For all.

That's great.

Ready to begin Our morning work

And go to our work stations.

-why don't you get ready?

Get ready for Your speech, okay?

-teacher: we're gonna do Some speech work.

-nice work.

-[children talking]

-sign language is more than Finger spelling and gestures.

It's about total visual Communication

Using mind,

Facial expression And body language.

A change of expression can Alter the entire meaning Of a sign.

-it'd be all right if lili Joined the other children, Wouldn't it, dan?

-sure, let her go explore.

-lili, Behave, understand?

Behave.

-dan, sharon's afraid

That signing Will isolate lili.

-oh, just the opposite.

It will help her feel Much more a part of both The deaf

And hearing communities.

-what are those children Over there doing?

-they're having A vocabulary lesson.

Many signs are Really visual depictions

Of what they represent.

The hawaiians have been Doing it for centuries When they dance the hula.

-and what about Those children over there?

-they're learning how To modulate their voices.

-can you say flower? -[loud shout]

-try again. Flower.

-[mumbled]

-flower, I think That's a good try.

Joanna, can you Try that?

-[garbled] Flower.

-a little louder. Flower.

-[indistinct]

-that's so-so. Michael?

-[quiet mumble]

-I hear no voice.

I think you Can be stronger.

-[shouts] -not screaming.

Flower. -[mumbled] Flower.

-can you say flower?

Flower.

Say it again, michael, please. Flower.

Stronger voice.

Michael.

-[screaming]

-no, lili.

No, no. -sharon. Sharon.

It's all right. It's all right.

-I'm sorry. I knew this wasn't Gonna work. Excuse me.

-she was just frustrated.

She didn't understand. -I'm sorry.

-kate, I'm sorry.

-oh, no, thank you.

Well, um...

I guess I'll Talk to you later.

-okay.

-[mumbles]

-she doesn't know How to sign like you.

-[mumbles]

Flower.

-[tribal chant]

-[rock music plays]

* no rest for the wicked in the wild

* no rest for the wicked in the wild *

* no rest for the wicked in the wild *

* no rest for the wicked in the wild

* no rest for the wicked in the wild

* no rest for the wicked in the wild *

-'sup?

-this belong to you?

-thanks, brother.

This means a lot to me.

-I found that in the hand Of the little girl You rescued.

Lucky for her, You were there.

-you save her If sonny not swimming by.

-maybe.

I knew your father, You know?

He taught me a whole lot About the water.

-it was his home.

Still is.

-a lot of people will miss him, Sonny.

I know I will.

-he made this for me.

Here, take it.

-no, I can't do that.

-wear it. It will help you.

Thanks, brother.

-help me what? -you ride your wave, bruh.

One wave could come Half way around the world To you

And never go away.

It stay right here.

You wear that

Till you one with The wave inside you.

-wow, look at that.

Whoa. Cool.

That was gnarly.

-oh, look at his board.

That wave is a rocket launcher.

-do you think the waves On big monday will be As big as these?

-well, I hope not.

-well, if they are, I'm gonna surf them.

-oh, you want That to happen to you?

-big monday only comes Once every 30 years.

I want to know What it feels like.

-well, did you Ask your dad?

What'd he say?

-he didn't want To talk about it.

-sharon, I understand How you feel.

Yesterday was difficult,

But all I want to do Is take lili out for lunch For a couple of hours.

That's all.

* seeing life through you're eyes

* the world it just seems better

* when my arms hold you tight

* it's blue skies forever

* laughter in your smile

* everything is right

* I don't want to let go

* playing by your side

* soaring so high

* love creates an echo

* life is what we make it

* dance while we're young free

* life is what we make it

* so take my hand an run with me *

* life is what we make

* life is what we make

* life is what we make it

* life is what we make

* life is what we make

* life is what we make it

* so take my hand an run with me

* I would drive through the night

* if your lost I'll be your shelter

* I'll be your safe place to hide

* be the sun through stormy weather

* I'll be by your side

* through the darkest night

* I will never let go

* I'll be down to ride

* through deep and wide

* I'll be there you know

* life is what we make it

* dance while we're young free

* life is what we make it

-* so take my hand an run with me

* life is what we make

* life is what we make

* life is what we make it

* life is what we make *

* life is what we make

* life is what we make it

* life is what we make *

* life is what we make it

* life is what we make it

* life is what we make

* life is what we make

* life is what we make it

* so run with me

-[muttering]

[muttering continues]

[muttering continues]

Yeah, get 'em.

-dad?

Dad? Dad?

Dad, you were Having a nightmare.

What was it about?

What were you Scared of?

-it was a wave.

-really?

I've been kind of Scared of those too.

I mean, surfing 'em.

You know?

What do you do when you Get scared of something You've always loved to do?

-come here.

Well.

I think you just get Back out there And do it again.

This helped me Find my wave.

-as I said.

There's always one You never forget

As long as you live.

-but I did forget this one.

Last night I remembered.

I was seven years old,

Standing on the beach.

This wave was breaking Right in front of me.

It was huge.

So I turned and ran.

Another boy standing Right next to me didn't.

When I turned back,

I saw the wave Breaking over...

Right on top of him.

I just froze.

He drowned.

-you were a boy.

Now, you're a man.

You didn't know how To save no one then.

-I could have tried, Clarence.

-how many people, How many lives

You save since then, huh?

-I don't know.

Maybe a hundred. -a hundred people,

Who live now because of you, Never died then?

A hundred people.

And hobie.

-disc jockey: This is it, dudes and dudesses.

Big monday Has arrived.

Some beaches are already Reporting eight-foot sets.

What will be left in its wake Only kanaloa knows for sure.

-morning, dad. What's for breakfast?

-oatmeal.

Big day today.

-big monday. -that's right.

What do you say you spend The day with your old man, Eh?

-I kind of planned on going To the beach with my friends.

-oh, come on, pal.

Could use your help. Waves are gonna be Outrageous.

We'll be pulling 'em out like tuna. -no thanks.

-well, to tell you the truth, I miss you.

I would like to spend A day with my son.

Okay?

-you're scared to let me go To the beach by myself, Aren't you?

-I don't want you going In the water today.

That's for sure.

-you told me to overcome My fears.

And what better time Than today?

-hobie, no.

Now, you wanna go To the beach with Your friends, that's fine.

But you see that?

Stays here.

-so where's your board, chicken?

-I'm not scared, clay.

I'm just not stupid.

You don't have anything To prove either.

Clay, they're getting Everybody out of the water.

Nobody will Think you're chicken.

-you better believe They won't.

-get a lifeguard here, now!

-[boys shouting]

-I want everybody Kept out of the water.

Swimmers, surfers, Everybody.

-all right, you heard him. Let's get down there.

-[coughs] -okay.

Okay.

You got him? All right.

-just lie back down.

-took a lot of guts, What you did out there.

-I'm real proud of you.

I'll never forget What you did today.

Okay.

-look.

-[children chattering]

-what did she say?

-she said, "I love you, mommy."

-oh.

Sonny,

Thank you very much.

It worked,

But I don't Need it anymore.

-hobie,

This went from my father To me.

Now it goes from Your father to you.

-thanks.

-you give it to your son When he finds his wave, eh?

-sure.

-you know, you told me That everybody has Their own wave.

But the two of you

Will always be Riding with me

On mine.

-hey, hey, hey.

You know, the duke could not Have said that any better.

-what do you say guys? Let's go out, huh?

-yeah! -[cheering]

-[closing theme playing]