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 One of the most well-known families in surfing is suing an author and his publisher.

Buffalo Keaulana has sued author Stuart Coleman and St. Martin’s press in an effort to have “Fierce Heart, the Story of Makaha and the Soul of Hawaiian Surfing” pulled from store shelves.

Keaulana family attorney John Carroll has a copy of the book.

He says all those yellow tabs point to inaccuracies.

“There are certain things in there that are not right. They don’t want them published. And that’s why we’re trying to shut the book down right now. And pull those books off the shelves” says John Carroll, the Keaulana family’s attorney.

The Keaulana family is synonymous with Oahu’s west side.

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