Big Monday

Da en tropisk storm nærmer sig, vækker det en sjælden frygt i Mitch. Andetsteds beslutter Kaye at hjælpe en ung, døv pige og prøver at overtale hendes forældre til at sende hende på tegnesprogskole.

Der Wetterbericht meldet, dass gigantische Wellen am Strand von Venice zu erwarten sind. Hobie traut sich nicht mehr auf sein Surfbrett. Trotz Hobies Warnung geht sein Mitsurfer Clay ins Wasser, gerät in eine riesige Welle und droht zu ertrinken.

When a deaf girl named Lili, gets separated from her family on the beach, her mom freaks out. Kaye helps her finding her. When they find Lili, she has been pulled out by an undercurrent and can't get back to shore. Mitch heads for the rescue, but a mysterious Hawaiian guy gets to her first. Lili is brought back to safety by Mitch. Mitch is determined to find this mysterious Hawaiian guy. He goes to visit an old Hawaiian friend of his. He tells him that it was Sonny Paalua, son of the recently drowned surfing great Duke Paalua. Meanwhile, Kaye offers to teach Lili sign language. Her mother Sharon doesn't want anyone to treat her child differently. But Kaye tells her that Lili is different. Sharon agrees to give it a try. At the sign language school, Lili ends up in a fight with another kid and Sharon take her away from there. Later Kaye convinces her to let her take Lili to an amusement park. It's a magical journey for Lili as Kaye introduces her to the world of communication throu

Sonny Paalua, figlio di un celebre surfista hawayano, aiuta Mitch a salvare una ragazzina sordomuta di nome Lili e Kaye si offre di insegnarle il linguaggio dei segni. Mitch intanto cerca di dissuadere Hobie dallo sfidare il Big Monday durante il quale si verificheranno delle onde alte oltre 30 metri.

La llegada de una gran tormenta tropical hace que Mitch tenga miedo al recordar una mala experiencia en el pasado en una gran tormenta que azotó Los Angeles cuando tenía 7 años.