They are a Charlie 's Angels for the age of diversity : Dawn -LRB- Suzie Pollard -RRB- is the blond alpha-girl from Florida , spoiled and stuck up -LRB- but with a secret softer side -RRB- ; Birdie -LRB- Tiffany Hines -RRB- , the African-American , dropped out of the University of Southern California to surf professionally but has to work to pay off college loans ; and Kai -LRB- Sonya Balmores -RRB- is an island native who knows all the locals but has to prove herself against new competition from the mainland .