Ailani Mahelona

Ailani Mahelona is one of the five main Cures in Defenders of the Ocean: The PreCure Saga.

Sango's alter ego is Cure Coral (キュアコーラル), and she can.

Personality
Ailani is a stylish high schooler who loves cute things. She's very kind and can get along with anyone. Her family owns a beauty parlor, so she knows a lot about make up and cosmetics. Despite her kindness, she lacks self confidence and usually just goes with the flow, but gradually learns to believe in herself.

Relationships

 * Maya Nash: Sango and Manatsu are classmates, and they quickly become friends after recognizing each other on their first day of school.
 * Lana: Sango was initially surprised to meet Laura who is a mermaid, but she soon comes to like Laura and becomes friends with her.

Etymology
Ailani means "high chief" in Hawaiian.

Mahelona means "house" in Hawaiian.

Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals.

Meeting Laura and Becoming Cure Coral
Sometime after befriending Manatsu, Sango joins her and three of their classmates on a shopping trip. When she gets lost during their visit to the aquarium, she meets Laura who is enjoying herself at the outdoor pool. Although she finds Laura adorable, she is upset that she is unable to voice out her own opinion to her classmates when they all believe that mermaids have funny faces.

At school, Sango decides to accompany Manatsu to eat together, and admits that she is envious of Manatsu not hesitating to do what she wants, because according to her experience of picking a tulip bulb in kindergarten, she doesn't like standing out. She later meets Laura again, and is told by Laura to believe in her own cuteness, though she does not really understand and does not consider herself qualified to become a Cure. However, after school, she watches how Manatsu rushes to the park instead of escaping, and when she follows her, she realizes Manatsu, who she recognizes as Cure Summer, is bravely fighting Chongire's Yaraneeda. She finally musters up her courage, and receiving her own Oceanic, she transforms into Cure Coral for the first time.

Being A Model
When Sango is about to go to school, she sees the designer Koni talking to her mother who immediately asks Sango to be a model for the Aozora Pretty Collection fashion show. At first, Sango trains diligently for her position as a model, but she gets stage fright during rehearsals. When she sees how the other models choose to help with the balloons despite the time shortage, she realizes it's about embracing the cuteness they like.

During the battle, Numeri tries to discourage Sango, but she ignores Numeri's words and gains the confidence to counter the Chou Zettai Yaraneeda. After defeating the Yaraneeda, the fashion show resumes and Sango is glad that she's able to make everyone happy by delivering cuteness.

Figuring her Real Likes
After learning that the actress Yuna is promoting a model audition, Sango becomes interested and wants to participate in it. Later when she and Manatsu are at the beach after school, she admits that she has applied for the audition, which Manatsu fully supports, and as they talk about how Asuka is feeling happy with her dream, Sango believes that it's because Asuka has embarked on the path she wants according to Sango's mother Miyuki, and that she wants to be in the audition to see if her passion for makeup suits her potential future career.

After being accepted for the audition, Sango is preparing herself in the dressing room with other competitors, when she spots another competitor feeling discouraged and nervous, so she decides to help. However, some of the girls she helped still fail to pass. Later, Yuna has a moment with her, thanking her for helping her with the movie and believing that she can take the step and pass the final interview, as well as honestly telling Sango she enjoys being an actress herself. However, Sango later decides to give up her chance to assist her friends with her barrier on defeating a sea cucumber Yaraneeda, and during the battle, she realizes that what she truly likes is to spread the cuteness she like to others.

After she decides to drop out of the audition, Laura thinks that she has wasted her opportunity, but Sango honestly tells Laura and the others that she actually has figured out that she would rather share her cuteness than simply being on the stage. With that being said, her friends support her decision, and they proceed to prepare for the club's graduation festival, with Sango surprisingly taking Manatsu's catchphrase.

Epilogue
Upon learning that Laura is going to leave, Sango is initially upset, but comes to accept Laura's decision. After the play and Laura's identity reveal, she and the others say farewell to Laura. Due to the effects of the memory erasing machine, she loses her memories that are related to Laura. However, she regains them after the Mermaid Aqua Pot overloads the machine.

She is last seen learning to become a better makeup artist under her mother's guidance. She is also seen reuniting with Laura again.

Cure Coral
'''Glittering Jewels! Cure Coral!'''

きらめく宝石！キュアコーラル！

''Kirameku Hōseki! Kyua Kōraru!'' Cure Coral is Sango's Pretty Cure alias. In order to transform, she needs her Tropical Pact and Heart Kuru Ring. She has the ability to create a coral-like shield.

Transformation
The transformation starts with Sango's Tropical Pact appearing. She then holds the pact while removing her Heart Kuru Ring, inserting it into the lock and turning it. The pact opens up, revealing her reflection. Then Sango takes the brush and shouts "Let's make up! Bling!" before touching the center of the pact with it, causing it to glow. She then shouts "Lips!" as she applies lipstick. She taps the middle of the pact again and shouts "Eyes!", giving her pink eyeshadow and adding turquoise heart-shaped flecks to her eyes. She taps it again and shouts "Hair!" as her hair grows and turns light purple with giant bows. She once again taps it and shouts "Cheeks!", pressing the brush against her cheeks and causing tiny hearts to appear on each one. She taps the middle one more time and shouts "Dress!" as she draws a yellow clover with the brush, which splits into six clovers. Each of the clovers strike her body, making parts of her outfit appear. First are her shoes, followed by her gloves, then her choker, earrings, dress bodice, skirt, and hat. A pouch for her Tropical Pact appears on the left, dropping in. With the transformation complete, Coral gently lands on the water and starts to jump on it, spinning and smiling before announcing her name and striking her final pose.

Attacks

 * Mokomoko Coral Diffusion (もこもこコーラルディフュージョン): Cure Coral's solo attack that she can perform with her Heart Rouge Rod.
 * Mix Tropical (ミックストロピカル): A group attack that Cure Coral performs with Summer, Papaya and Flamingo. To perform it, she and her teammates need their Heart Rouge Rods and the Heart Quartet Ring.
 * Land Beat Dynamic (ランドビートダイナミック): A group attack that Cure Coral performs with Summer, Papaya, Flamingo and La Mer. To perform it, she and her teammates must be in their Excellen-Tropical Style, and they need the Tropical Heart Dresser and the Land Kuru Ring.
 * Marine Beat Dynamic (マリンビートダイナミック): A group attack that Cure Coral performs with Summer, Papaya, Flamingo and La Mer. To perform it, she and her teammates must be in their Excellen-Tropical Style, and they need the Tropical Heart Dresser and the Marine Kuru Ring.
 * Heart Shining Orchestra (ハートシャイニングオーケストラ): A group attack that Cure Coral performs with Summer, Papaya, Flamingo and La Mer in the movie. To perform it, she and her teammates must be in their Snow Crystal Tropical Style, and they need the Tropical Heart Dresser and the Snow Heart Kuru Ring.

Trivia

 * Sango's birthday is on May 9th, making her Zodiac sign Taurus.
 * Sango's favorite things are collecting cute things and make up.
 * Sango shares her voice actress with several of the Element Spirits from Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure.
 * An interview from Animage revealed that Sango's personality is a bit toned down compared to the other girls, but she is also the closest to the audience because she is the normal one. She has a role in being an audience surrogate, but her personal charm points will also be highlighted throughout the show.
 * In the Animage January 2022 issue, it was revealed that the kanji for "Suzu" in Sango's surname was originally going to be 鈴, as it looked cute and Sango as a character loves cute things. However, the staff changed it to 涼 because they wanted to match the show's ocean theme and give her a name with a water radical.
 * The same 2022 issue also revealed that Sango was written to be a city girl that Manatsu can look up to, which contributes to her fashionable personality.
 * Nakatani Yukiko also admitted that she gave Coral many hearts because she's the "leader of cute". She also looked at fashion magazines for teenagers to get inspiration for Sango's civilian design.
 * Episode 13 revealed that Sango is afraid of bugs.