good morning. 5am monday morning. why am i up so early? i don’t know. rather than tossing and turning, i’d figure i’d get things done on my computer. i’m checking the waves now and it’s kind of hard to tell because it’s so dark. i can see 4-6′ sets at pipe but the swell looks a little disorganized. kind of breaking close together but i seen a few waves spit. it looks off shore but not. know what i mean? it’s going to be a weird week of winds but remember, we live on an island. so if somewhere is onshore, somewhere is offshore. go find your spot and let me know how it is. i’m going searching…. have a nice day….

BIG NEWS!! japanese professional photographer and world traveler naoya kimoto’s blog starts now. better known as kinsan, you won’t find another person in this world more dedicated to his job than him. kinsan’s started shooting right out of college and has been one of the top water photographers in the world even since then. he’s traveled more than anybody i know. one sunny, rainy, big, or small days, kinsan always wakes up the earliest and is on the beach before most surfers eyes are open. i’ve been traveling around the world and all over japan with kinsan for the past 15 years or so and there’s never a dull moment. his blog’s going to be interesting and with waimea bay possibly breaking this wednesday, he’ll probably be on it. in the water at dusk, and out at dawn. i’ve seen it before. and if your a japanese pro surfer that’s been surfing the north shore, you should thank this guy because i’m sure he didn’t miss your wave. how could he when he’s on the beach all day? welcome to GO-NAMINORI….

kinsan, tokura-san, kubota, and isao on the kava high in kandavu, fiji. when ever i look at this photo, 1999 seems like yesterday. like i said before, never a dull moment…
**CLICK HERE FOR NAOYA KIMOTO GO-NAMINORI BLOG….

the weather report last night was calling for heavy rain today. i went up to the mountains today and there were hardly any clouds in the sky. i’m glad the weather guys made a mistake. today was beautiful…

got some bbq parties coming up so we are out to get a big pig. we hiked deep in the mountains today to see if they were coming around. the only things coming around today were the mosquitos. there were so many that every breath you took, you would breathe one in. it was pretty nasty. check out my friends legs covered with blood sucking mosquitos…..

check out these pirates. these guys patrol around looking for huge tanker ships, speed up with guns and rockets, and take it over. then they demand millions of dollars in ransom money, and usually get it….

look good in this photo. you can see a parachute of money dropped off by a small airplane. this is part of the 3 million ransom money for the pirates to release a saudi oil tanker. so the pirates get their money, they take off from the tanker speeding back to their camps, but on the way experience rough waters, the speed boat capsizes, 5 pirates die, and all the money is lost. moral of this story is “BACHI”….
**high surf warning will be posted by tuesday. expecting 20′ surf on the north shore wednesday. eddie aikau? maybe. outer reef tow-in contest? probably. dangerous waves? guarantee. along with the big surf comes the shitty west winds. but if you know where to look, you could score big time. can’t wait….

good morning. north winds? wow, it’s been a while. waves junky and stormy on the north shore. and guess what? the winds supposed to be strong north/west later this week. finally winter on the north shore. town is clean but small. good day for longboarding, or good day for sleeping. DOVE HOUSE starts tomorrow. the boys are on the way. have safe flights and see you soon…
** it’s been a while since i took video for my blog. so i thought yesterday would be a great chance, even though i was dying from a cold. it’s a hassle always running to grab my camera and try to catch the action. especially when i love to dive just as much as everybody else. i did my best with the time i had yesterday and put together a 3min clip. we were out in the ocean all day and had a blast, until i started freezing to death. but life goes on. yesterday was yesterday and today is today. enjoy….