good evening. went to jump in at bowls this morning for a quick surf but ended up surfing for 2 hours. the waves were going off and not too many people out when i got out. just jeannie, keiko, and a couple of the boys. got so many good waves that i couldn’t come in. now my sunburn is killing me, my lips feel like it’s going to peel off, and i got some rash under my trunks. ouch…

the big news today was the big fishing boat that ran onto the reef at kewalos. i ain’t going to say the captain is stupid or anything because the channel at kewalos is pretty narrow. and someday, i might run my boat onto the reef too. haha… but yeah, it sucks to see such a big boat on the reef smashing the coral. they tried to pull it off on high tide today but failed. heard there’s 8000lbs of fish still in the cooler so i might take my dive light and go night diving at kewalos tonight. haha… anyway, have a great aloha friday night….

i’m a ramen freak. when i first went to japan, i use to drive for hours and hours just to eat ramen. i even use to catch the train to yokohama to eat at the ramen museum. so ask me about ramen in shonan, i’ve pretty much tried everywhere. some good, some bad. if your looking for cheap good ramen, torachan is the place to go. this one is near shonan dai on route 246. i ate there 3x this time when i was in japan…

i always order the tonkotsu base with extra onions and nori. this cost $5.50. not bad yeah?

the basic ramen is only $3.50. what a deal…
**if you live in shonan and know a good ramen place, please let me know. if it’s less than 2 hours away, i will drive there to try it. and so will my friends. mahalo….

good morning. still got some waves in town and on the north shore. came down a lot but still looking fun. gosh, that was a pretty solid south swell yeah? 3 full days of overhead surf? that’s pretty good for town. anyway, 5 guys out at rockpiles now with some lucky chest high leftover sets. mostly waist high. 12 or so at the bowl. diamond head is windy but i be lighthouse is fun. my eyes are bloodshot red, my back is totally sunburned, and my arms are tired from catching too many waves. better stay indoors today and relax. big north swell next week. yeah!!! have a nice aloha friday!!!
–oh wait, seen a nice wave at the bowl. might have to go get a couple of waves….

seiji-san and the boys from ika’ika are jamming all over shonan. this was the shonan festival. gosh, wish i was there… maybe next time…

check out the cool t-shirts. thanks a lot guys….

we’re in the middle of this big project in my front yard. when it’s done, it’s barbecue time!!!

and last, check out the beauty of mother nature. this was a photo from the msn pictures of the week. isn’t this amazing?? and yes, this is hawaii ne…..

good evening. another cool day here in hawaii. perfect weather and super fun waves. went to ala moana park and felt like surfing a left so we surfed concessions. i went out there and just had fun. i was so happy just to be in the warm water enjoying good waves with my friends…. surfing saiko!!!

naohiro is from wakayama and the next generation yamari shirasu factory owner. i’ve known him for 8 years and it’s so cool to see him grow from a young boy to a responsible young man. and it’s more cool to see him enjoy surfing as much as he does….

like i said this morning. may day is lei day in hawaii. it’s a big holiday and every elementary school celebrates this special hawaiian holiday. this is the may day festival at hokulani elementary school. i had a blast watching the kids enjoying themselves and it brought back so many good memories…
**and last. i’ve been surfing ala moana park for 23 years and counting. the first time i went out there, i seen this guy ripping and owning the lineup. that guy 23 years ago was the man back then, and still is now. ronnie yamada’s a good friend of mine and i’ve enjoyed surfing surfing with him all these years. we have surfed the best of big right’s together and caught thousands of waves out there. seen the best and surfed the best. ronnie did his fair share of traveling in japan and has many friends in isounoura. from pro surfer, to surfboard airbrush artist, to his current job, tattoo artist. ronnie is one of the top tattoo artist in hawaii and works for 808TATTOO.COM…. we paddled out together today, shared some fun waves at concessions, and paddled in together. so i pulled him over for this short interview. check it out…. and check out ronnie’s cool blog by CLICKING HERE….