good evening. gosh, what an awesome day for surf on our south shores. a solid swell hit today and with no wind, perfect conditions. surfed our little secret spot this morning for 2 hours. overhead and perfect. caught about a 100 waves and had one of the best sessions i had in a while. surfed out.. came in and drove around to check other spots….

no, this is not backdoor/pipe. this is town today. we got an off season swell and nobody’s complaining…. that wave is 4′ and perfect…

japanese pro surfers session on the south shore. every japanese staying on the north shore came to town. so did photographers and video guys. tetta mori, shu hagiwara, shinpei horiguchi, yuki tako, keito matsuoka, satoru nakachi, and some others were ripping this semi secret spot. oh, even pro bodyboarder aoi koike was there. i don’t really want to say where because it’s starting to get crowded. and the worst part is, the wave isn’t that good. i use to surf here with my friends to get away from the crowds. on a day like today, there would only be us out. but now days, too dam crowded. i was actually kind of bummed out… part is my fault so i guess i can’t complain…. ended up going back in the evening to the secret spot we surfed this morning. got there at 4pm. right when we paddled out, the winds turned and the north winds blew straight offshore. the waves were epic. surfed with kenji sahara, todd mitsui, chiaki okayama, and maki vernon. had an awesome session and an awesome day of surfing in town. same thing tomorrow…..

and for all of those who emailed me about the waimea bay gallery on valentines day. it’s up now!! check it out on GO-NAMINORI.COM…..
**pipe bodyboard womens contest gallery coming next. chotto matte ne……

good monday morning. waves in town!! good conditions!! get on it!!! diamond head is the spot. it’s about 4′ and super super glassy. as for north shore, forget it. onshore and small. it’s going to be a beautiful day so enjoy it!!! save gas, surf town…..

i went to check diamond head yesterday afternoon right when the winds changed. gosh, the waves looked super fun…. today will be super funner…..

and once again, a tsunami warning was issued when a 7.2M earthquake shook up the mentawai islands on monday. freakin scary….
**i walk into andy’s sandwich shop a lot and always read the messages taped on the walls. this one was new so thought i’d share it. it’s pretty cool….

DON’T WORRY ABOUT YESTERDAY,
BECAUSE IT’S HISTORY.
DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE,
BECAUSE IT’S A MYSTERY.
LIVE FOR TODAY AND APPRECIATE IT,
BECAUSE EACH DAY IS A GIFT.
THAT’S WHY IT’S CALLED THE
“PRESENT”…..

and last, check out this photo of these 3 dolphins rina sent me. freaking awesome. thanks rina. i think i’m going to swim with the dolphins today. have a nice day…

good evening. shitty waves around the island today. south/west winds screwing up everywhere except the east side. but the waves are flat so no good. some rain, some sun, some winds, and some of everything. a shitty day for some, but an awesome day for me…. tomorrow expect north winds with a south swell. what does that mean? yeah, i’ll see you out there….

wanted to thank fabian for sending me this photo this morning. this was yesterday morning at backdoor. the bungie jump wave. looks pretty cool.. haha… neal miyake, who i’ve know for years took this photo. right after i came up, neal was right there and said “yeah kirby”… now i know why. he got the shot…. when i first seen this photo, my ass got sore again… itai…. i haven’t bungie jumped a wave on the north shore for years. yesterday was the first in a long time. it really wakes you up. right when you start to get comfortable at one of the deadliest surf spots in the world that has claimed many lives, you eat shit like this and become much more humble. right now i’m pretty humbled. i realize that things could have been worst so i’m happy with my bruised ass. do i want to bungie jump again? heck no…. anyway, thanks again fabian for sending me this photo and thanks neal for taking it. i’ll keep this one forever and always look at it when i start to get too comfortable out there…. aloha….
*gosh, i jumped off the top of this wave and got thrown out in front. i must have been about 15′ in the air? ouch, my ass is hurting again.. better go get another ice pack on it. goodnight….