good evening. once again, clean epic conditions on the north shore. got out there around 8am and everywhere was clean but nowhere was epic. get it? kind of weird everywhere except pipe. had the women’s bodyboard contest so jumped in for a few photos and to cheer on the girls….

yumie charged pretty hard. she actually caught the biggest wave of the day. this big set was rolling in and it jacked up right in front of her. i yelled “GO” but i knew she couldn’t hear me. she turned around and just charged it with a happy smiling face. she looked like she was enjoying herself out there…. by the way, she got an 8.5 out of 10 points for this wave. yeah yumie….

i just zoomed in on yumie’s photo and she looks so happy taking off. having fun in the biggest contest of the year. that’s pretty cool….

then check out this wave chiaki caught. pretty sick!! i’d say today was perfect pipe for the girls…. last year was perfect big pipe but today was perfect medium pipe. gosh, i wanted to borrow chiaki’s bodyboard, put on my g-string, and enter the contest…. that’s how good it was….

and wanted to congratulate aoi koike for winning the contest. she was the girl to beat today and nobody could beat her. great job aoi…. and congratulations to all the japanese pro competitors…

dove wetsuits motto is “Always Searching for that Perfect Wave”. i found one today…. wish i was in there smiling giving you a peace sign.[:?????$B!x(B???:] much more photos coming tomorrow….
**final day for the contest is tomorrow so from friday, it’s my turn. i’ve been so patient this year so i think i deserve some stand up barrels… “Always Searching for that Perfect Wave” [:?????$B!x(B???:][:?????$B!x(B???:][:?????$B!x(B???:]

**and last, went to haleiwa on the way back to town and seen bob-san, owner of Bob Surf Shop in Shikoku. bob-san is always surfing out at haleiwa on the biggest and craziest days. here he is with his friends. what’s up bob-san….

forgot to tell you. something you don’t want to miss tonight… a TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE OF THE MOON…. yeah, the moon will be red tonight all over the world…

this is how it works. shit, can’t wait….

good morning. 5am wednesday morning. woke up early and was going to surf the north shore but it’s looking pretty small. way down from yesterday. maybe 3′? the full moons shining so i can see the waves everywhere. rocky point looks pretty good. town has some small waves too but kind of messy due to the onshore winds blowing all day. you know where the spots today? east side. the winds are straight off shore and the waves are flat! perfect for diving…. it’s going to be a tough call. i’m going to sit on my computer for another 30 minutes and make the call. surf or dive? or both. have a nice day and see you in the water somewhere…
**and wanted to thank my friend wendell kong for the email. he wrote “i love your job too”…. thanks man. that means a lot to me….

for those of you who don’t know, this is barack obama. obama is from hawaii and went to punahou high school. i tried to get in to punahou too but they said i was too smart. haha… just joking…. but obama is running for the president of the united states and i hope he wins. we need some “ALOHA SPIRIT” in the white house. wait, let me take that back. we need some “ALOHA SPIRIT” in this WORLD…..

locals supporting locals….. go obama…. make it illegal for tourists to surf pipeline…. haha….
**last night’s vote in hawaii?
OBAMA 28,000
CLINTON 8,000