good evening. heard the waves down at some selected spots in mokuleia were going off this morning. big barrels? yeah, everybody knows i can’t surf but somehow want to rub it in yeah? yeah, i wish i could surf, i wish i could dive, and i wish i could drive my car. you guys better stop rubbing it in….

there is a new cool bar in town. it’s upstairs from ichiriki and it’s pretty dam cool. clean, mellow, good atmosphere, and cool owners. got candles, sofas, and relaxing music. the sofa was so comfortable that i almost fell asleep. and i wasn’t the only one….

check out the daily specials. saturday was $5 chilled shots so chilled shots it was…..

do you know how to tell if a bar in hawaii is happening or not? if there’s a lot of japanese chicks throwing you the peace and shaka sign, it’s pretty much happening. check it out…

and last, i was surprised when i went to the hospital to get a checkup. i took off the patch and my eye looked pretty good. even my doctor was surprised. i wanted to ask him if i could go surfing today but didn’t want him to think i was crazy.. haha… but i’m stoked so far on the results. it was only yesterday when i could see needles, scrapers, and knives digging in my eye while i was awake. gosh, it was like a nightmare. i still have to wear a patch over my eye for the next week so i’ll still be tripping all over the place. my poor right eye is so tired… goodnight..

i wish i was in japan… check out this magical river mouth photo
matchi sent me. kore wa japan no typhoon wave desu. doko daro???
matchi photo arigato gozaimasu. surfing ganbatte ne….

good morning. i can’t open my eye… it’s stuck closed. i have an appointment this morning so i hope they can find a way to open it. gosh, this sucks… hey, the waves on the north shore look good. seen a bodyboarder get a long barrel at 5′ backdoor. gosh, i wish i could surf it right now. only 4 guys out. lani’s looks super good. 4-6′ an pretty dam good. town, forget it. it’s only the first day and i want to get in the water already. ahhhh…. oh, i just seen another bodyboarder get barreled. ahhhh… i’m going to turn off the cams. i can’t take it anymore. have a nice day….
**check out these photos from the menehune contest last sunday…

i love to shoot photos of kids. they grow up so fast so these kind of moments are priceless….

this is carissa moore’s younger sister. gosh, she’s ripping already. i remember seeing her not too long ago and she barely could surf. another champion? stay tuned…

i was watching the hyuga grommet contest in miyazaki the other day online and the kids in japan were ripping. ripping so hard that it kind of blue my mind. then i was watching the grommet contest at 6′ haleiwa the other day and it blue my mind even more. then i was thinking about something…. i’m going to invite all the kids from japan next year for our 2nd annual grom contest we’re making in hawaii. mix them up and watch them push each other to another level and more importantly, form friendships.. this is 10 year old kalani david throwing tail..

josh moniz is only 12. but he surfs with so much power that he throws more spray than adults. this is the sunny garcia of the family…

that’s right, i said josh is only 12. he caught the best wave of the contest and probably got a perfect 10 point ride. i was tripping out on how good his surfing and style got….

seth moniz just turned 11 years old but got more experience in the water than your average adult. this kid can read the ocean. he’s the waterman of the family. and he’s riding a minami bullet. just like his favorite uncle. haha…

and seth doesn’t hold back. once he sets his rail on the bottom turn, he’s going for it. and most of the time, making it. just like this…
**full gallery on GO-NAMINORI.COM….