today laniakea was so fun. 2-3′ and uncrowded.
kyoo no laniakea wa sugoi yokatta desu. nami wa chisai kedo hito
anmari inakatta desu.

good morning. had a hard time taking the loss last night. we were so close to winning the football game. then everything went wrong. ahhh…. UH lost and i’m trying to forget about it…

even though we lost, the fireworks were going. celebrating a lost? i don’t get it….

i went to jeannie chesser’s house yesterday to check out her jewelry sale. had some nice stuff. the thing that caught my eye was her light switch. classic…

and last, my nephew just came back from iraq to spend time with his family for 2 weeks. he parked his car to go fishing in waimanalo. comes back and this is what happens. somebody smashed his window and broke in his car. i feel sorry for him. and i would have felt sorry for the guy if he caught him. we’re in war!! not only in iraq. if somebody breaks into your car and you catch him, you have every right to kick his ass. me? i’d put my spear into his right hand, pull it out, then put it into his left hand. then maybe he’ll think twice before stealing again. thieves in paradise? we don’t need them around here…
**anyway, waves going off so i’m going to grab a few waves. 3-5′ and pretty perfect… have a nice day and see you in the water….

james oshiro is the handyman. he can do anything and fix anything. he’s one of the main reasons why us divers land so many fish. diving takes teamwork and james is like the captain of the team. without him, we’d be helpless….

captain james helps get our gear ready, he helps us bring up fish, he fixes our gear with it breaks, he’s backup boatman, and most important of all, he always keeps an eye on every diver when where in the water. and last but not least, james also helps with the chumming. what is chumming? chumming is taking a dead fish, cutting it up into scraps while hovering over 100′ deep blue water, in hope of attracting attention. attention by small fish, then bigger fish, then bigger fish, then sometime big sharks too. the water starts to get crazy and that’s the idea. chumming is a dirty job but without it, no fish. james, your the man….

and not to mention, james can freakin surf!!! check him out in the barrel… i’ve been asked over 20 times, by friends or by emails about this spot. my answer is always the same: “this is a secret spot somewhere between timor and sumba. we spent 14 days and a lot of money finding it. so what the heck makes you think i will tell you where it is? find it for yourself. IF YOU DON’T GO, YOU WON’T KNOW”. so please don’t ask me again. i’m not trying to be an asshole, i’m just taking the boys scout honor on this one. you have to beat me up pretty dam good before i start talking….