good morning on this crazy shopping black friday. also the anticipated huge UH football game. it’s 5:45am and i couldn’t sleep. today is going to be nuts. i just came home from dropping off nao-chan with the moniz’s. they are heading down to makaha for the RELL SUNN MENEHUNE CONTEST. josh and seth are in it so the whole family went down to support them. as i was coming back home, the traffic was already building up. it’s going to be nuts.. as for the waves, not as big as they thought. the buoy is 14′ 15sec so not big enough for waimea bay. some outer reefs should be breaking and we’ll have to wait and see if the run the final day of the contest today at haleiwa. winds are out of the east so the north shores should be cleaning up. as for now, it still looks a little bumpy. town has a few small waves breaking at bowls. actually looks a little bigger than yesterday. anyway, it’s still dark outside. i can’t go back to sleep so i’ll get some work done and jump in the water when it gets lighted. but for now, i’m getting my green shirt ready for tonight’s game. got the best seats in the house. 50 yard line bottom on the UH side. it’s going to be nuts and i expect to lose my voice. GO WARRIORS!!!
some people are calling tonight’s game the biggest game in UH football history. some people are calling tonight’s game the biggest game of the Western Athletic Conference, and some people are calling tonight’s game the biggest game in hawaii history. i’m calling tonight’s game the BIGGEST GAME OF MY LIFE…. GO UH WARRIORS!!!

this was the headlines in yesterday’s paper. ZERO TOLERANCE!!! 130 police, the whole liquor commission, and a lot of security to stop the violence. even our coach jun jones was on the radio today telling fans to please be nice to the visiting team and fans. that’s not going to work. i guarantee a lot of fights tomorrow night. the only way to stop the violence at the stadium is to stop serving alcohol. that’s the only way…
**and for all of those japanese surfers in hawaii right now who don’t care about the game, go surf at 4pm today because nobody will be in the water. all eyes will be on the game…. and if we lose, don’t leave your hotel at night. there will be violence. and if we win, go to the nearest bar because somebody will buy you a drink. if you see me, i will….

good evening. hope your having a good thanksgiving day. town had some waves today so we jumped in at kaisers. i ended up hanging out with my sister guys all day. it was super fun. we pulled up to kaisers this morning at 8am. it was packed because it’s a holiday. maybe 15 guys out at this little peak. we decided to go out there and all paddled out at the same time. all 8 of us. i saw the faces on the surfers out there and they just gave in and went in. after about 15 minutes, it was only us. i would have paddled in too….

the sky was blue, the water was clean, and everybody was enjoying the waves… this knee boarder scored a good wave. well, until the moniz clan paddled out. haha….

the moniz kids are super competitive no matter what they do. from surfing to skateboarding, from bingo to jun ken po, to pretty much anything they do. i like to watch them cause it’s going to make them want to be the best at whatever they end up doing. today they had a paddle board race right in back of their house. isaiah won with micah right behind. it was pretty classic….

to all you kalua fans. he’s fine and getting bigger and bigger. it took starburst, chocolate, and chips to get him out from under the house. when he finally came out, he headed straight for the water hose. seth showered him down and gave him about 2 gallons of water. this pig could feed an army… but neva mind….

this is a better photo on how big he really is. that’s my sisters house right behind. if i seen this pig coming for me in the mountains, i’ll run the away. but kalua is so loving and part of the moniz clan….
note: they are taking corn donations….
**also, tomorrow is black friday. stay far away from the shopping centers or your going to be stuck in traffic. it’s the busiest shopping day of the year. or if you decide to go, check out GO-NAMINORI.COM/HAWAII….

happy thanksgiving!!! gobble gobble…. i had my turkey last night and i’m still so full. it’s 6:30am on this cold thursday morning. i love these north winds. as for the waves, still got some on the north shore but the winds are onshore so the conditions are junky. town is super clean again and looks like there is a little swell coming in. the winds are straight off shore. diamond head is the spot again. i’m going surfing!! have a nice day. gobble gobble….

we call this fish “opelu kala” in hawaiian, or also known as “Sleek Unicornfish”. you can’t spear them if their under 16 inches. this one was 20 inches and i know that because i measured him up before i shot him. a lot of people don’t know but this fish is the best eaten “sashimi” style. and you can also throw it on the barbecue. i really like the white meat so when i see big ones, i spear them and bring it home…. so good….

by going on so many boat trips, i learned how to filet fish. sometimes i wish i didn’t because i always have to do it. but i don’t mind once i get a sample of it, it’s all good. we had this one for pupu’s last night at my moms….

i love sashimi. especially when it’s a fish i catch. so fresh and so free. by the way, these fish are from the “knife fish” family and the reason is that there are knifes on the tail that can cut you like a razor blade. that’s their defense. be careful while handling these guys. a lot of divers end up going to the hospital and getting stitches… oh, and when you spear them, go for the head. don’t break the belly sack because it stinks. and a body shot makes for junk sashimi. so go for the head and don’t let them cut you like a knife….

this is page 112-113 of the cloud 9 article. this spread is naoki getting shacked. naoki pulled up to sairgao over 10 years ago, bought the best piece of land with partner gerry. and now together, they own the famous “sagana resort” that’s right in front of cloud 9. safe, clean, good food, nice people, and epic waves. what more could you ask for???? thanks again naoki for taking care of us…