Kaimuki blackout from 8am to 1pm.  No electricity, no internet, no cell phone, no text messages.  It was amazing!  I had a very peaceful morning.

Gas generator for the refrigerator.  First time we used it.  Champion!

Look at Ala Moana.  Mountain brown meets ocean blue.

Thank you Neal Miyake for the photos from the Big Bowl.  5’10 Vesso Black Jack magic.

Hurricane surf session:  Keone at wild windy Bowls.

Good morning 3am.
Ala Moana shoulder high and bumpy.
Diamond Head overhead high and stormy.
Hurricane winds at 30mph.
Rain, wind, falling trees. Be careful.
Have a wonderful day!

It was dark, rainy, and windy this morning.  Dark and rainy doesn’t matter because the wind was straight off shore.  Bowls was different today.  It was barreling the whole way!!!  

Gen Asano scoring the early morning barreling surf.  He was out in the dark before we got out.  

Kylen Yamakawa was out there too.  It’s pretty funny because the these boys were congratulating me about Seth’s win in Tahiti.  I wanted to congratulate them.  This victory feels like everyones win.  Kylen and Gen are some of Seth’s best friends and they all contributed to how Seth turned out.  I watched these boys all grow up together and they pushed each other in everything they did.  And still do.  

The sun peaked out for a minute and this is what a combination of sun and rain does.  A girl in a bright bikini would have made a better photo but since it’s Uncle Ray, it’s all good too.  Haha.

The winds were so strong that it reminded me of surfing typhoons in Japan.  Keone holding on going into the 30mph winds.  

Ever since Mighty Mouse landed in Hawaii over a month ago, the waves have been the best of the best summer.  The waves got huge so many days and every time she survived, it was all smiles.  The adrenaline, the experience, and the memories will be never forgotten.  You’re looking at the happiest surfer girl in the world.  Haha.