good sunday morning. i got an email from russ inouye a few weeks ago about the 1st ever hawaii ocean expo he put together down at the blaisdell exhibition hall. all i have to say is WOW!!! i wasn’t expecting to see what i saw. russ pulled together surfers, divers, fishermen, artists, law enforcement, musicians, cooks, and pretty much everybody that’s connected to the ocean. it’s the first one of this kind and a great idea. everybody loves the ocean so why not do something good together? yup, this was a great event to meet all the ocean lovers and to see what’s out there. i ended up staying there for 2 hours and seen people from all walks of life…. want to congratulate russ for an awesome job. at a time when our economy is slowing down, we needed something like this. something positive!!! today is the last day so get down there before it finishes up at 5 or 6pm. and take your kids because there are fun and games for them… and good food… and i heard bj penn will be down there today….

stand up paddle surfing is booming right now. there were a few booths that where drawing in a lot of people. and the cool thing about it is that now you have fishermen that want to surf. and surfers who want to fish. gosh, somebody should put an expo like this together in japan? who, me? ummm…..

clark little photography booth was always crowded with people. clark’s an artist that got famous faster than any artist i’ve ever known. his work is so incredible that i can’t stop looking at some of his paintings… i was talking to him but my eyes were glued on his paintings. bigger things to come out of this little guy… i mean clark little….
*yesterday was a weird day because i went to 2 events, the ocean expo, and the craig sako’s 50th birthday party. i’ve seen so many of my friends and made new ones. imagine bumping into ben aipa, glenn minami, clark little, sonny tanabe, reid inouye, wayne takamure, tyson onishi, brad kanashiro, curtis miyashiro, guy hagi, jeannie chesser, david liu, kevin yen, keoni watson, shuji and mito kasuya, and hundreds more… and this was all in 4 hours time. it’s awesome to know such cool people from all walks of life… this is what’s cool about hawaii….
**oh, i forgot the surf report. maybe it’s because the waves are flat? haha… small waves around the island with strong trade winds. i’m going surfing anyway… have a nice day…

oh, check out this camera mask. what a great idea. this is just one of the many things i wanted to buy yesterday at the expo. i might have to go back today to pick this up….[:????????$B!r(B:]

Packed!! So many people!!!

good evening. the waves dropped a lot but there was one spot that was 2′ and pretty fun. can’t say where and only two other surfers knows where i’m talking about… secret spot secret surfing… same thing tomorrow…

my nephews told me that there was the best poke bowl in kahuku so i went to check it out. kahuku superette is right across the street from kahuku high school. it’s the first time i walked in there…

i ordered a medium bowl of hot rice with poke on the top. gosh, it was sooooo gooood…..

it was so good that i swallowed the whole thing in 5 minutes. was it worth the drive out there? yes… want to thank my nephews micah, seth, and josh for telling me about this place….

and last, wanted to wish my friend craig sako a happy 50th birthday. it’s a big day and a big party that i’m going to right now. i bet the food is going to be 5 star!! see you there….