good evening. what an awesome sunday. adventure, adventure, and adventure…

i had this harley davidson motorcycle in my garage since i was 18 years old. every weekend, i’d sit there for hours polishing it and taking good care of it. it’s my baby and i was waiting for the perfect day to take it on the road and drive around the island. so when i seen the sunny skies this morning, i knew it was the day…. i bought it a long time ago for $8,000 with my savings from working at the gas station. now, i bet it’s worth a lot more. you guys can see, but no touch…

then i stopped by in kahuku and met this cute vietnamese girl. she was whistling to my while i was riding my harley. so yeah, i stopped because i knew she wanted to check out my bike. i gave her a ride around the block and then she invited me to her home and made me the best pho i’ve ever eaten. it was so dam good. by the way, those are goat balls in there…

then i threw her on my bike and headed back to town. i really wanted to show her how good i surfed so i pulled up to kewalos, borrowed one of the boys shortboards, and pulled into stand up barrels busting airs on the end section all day long. what an awesome day….
**then i woke up….

asa no queen’s desu. chotto nami ga arimasu. koshi hara gurai….
830am queens. waist high and pretty fun looking…

good morning. 6am sunday morning. the buoy came down a little but there should still be 3-5′ surf on the north shore. light trades today so probably epic conditions. can’t see anything now but i’m 95% sure the waves will be good like yesterday, or even better. see you guys in the water. and please surf safe. another japanese kid who was surfing pipeline yesterday hit the reef so hard that he cracked his helmet. if he wasn’t wearing one, he would probably be in the hospital too. the tides been really low all day recently so please be careful. when in doubt, pull out… have a nice day….

hawaiian tony moniz has the aloha spirit. okinawan kazubo miyagi has the mensore spirit. two legends that have paved the way for generations to come. two people from two different countries that are bridging the gap. this is what building friendships are all about…

and here is okinawan/hawaiian james oshiro, already a legend in okinawa’s hard reef. i was telling my sister that james is the man when it comes to helping and getting things done. he’s the handyman and all the meat he cooked for us yesterday was perfect!! thanks james….

team okinawa was freaking out when james showed up and busted out the andagi. a taste of okinawa in hawaii….
**i did a blog on james not too long ago. if you don’t remember him, CLICK HERE TO CHECK JAMES OUT AGAIN….
**okinawa and hawaii are so close in many ways. waves, reef, weather, and most of all, the people… that’s probably why we all get along so well…

and last. i stole this photo off hayato’s blog. that’s what friends are for… haha..
from left to right top row: tammy, shinpei, astuko-san, matchi, kenji, kubota, kimura-san, mago-san.
from left to right bottom row: hayato, aki-chan, me, tony, and kazubo-san.
this photo is a keeper. one that is going on my wall. once again, thanks everybody for yesterdays barbecue. can’t wait to do it all over again..