This is Kaiwi.  She is the mother monk seal that attacked the lady that was swimming near her baby at Kaimana Beach.  She’s been at Bowls every morning recently so please stay away from her.

Mr. Takabayashi was my teacher in 7th grade at Niu Valley Intermediate.  That was 45 years ago and he still remembered me.  I was a terrible kid back then so he would make me sit in the front row of the class.  I hardly remember anything from those years but I did remember Mr. Takabayashi.  I respected him then and I respect him now.  He’s one of the very few teachers that influenced my life.

Thank you Mr. Takabayashi for the homemade smoked marlin.  It was delicious!!!

These fish are from the deep ocean and are very delicious.  You can eat it anyway you want.  One is for the steamer, and one is for sashimi.

I cut up the head of one and will be making fish head soup.  I learned this from traveling to Indonesia as it’s the locals favorite.  Can’t wait to eat the eyes!

Morning traffic at Waikiki Beach.

Good morning 5am.
Ala Mohan knee high and clean.
Diamond Head waist high and bumpy.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

Arrived to the beach before 6am and the parking lot was FULL!  There was a swimming event happening, and also the hotel strike.  Luckily we got the last available parking space.

I saw a bunch of local surfers frantically trying to find parking.  It was then that I realized that the faster we got out, the more waves we would get.

Bowls was almost flat so we went to this spot which is normally crowded with locals.  Not this morning.  Just a couple of Uncles sharing waves with us.

I told this girl, “ok, it won’t be long until everyone comes out so get as many waves as possible.”

Beautiful rides on this beautiful Monday morning.

In 40 minutes, she caught 9 waves and it was time to go in.  Super content and so happy!

Then we went to drive to Sandy Beach checking out the waves along the way.  Pretty windy but still fun if you’re up for the challenge.

On our recent dive trip, I didn’t take my camera because I wanted to fully connect to the ocean, the moment, and focus on one thing, which was to hunt..  Luckily Kimo had his so he captured the moments.

It’s been a while since I shot a fish in the deep blue so it felt very rewarding.  Seeing all the sharks chasing the fish away and clearly dominating the ocean, it felt good to shoot a fish, protect it, and get it in the cooler.  It wasn’t easy to do.

Back to today.  We headed to the cliff to jump into the ocean and refresh.  Once you hit the water, you feel reborn again…