good evening. still the big news in hawaii is not the the shitty waves, it’s UH football. SWEET!!! sugar bowl on new years day in new orleans. i really want to go but have to think about it. $2,000 not including the game ticket. kind of steep. i know that is a once in a lifetime thing and i don’t want to miss out. heard all travel agents today were slammed by emails and phone calls. i wish i can paddle my surfboard there…. as for the POLICE concert, a second show was added. tickets on sale saturday at 9am. can somebody please pick me up one??? please??? anyway, had a fun day today. going to stay home the next few days and catch up on emails and stuff. junky big surf on the way so not missing anything. have a great evening….

when i check the waves at diamond head, i drive down this hill. that way, i can see the size of the waves and the winds before i get there. if it’s junky looking, i make a left turn, jump on the freeway, and head somewhere else. if it’s good, i step on the gas and will be there in 2 minutes. and not to mention, this is a pretty killer view….

SURFING LANI is a program in japan on sky perfect tv. it’s kind of like japanese ESPN. this show features the daily lifestyle of surfers in hawaii that have some kind of connection with the ocean. i was pretty stoked they chose me for one of their shows. now everybody is going to see my hair standing up in the morning and the natto trail coming out of my mouth. haha. i had a lot of fun working with these guys today. makoto-san on the left is the coordinator here in hawaii for tv shows and photo shoots. makoto surfs a lot here and goes back and forth to japan. super cool guy. then it’s the director and president of free films inc., jisai-san. jisai san surfs too. he travels the world directing and producing all kinds of shows for japan tv. what a great job he has. and on the right is the camera man yamada-san. yamada-san has the coolest job because he can travel the world. something i wouldn’t mind doing at all. anyway, thanks guys for the fun day…..

check this photo of TSSC shaper Glenn Minami. he’s pulling into a huge wave at huge haleiwa. and yes, he made it. i wish i had a photo of me pulling into haleiwa like this. this takes balls. big balls…

and last. page 116-117 cloud 9 article. hayato pulling into a rainy day barrel over knee high deep reef.. 14 page article in a major japanese magazine. stoked!!! good night….

good morning. 6am on this overcast morning. still huge stormy waves on the north shore. looks 10′ plus and victory at sea. town cleaned up a little from yesterday but still a bumpy from the west winds. expect rain all week long. have a nice day…

i was looking through old photos last night and found a couple. this is kelia, isaiah, temari, and micah.. gosh, how time flies….

here’s another one of temari and kelia. these 2 girls are classic. it’s pretty cool watching them grow up….

eddie aikau holding period starts. i have a good feeling it’s going to be on this year. stay tuned….

and last, “i went to a party last summer and met a cute surfer. me now to play guitar now i am in a rock band” ????? i don’t get it??? do you???

what’s up guys. what an ugly day here in hawaii. probably the ugliest one this year. it rained all day and the west winds made the surf bad everywhere. i was working on my boat and wanted to take it out. drove down to waikiki and got stuck in the traffic for the parade. they weren’t letting anybody in the ala wai. u-turned and came back home. that sucked. washed my car when i came home and then it rained. then went to zippy’s tonight and parked under a tree. yes, bird shit all over. along with a hangover, sore risk, and husky voice, today was a pretty junky day for me. hope tomorrow will be better… good night….
**found these awesome photos online… christmas is coming soon and i’m getting excited… i’m going to be a good boy so santa brings me something good…..

check out the christmas tree display on the grand prince hotel in akasaka….

and check out this one in moscow.. would love to spend christmas there sipping some vodka….

and wanted to wish kenji a happy birthday again… jacksan is still waiting for you….

and wanted to congratulate keith over there in okinawa for spearing this freaking big ulua…

and how about last nights game? still buzzing about it. this was the biggest thing to happen the the state of hawaii. UH final ranking is #10 in the country and the only undefeated team. that’s crazy. 1st time and probably not the last. GO WARRIORS… we’re off to the Sugar Bowl to play georgia. can’t wait.. going online to get my ticket…. and about tickets, the police concert sold out in 2 hours. shit….

i was stoked to be part of hawaiian history. try look good to the left side near the 50 yard line. you can see me sitting down with my green t-shirt. GO WARRIORS… by the way, if you found me. that’s pretty good because i couldn’t….