I was so happy to meet 11 year old Shion this morning.  He’s a very cool kid that loves to surf.  Speaks perfect English and has a good surfing style.  Shion will get good really fast!

I followed him from behind on a few waves and couldn’t keep up.

Yagi-san taught Shion how to surf so this is where he got his wave knowledge and style.  I’m pretty sure it’s a dream for any Dad to surf with their son.

This was one of the cleanest and longest waves of the day.  Yagi-san surfed it so well!

Nice to meet you boys.  Keep on surfing and see you guys in the water.

Jumped on the foil for this afternoons high tide session.  Got some nice photos.  I spent over 5 hours in the water today so my sunburnt eyes are closing.  Goodnight and see you tomorrow.

It’s taken a long 12 years to get the rail project to this point.  First, it’s way overdue.  Second, it’s way over budget.  And last, it’s not even going to go to Waikiki.  They started it from Kapolei and ran out of money so it won’t go to Waikiki anymore.  What’s the purpose?

Wouldn’t it have been better to start the construction from Waikiki and build it towards Kapolei?  Just connecting the airport to Waikiki would have been a lot better.  The rail is going to open this month and it will only operate from Kapolei to the Civic Center Station.  Where is that?  And will it even connect to Ala Moana sometime in the future?  

Every time I passed by the construction for the past 12 years, I always thought to myself “They should have hired a Japanese company to build this.  Then it would be done in 2 years.  I’ve seen how the Japanese built infrastructure and this would have been very simple for them.”

And OMG, one thing they forgot to tell us was, “there are NO restrooms in any of the stations!!!  Where are you supposed to pee???”

Every day beautiful mornings…

Good morning 3am.
Ala Moana waist high and good.
Diamond Head chest high and bumpy.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!