good evening. gosh, what a long day in the water. went to dive the north and west side of oahu today. it was kind of weird because the fish were kind of spooked. my brother told me yesterday that the fish aren’t biting on the west side these past few days because there are killer whales in the area. and fish don’t like killer whales unless they want to get killed. the first dives, nothing. the fish were running away as soon i made a drop. oh, i mean swimming away. even the shark that came to check us out ran away too. i mean swam away. as soon i was getting frustrated, this huge 30+lbs awa’awa swam from behind me. i freaked out because i thought it was a shark. yeah, we were diving the same place where we saw the sharks last time so that was in my mind all day. anyway, i shot the awa’awa. yeah!! i was so stoked… the fish started pulling me all around under water and i didn’t want to let go of my gun. if i did, sayonara fish and sayonara gun. so i held on for the ride. it finally stopped and as i was pulling it in, the freakin thing ripped off and swam away… oh my goooosh…. i was pretty bummed. so i reload my gun and started heading back to the boat when 5 huge dolphins swam across me. that kind of freaked me out too because i was still thinking about sharks. anyway, kyle ended up spearing a nice 10lbs uku, i speared some small fish, the rain came, and we were out of there. i’m tired so it’s bedtime. wanted to thank kyle and james for the great dive day. today wasn’t my day i guess. it’s like pulling into a big backdoor barrel, driving in the tube for 5 seconds, see the exit, you feel stoked that your coming out, then you hit a chop and eat shit. that’s how i felt today…. so close but yet so far. i was so bummed that i forgot to even take one photo… but you know what? there’s always tomorrow…. goodnight….

a lot of people have been asking me about the philippines recently. thanks to the feature they did on surfline.com, and thanks to the direct flight from honolulu to manila. is it safe? yes. is it clean? no, watch what you eat or you’ll end up sick like me. are there terrorist? yes, but there are also terrorists in japan that drive into crowds and kill people. how’s the chicks? pretty dam hot. but same like thailand, watch out for those ladyboys. is it worth going? shit yeah….

how are the waves? epic, if you know when to go. is the water warm? yes. how’s the diving? worst in the world. no fish. how’s the chicks? like i said, watch out for those ladyboys. is it worth going? take a good look at this photo and decide for yourself. shit yeah!!!! and thanks tokura-san for the photos… salamat…
**i’m planning a short typhoon swell trip to the philippines this season. if the times right, the typhoon’s right, and everything else is right, i’m there.. wanna go on one of the most hard core travel surf trip in your life?? repeat after me.. shit yeah!!!
**Philippine: Dreams Come True…. this is what i came up for the title of our 1993 trip with munetoro tanaka that was featured in japan’s surfing world magazine. the title speaks for itself. yeah, one of my dreams came true on that trip….. and yours can too… go to the philippines and get barreled….

good evening. still got some waves in town. surfed kewalo’s this morning. the most packed kewalo’s i’ve ever seen. i’d say over 30 guys out, with a lot of japanese. seen mito, maki, carter, and even ross williams out there. chest high and super fun. today is king kamehameha day in hawaii? what does that mean? i don’t know. i guess it’s just another hawaiian holiday… hope yo all had a good one…

i dropped by my sisters house to check out the kids. seth was in the kitchen cooking his own lunch. when i seen that, i had a flashback. when i was young, we use to cook for ourselves too. even do our own laundry and stuff. i’m really thankful to my mom because that made us all independent. i could have been thrown out into the jungle as a kid and probably survived. i think my sisters kids could do the same….

this is rocky cannon. i met rocky back in 1993 when he came over to japan for the minami cup. i took care of him and nainoa surrat for a couple weeks. they were like 13 years old or something. we went to izu, chiba, and niijima together. rocky was always cool and humble. and still is. back then, rocky was only dreaming of surfing pipeline. these days, rocky paddles out there and gets pretty much any wave he wants. he gained that respect over the years. he’s a pro surfer, lifeguard, realtor, and told me that he wants to be a teacher someday. i learned that “leading by example” is the best way to teach kids and rocky is that perfect example. a solid role model… this was at the bowls contest. thanks for the lift….

hey everybody, INTERNATIONAL SURFING DAY is this coming June 20, 2008. get out there on that day and do something good…. surfing magazine posts photos from around the world of that day. so will i…. whether it be surfing or doing something good, send me a photo from that day and i will post it too.. mahalo…
***and last, i’m watching the maldives contest live right now. hawaiians are advancing. all japanese lost. sunny garcia and kekoa bacalso looks pretty solid just winning thier heats. joel centeio surfing now with dustin quizon up next. CLICK HERE FOR LIVE….