good morning. 4:45am aloha friday. going to wake up seth and shun and go for a dawn patrol. waves are looking 3′ and pretty good right now. still dark but going to try. seth, shun!!! wake up!!! gosh, these kids aren’t moving…. going to go shake them up.. maybe shave their eyebrows off? or paint their nails? umm… have a nice day….

oh my gosh, the tako last night was awesome…. so was the steak, chicken, sausage, and salad…. BBQ daisuki…..

my mom bought a new plant for the yard. she said it’s called a “johnny walker”. i was wondering if there was a “jack daniels” plant too….

did you see the new cover of makai magazine? my lucky sister tammy got the cover. gosh, good thing she got the looks from me yeah? haha…. there is a pretty awesome story inside about her too. good job sis….
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good evening. fun day again. too tired to talk about it. check out some photos….

went to pick up kelia yesterday and stopped by to play some guitar hero. if you don’t know what that is, it’s the #1 popular game in america right now. here’s alyssa and kelia. gosh, they look bored….

then it was shun challenging kelia. when it was my turn, oh my gosh… you should have seen me. i knew i should have become a jack johnson. but i chose surfing instead… bummer…

this is guitar hero from the back….

if you knew where to go today, there was one place that was really sunny and fun. hayato, shun, and seth knew where that was….

oh, gotta go, the tako’s on the stove ready to go…. BBQ tonight….

good morning. 5:45am thursday morning. small south swell in town with chest high sets at bowls. it’s pretty windy again but looking fun. bowls looks best so bowls it is…. see you in the water…

this is hawaii!!!! and this is how you take a photo of yourself… haha…

this is how you jump off a rock. with your board and everything…. check out shun charging with kelia and alyssa on the cliff looking down…

this is how two good friends have fun…. pure fun….

and this is how you charge big. run from the back, and just let it fly!!! after the first initial jump, shun went bigger and bigger…. before we slept last night, shun said “today was super fun”…. i hope he had a good night sleep because we’re having more fun today….
**wanted to thank everybody that sent kind supportive emails and left messages on my phone about the 1st annual go-naminori grom contest. yeah, the kids had fun, yeah, it was all worth it, and yeah, we’re doing it again next year. we might even have to make entry forms because so many people are inquiring about it. i’ll have to contact contest director seth moniz for more information. stay tuned…. and once again, thanks to the sponsors and volunteers that made it a success….
**i also wanted to give a shout to my friends in japan. after seeing the smiles in the kids faces the other day, it’s now my dream to make it happen in japan. yes, a grom contest in japan with hawaiian and japanese kids surfing man-on-man together. a great learning experience, and a great way to build relationships. if you can in some way help me make this happen, please let me know. want to keep the positive vibe going and pass it on to the next generation. mahalo…