good evening. gosh, what an awesome day. i was going to surf bowls this morning but i changed my mind and went to big rights. good thing because at 9am they kicked out all the surfers from waikiki to tennis court. so big rights was like the line where you could surf. why? because they were practicing for the US Air Force Thunderbirds Show. anyway, while we were surfing, the 6 jets came out of the blue and flew right over us. they were doing all kind of tricks and i swear we had the best seats ever. it was awesome…..

ever since i saw the movie “Top Gun”, i wanted to be a pilot. i even enlisted in the Air Force but changed my mind after i found out i had to go to college first. it was my dream and seeing them today in action, i wish i was up there. i probably would have threw up but it looked like a rush…. the show is this saturday in waikiki at 2:30pm. they are expecting 150,000 people. i’m there for sure….

this was ala moana park today. the waves were perfect 3′. super fun but packed. i’m just enjoying myself now and taking it easy. going to be pulling into big barrels in the philippines next week so i’m waiting for that….

this is brandon’s dog. imagine this bull biting you in the ass. must hurt…..

and this is some secret spot in japan. photographer sekida-san sent me this from typhoon 5. is it really that thick? yes, it is. i surfed it during typhoon 6 and it was even thicker than that…..

and last, major upsets today at the boost mobile pro. mick fanning and andy irons eliminated by wildcards dane reynolds and jordy smith. kelly slater is still going so he’s going to be the guy to beat….. stay tuned….

good morning, 6:15am here in hawaii. waves all over the island. town is still chest/shoulder high but should be coming up throughout the day. expect solid 4′ by tomorrow. yeah!!! 10 guys out at the park, 5 guys out at rockpiles, and 20 guys already out at bowls. soon, it’s going to be 21 guys. i’m out of here. have a nice day… oh, the WCT Boost Mobile Pro is on now!! CLICK HERE FOR LIVE COVERAGE…..


check out this clark foam triple stringer gun eric arakawa shaped for craig sako. one of the last one’s you will ever see. eric arakawa is an awesome shaper. through out the years, he’s made me some really good boards. in fact, i still have some in my quiver. eric’s not only one of the worlds top shaper, he’s also one of the nicest guy you will ever meet. skill, patience, understanding, and kindness. what more can you ask for? eric’s the man…. thanks craig for sending me this photo. and what’s up eric….
**i was just checking out yuko’s blog. she’s in malibu right now and when i seen that photo, it brought back some memories. it was in may 2 years ago when i came back from puerto escondido on a stopover in LA. i ended up driving up to santa barbara to check out some dive shops. on the way back, i drove down pacific coast highway and passed by this unreal looking right. it was head high, perfect, uncrowded, and super long. i didn’t know where it was until i seen the sign “malibu”. gosh, the waves looked so good. i thought to myself that this is the famous spot called “malibu” so i got excited and jumped out of the car to grab my board and wetsuit. but, i forgot i left it at my hotel in LA. i haven’t felt so much as a loser before. i still can’t believe it. i haven’t told too many people about this…. haha…. anyway, check out yuko’s blog by CLICKING HERE…..


i took this photo at the santa barbara harbor. gosh, that place is so beautiful. and that’s also the place where tom curren came from. i went there looking for him. haha….

good evening. what a beautiful day it was today. perfect sunny weather with light trade winds. the waves were good all around the island. i was driving around thinking how lucky i am to live in hawaii…. thanks to the people who made that possible…

another secret beach this morning. picture perfect…..

even the coconut trees looked cool…. when i was a kid, i’d never appreciate things like trees and stuff. now that i’m older, i trip out on the beauty of everything around us….

i went to costco today to look for an external portable hard drive. picked up this 160GB for $91. what a deal. for all of you who don’t back up your hard drive, you better do so. your computer can get stolen, lost, or crash in a flash. i lost some photos off my old computer hard drive and i would pay $1,000 to get them back. now i back everthing up so i won’t lose those precious memories ever again….

i went to one of my favorite sandwich places today to eat lunch. while waiting in line, i saw this sign. think about it…..

and last, sunny garcia is back!!! he showed up at the WCT in trestles. he lost to andy irons in the 2nd round but stoked to see him back. how’s the spray? power surfing!! yeah sunny!!