want to thank Matsui-san for the delicious snacks from Kyoto.  itadakimasu!    and want to thank Oshima-san for the sweet champagne from Dom.  kanpai!    it’s unbelievable how good the waves have been!  i pass by Diamond Head everyday and i’m just in awe.  blue sky, nice waves, and whales jumping all over the place.   there’s no other place like this… this morning was Boot Camp Day 7.  Ueda-san saved his best rides for last.  and he also brought out his beautiful white Dove Wetsuit for the final photo shoot!   Mayumi-san survived big waves for the past 7 days.  nothing was easy but now she’s way more strong, and way more brave… i finally got the photo of Ueda-san and Mayumi-san riding the same wave!  i almost got hit in the head multiple times trying to get it, but it was all worth it!   good ride, good smile, good style, good wetsuit, and good Hawaii!   good ride, good smile, good style, good wetsuit, and good couple!   thank you guys for the wonderful week of challenging surf.  i’m super proud of you for never giving up.  it was a treat to watch you guys progress day by day into becoming amazing surfers.  keep on smiling and keep on surfing… after Bowls, went straight to pick up Seira-chan and off to perfect Diamond Head.   we scored!  Seira-chan told me she was tired after our surf.  i told her “hey, i surfed twice as long as you this morning.  you shouldn’t be tired yet.”  haha…  i logged in 4.5 hours of surf this morning.  taking photos along the way and loving this beautiful Hawaiian paradise…

our surf session yesterday wasn’t supposed to happen.  but it happened because the universe wanted it to happen.  paddling out to Diamond Head with Seira-chan was exciting because i wanted to see how much she progressed since the last time we surfed 2 years ago.

and from her first wave, i was impressed!  i taught her on a longboard 2 years ago and now she’s ripping on a shortboard?  what???

and ripping into the rainbow!  it was so cool to watch this from behind.

when we paddled out, it was packed!  but a rain storm came by and everybody went in.  then Mr. Sun came back out and we had Diamond Head to ourselves!   so lucky!  i hope Seira-chan doesn’t think it’s like this everyday.  haha.

then as i was watching way off into the sunset, i seen this beautiful and graceful silhouette coming our way.  i immediately thought to myself “what?  is that Kelia?”

yes, it was Kelia and there were 2 reasons why i was so happy to see her.  one was because i love her so much.  and two is because it was Seira-chan’s dream to meet her.

i introduced them and one girls dream came true right at that moment.

Kelia is the kind of girl that can make so many people happy.  she’s been like that her whole life.  it’s all about the Aloha!

and when peoples dreams come true, so do mine!  it’s always been a dream of mine to make other peoples dreams come true…

Kelia was surfing and Seira-chan was watching.  i bump into Kelia about once or twice a year out at Diamond Head.  the timing couldn’t have been any better…

then the crowd came back out and it got crazy.  lucky i had my foil because everyone gets far away from me when i’m coming down the wave.   then all Seira-chan had to do was ride behind me like this.  haha..

when i was checking the waves at Diamond Head earlier, i heard a Japanese surfer girl say “i hate foilers.”   that was so funny…

us hungry surfers ate some Chinese food after.  welcome to Hawaii girl and get ready for a wonderful month of surfing and Hawaiian lifestyle experiences…

Surfer Girl meets Rainbow…

Good morning 6:10am.

North shore 4-6′ and junky.

Ala Moana chest high and clean.

Diamond Head shoulder high and good.

North winds at 20mph.

Sunny and very cool.

Going surfing 3 rounds.

Have a wonderful day!