waves have been super small at Bowls so took Rikita-san for his first ever Diamond Head session! waves were super fun!!!
such a beautiful natural place where you don’t have to worry about hotels being built.
on the way out, we bumped into Hawaii News Now weatherman Guy Hagi! he was right about the weather and waves being perfect today!
over the past 5 years, i’ve watched Rikita-san becoming more and more calm. and the more and more calm he’s becoming, the more and more cool he’s becoming.
from the first wave to the last, pure confidence…
i’m sure this won’t be the last time we surf here…
girls having fun in the sun. just like summer!
right after we got out, everybody went in. i guess my foiler friends scared everybody away. haha…
this is the backside of the famous Diamond Head. she’s so beautiful!
thank you Rikita-san for the wonderful day of surfing and hanging out. and thank you for the snacks too! see you tomorrow early morning and if Guy Hagi is right again, it will be another beautiful day!!!
as much as i love to be in the ocean, i love to be in the ocean taking photos. i’ve always wanted to share the views we get as surfers to people that don’t surf. and watching my friends evolve from surfers to foilers is cool. Lansen and i use to get barreled at Pipeline and Backdoor almost on a daily basis. now, our excitement is on a higher level. trading barrels for foiling is becoming the norm…
and watching everybody getting better and better is cool. we can all agree that getting into foiling was a life changer… 
Naoka was out taking photos that day so want to thank him for this photo. i’m trying other boards and foils because now i’m focused on my goal of getting barreled…
Rikita-san hasn’t surfed since the last time he was here last October. but he told me he’s been surfing everyday in his mind. all that image training must have paid off because he ripped this first wave!
and got better each and every wave. perfect! 
now i’m inspired to image foil surfing from now. if i can improve by thinking and believing, i’ll be one step ahead…
good rides and good times. welcome back to Hawaii Rikita-san!
My best shot of the day: Bowls@Sunset
