2019 Kalani High School Commencement

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 omg, the tomatoes in Japan are so sweet.  i can eat this all day and all night.  another perfect dish from En!   and the sushi was amazing too!  look at this presentation!   when i first came to Japan, i thought this was a marijuana leaf.  wouldn’t you think so too?   want to thank Johnny for all the tow-in’s!  this was the first time Tony and i towed into waves so it was pretty new to us.   but once we figured it out, it was pretty easy.   imagine racing each other in the open ocean and see how far you can go?  we caught way too many waves.  so we said we wouldn’t have to foil when we go back home for a long time.   we got home this morning from 2 long flights.  my bags were full!   the first thing i did when i got home was to get my new board ready for the future.   then i stared at it for an hour thinking “wow, this is a beautiful piece of art.”   i passed by Diamond Head and the waves were calling out my name.  it was saying “what are you doing?  try out that new board!”  so i put my foil on and had the time of my life.  i feel so free, i felt so happy, and i felt so content!

then i went to the 2019 Kalani High School graduation to celebrate a sweet girls big day!  half of my mind was asleep, and the other half was very emotional.  it’s been a long day, and a very long 18 years…

KIRBY FUKUNAGA
ハワイで生まれ育ち、プロサーファー、フォイラー、スキンダイバー、カメラマンの肩書きを持ち、ウォーターマンとして、海で多くの時間を過ごし、海から多くのモノをもらいながら生活しています。彼が伝えようとしていることは、海がある生活は僕らを豊かにしてくれるということ。そして、自分だけではなく、いろいろなことをみんなにシェアし、人生を楽しむということ。現在は、ハワイでプライベートサーフィンガイドを主催。
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