i was so happy to take Oikawa-san out for his very first surfing experience. he’s 54 years old so i asked him why he decided to surf. he told me that his surfer son recently told him “Dad you have to experience surfing at least once in your life.” so that once was today! 
Oikawa-san was very nervous like normal, but he popped up perfectly on this very first wave of his life! then all the nerves went away. it was amazing! 
these are the smiles i love. words can’t describe how stoked it feels after an amazing ride! 
then it was perfect ride one after the other. we ended up on the outside catching sets. all i heard this morning was “fun, happy, and one more!” haha…
then went for a poke bowl! thank you Oikawa-san for the wonderful morning. after coming to Hawaii 17 times, you finally experienced Hawaii as a surfer. i want to thank your son for encouraging you to go for it. i’m sure i’ll see you in the water again…
Ono Seafood combo choices #1 and #7. you can’t go wrong…
it’s been pretty dam hot this past week. these kind of temperatures are unheard of in June. and it’s only going to get hotter from now. thank goodness for the cool trade winds… and thank goodness for my favorite Teapresso Bar! the black sugar milk tea is the best way to cool down! 
then i went for an afternoon session with Mai-chan! 
Seth asked me for one of my secret fishing spots. i told him where to go on his jetski, and i told him to take his biggest lure. i wonder how he did???
