Japanese on the North Shore New Years Day…

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good morning. 6:30am and it’s raining again. trade winds blowing and supposed to get stronger. the waves on the north shore dropped in the 2-4′ range. i hate to say it but yesterday was the day. if you missed it, you missed it. if you surfed it, you scored big time. i see a little small swell in town. chest high if you know where to look. it’s the 2nd day of the year and i’m going surfing all day again… see you in the water.. and wanted to say thanks to everybody for the new years cards and emails. sorry for my late response but another one of my new years resolutions was to stay off my computer as much as i can. i’ll try to get back to you all soon. have a beautiful day!!!
**more photos from yesterday’s awesome day….

shinpei wasn’t using a leash so when he lost his board, kaishu went to grab it for him. japanese team work….

this is keiji murata. i remember this little kid hanging around ikumi beach in shikoku just a few years ago. now he’s grown up kid…

this is yasuko shinozuka from a secret spot in japan. i’d have to kill you if i told you where that was. go-naminori interview coming soon….

this is my friend yukari-san’s son, kaisa kawamura. kaisa got some good waves at pipe yesterday…

this is young shikoku boy kaishu tanaka taking off on a pretty big wave. he’s still a grom but can pick off a set at backdoor with a 6’0. that’s pretty impressive….

hi yukari-san. your son is fine here in hawaii. happy new year!!

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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