Tanaka of Tokyo at Ala Moana Shopping Center….

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good evening. i had a feeling light house would be good and i was right. pulled up at 8:30am and there were only 2 guys out. if you looked from the top, you probably wouldn’t have paddled out. but these are the kind of days lighthouse is best. solid 4′ sets doubling up and you can get in 4 or 5 turns. i was planning just to get wet but ended up surfing for 2 hours. and when i went in, there was only one guy out. my new board is working pretty dam good so i’m putting it aside for my indo boat trip. i don’t want to ding it and the way i’ve been dinging and breaking boards recently, i ain’t taking any chances… windy day tomorrow but once again, if you know where to look, you will score. just don’t follow me.. haha…

i was at ala moana shopping center looking for a suitcase and passed by this big picture window. something caught my eye. it was a big kelia. bigger than me… did she grow that much? haha… by the way, i couldn’t find a good suitcase… i found a really good one but when i looked at the price tag at $1,150, i ran out of the store….

a little small bottle of mask defogger cost $3.89. everybody who dives or snorkels buys this at some point. wanna know a secret? buy a big bottle of johnson and johnson (no tears) baby shampoo and you’ll be surprised. it works better. a lot of my friends don’t believe me but they are actually using baby shampoo. i just refill these little bottles they leave in my boat. what ever works right….

did you know that tanaka of tokyo opened up next to the maitai bar in ala moana shopping center? eat some teppanyaki and head next door to drink a maitai. sounds good yeah?

and last, wanted to thank okumura-san and kazuya-san for bringing me some tokushima somen. i can’t wait to eat it!!! itadakimasu!!!!

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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