i was happy to see some media news on the hawaiian team going to nicaragua for the world championships. our team won the gold medal last year and i’m hoping that they can do the same this year. my 2 nephews Joshua and Seth Moniz are on the team so please cheer them on! thank you KITV news for supporting our future.
team manager Rainos Hayes has been a long time friend of mine. we use to compete against each other in our amateur days. good to see Rainos leading on our team. that has always been on of my dreams to coach the hawaiian or japan team. maybe someday it will happen.
i still can’t believe i took Team Inada-san out to huge closing out rock piles yesterday. as i was paddling out, one of my local friends was coming in and told me “hey kirby, the waves are huge and getting even bigger by the minute. i don’t think it’s a good idea for you to take them outside.” i looked at him and said “ikushikanai!” which means, we have to go! and we went! imagine double overhead powerful waves crashing on your head, then your heavy longboard dragging you in? days like this make strong men even stronger. good job team!
2 days ago front row seats at rock piles left. this is the best summer in the history of south shore surfing. lucky!
