Dive, Ulua, Kole, Kumu, Surf, Fish, and Sunset

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first, i want to wish Takeda-san to get well soon. he called me early this morning and told me he couldn’t surf today because he had high fever. omg, coming to hawaii and getting sick is not that great. Takeda-san, get better soon and see you Jan. 2. once you catch a wave, everything will be alright!
so it’s 7am and i have an unexpected day off. surf? not interested as the waves were super junk. too big and stormy on the north shore, and too small on the south. so i call Kyle and we went for a quick morning dive.
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i went to load up on some kole’s when Kyle called me over. he said “there’s an ulua in the hole.” i said “spear it!” he said “i don’t want to bend my shaft.” me too. he saw it again and didn’t take the shot. then i went down and saw it, i didn’t take the shot. the chance is really high of bending your $50 shaft for a big fish like that. i told Kyle, “ok, if i get a good shot at it, i’ll take it.” then i swim down to the hole, look inside, see the fish, line up my spear right to the top of the fishes brain, and SHOOT! i thought for sure he was dead as i started pulling him out of the hole. then he kicked, turned, and bent my shaft!!! i was pissed! and Kyle was laughing. haha.
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Kyle played it safe and speared this tasty kumu instead. now i’m minus $50 and have a gun with a bent shaft. bummer.
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then i went to pick up Hiyori-chan from school. the waves came up in the afternoon in the chest high size and super perfect! i taught Hiyori-chan how to turn right today and she rode the waves all the way to the right. amazing talented girl!
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going in during sunset and still had things to do before dark.
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yup, we went fishing.
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barefoot fishergirl. so fun catching fish down at the yacht harbor. we catch, and we release. we will probably do the same thing tomorrow afternoon. surf and fish!
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another busy day for me. check out the sunset earlier. it’s days like this i can sleep like a baby. tomorrow is new years eve in hawaii, and new years day in japan. so wanted to get an early start and wish all my friends and family in japan A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014!!!!

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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