Seth was only 8 years old when i took him to Kewalos’ for the first time. he’s the youngest of the 5 brothers/sister, but the bravest as a kid. i remember clearly pulling up to waikiki one early morning and asking them to come surf with me. nobody wanted too because they were all scared of kewalo’s. sharp reef, shallow, and big sharks? then i looked at Seth and said “hey, let’s go!” he said “ok uncle,” jumped in my truck, and we headed to Kewalo’s. the kid could barely see over the dash of my car. it was so classic! i pushed him into a couple of waves and the rest is history.
i met shun in japan when he was 8 years old. such a cute kid that just started surfing. he ended up coming to hawaii and stayed at my house. it was his first time so i took him surfing everywhere, even to pipeline. Shun was never scared.
one night while shun was staying at my house, i asked Seth to sleep over too. i picked Seth because they were around the same age. i asked Joshua too but he was too scared and shy to sleep over. Seth and Shun didn’t even know each other, but it has always been a dream of mine to link these 2 kids together. Seth couldn’t speak japanese, Shun couldn’t speak english, but who cares! from then on, they became friends. friends from two different countries, friends that surf the world together, and friends that will be friends forever.
the night Seth slept over, i woke up the 2 kids early morning for a dawn patrol out at bowls. at the time, Seth was 10 years old, and Shun was 11. watch this classic video of the 2 cutest surfer kids in the world. haha.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNYpMv-mbRs[/youtube]
