there is a pretty magical place near hanauma bay. it’s called Rock Bridge and even thought it is closed to the public, people break the law and go there. in the past few months, 3 people died there by waves washing them off the rocks. and once you’re in the water, you will never be able to get back out. it’s rough, there’s current, and it’s extremely dangerous. two days ago, a 21 year old military man was the third person to die there. it’s not worth a photo for your Facebook. i passed there many times on my boat and it’s actually more dangerous than it looks.
i usually don’t track typhoons if i can’t go to japan and chase them anymore. but because my nephews are there, i’m watching it closely.
another view. isn’t it so beautiful!
check out this mornings surf report. you never see waves on every shore like this. all us surfers are loving every moment of it!
and the conditions couldn’t be any better. super glassy perfect swells all around our island. it is so uncrowded everywhere because there are waves everywhere. i am super stoked to be in hawaii scoring this very rare event!
day 3 for Hashimoto-san. we pulled up to the beach and my local friend came up to me and said “omg, the waves are way bigger than yesterday! too big for me so i went to waikiki.” Hashimoto-san heard that and i think he got nervous. i tried to tell him it was smaller than yesterday but i knew he didn’t believe me. haha. we paddled out anyway and challenged ourselves. “if you don’t go, you won’t know.” then we went to eat at my favorite sandwich restaurant.
the healthiest on the island. it was amazing!
then i was giving Hashimoto-san some ocean knowledge tips with paper and pen. super easy to understand so all we have to do is go apply it tomorrow morning.
then while we were surfing, my friend told me to come to her house and pick mangos. i asked Hashimoto-san if he wanted to go and he was so excited for his first ever hawaiian mango picking experience.
this is the hawaiian culture. just go to your friends house and pick big ripe juicy mangos.
we were both so stoked. Hashimoto-san will chill his mango and eat it with his mother. i cut some up already and am going to make a mango smoothie. so happy to have such great friends here in hawaii!
to me, hawaii mangos are the best in the world. especially when they’re free!
did you know that it cost an average of $94,000 or 11,210,855 yen per year to live in hawaii for a family of 4? and that doesn’t include savings! that’s crazy!
