HANDODAT Brothers

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 it’s hard for me to accept that the boys are grown men now.  it seems like yesterday they were just kids.  watching Joshua with his hair all wild swimming so peacefully in the ocean makes me so happy.   i watch from the side thinking to myself “wow, these kids are connecting to the ocean more and more.  and also becoming excellent watermen.”   Seth is the hunter of the family.  of all the kids, Seth has this instinct not too many people have.  you can put this kid in a remote jungle 1000 miles away and he will make it back home… i kept on telling Seth to keep calm.  then after 5 times of that, he said “Uncle, i’m calm!”  haha…  i think i better calm down…. and if any of the kids has the best luck when it comes to being in the right place at the right time, it’s Seth… it’s crazy the kind of smiles nature can bring out in a kid… i saw a thick shark approaching and wanted to see the boys reaction.  but they didn’t see it and it swam away.  bummer…both these kids are like precious treasure to me.  they always make me so happy, and they always make me very proud.  i can’t pick them up and hug and kiss them anymore, but i can sit on the side of them feeling oh so good.  no matter what they choose in their lives, i’ll love them the whole way.  i think it’s called “unconditional love.”

then i get home from diving with them and this amazing video was just uploaded online.  i watch it thinking to myself “wow, wow, and wow!”

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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