welcome Southwest Airlines to Hawaii! let the price wars begin! now you can fly to the outer islands for only $29 just like before! sorry Hawaiian Air, no monopoly anymore. 
i just love the color of Kelia’s board. this will be on my next foil board! 
long boarding is super fun when you have the right board for the right day. 
and this day, this was the right board! 
it’s been 3 weeks since Seira-chan came to Hawaii. from the first day to now, this girls a totally different surfer. better wave knowledge, better competitor, better surfing style, and better all around. 
one of the most important things we’ve been working on was her popping up to her feet after taking off. and another one was how to be calm in every situation. the bigger or scarier, the calmer one must be…
if Seira-chan is the Karate Kid, then Asayama-san is Mr. Miyagi. just a few years ago, Asayama-san was slower on popping up, and also not very confident on bigger waves. we worked on that over and over and he became to have one of the fastest pop up’s ever. and as far as confidence, nobody comes close. it takes both to be able to surf one of the most deadliest spots in the world, Backdoor/Pipeline. i’ll never forget this day when Mr. Miyagi paddled into the wave of his life! a fast pop up, and balls of steel. this brave man is coming tomorrow and i hope to connect the 2 somehow. Karate Kid Part 3 coming soon…
NOTE: remember this was a 69 year old man surfing Pipeline!!!
