good morning. 6:45am and it’s been a long time since i woke up this early. i don’t care about the surf but i’ll be a nice guy and check for you. north shore looks flat! town has a small south swell. maybe chest high sets at bowls with 15 guys out. cloudy and expect the trade winds to kick up to 25mph by 9am so go get it early. i have my big eye doctor check up at 10am and i’m kind of nervous. it seems to be getting better but i will find out the whole scoops soon. what if my doctor tells me i can go in the water from today? that would be very nice. but i ain’t expecting that. i just hope he says everything looks fine and i can go back in the ocean soon. wish me luck…

you want to be happy? come to hawaii. hawaii has been voted the #2 happiest state in america. this survey was evaluated on peoples lives, emotional health, physical health, healthy behaviors (such as whether a person smokes or exercises), and job satisfaction. i just have one question?? how did we lose to Utah????

Here are the top 10 states and their average well-being scores (out of a possible 100 points):
Utah: 69.2
Hawaii: 68.2
Wyoming: 68
Colorado: 67.3
Minnesota: 67.3
Maryland: 67.1
Washington: 67.1
Massachusetts: 67
California: 67
Arizona: 66.8


and because i’m so happy living in happy hawaii, i’m going to give away these awesome ear rings made by alyssa. i saw these at her jewelry show and thought they were so cool so i bought them. last time, i gave presents to the first person that emailed me. this time, i will give these to the person who tells me why they want it and who it’s for. so send an email to KIRBY@GO-NAMINORI.COM and these could be yours, or for someone you love. remember, these are one of a kind. good luck….[:?????$B!x(B???:]

last night, we had another great okinawan experience in hawaii. the goya chanpuru, pigs feet soup, okinawa soba, sushi, live sanshin music, and beers!! thanks toda-san, takami-san, and eri-chan… next time, let’s do this in okinawa!!!

when i was walking to my car last night, i looked up to the sky to see if the weather was clearing up or not. i seen a gap between the clouds and all of a sudden, i seen the longest brightest shooting star. it was amazing!!! nov. 17th is supposed to be another meteor shower display. i remember going up to diamond head late at night about 7 years ago to watch the meteor shower. i must have seen 100 shooting stars. i might have to go up there again this year…

and last, the guy holding the fish is devin johnson. the guy flashing the shaka is gus johnson. they are twin brothers. devin and guy were out 2 days ago in the middle of the night fishing off kona on the big island. the seas and winds were very rough. devin was driving the boat watching a dvd while gus took a nap. when gus woke up, the dvd was still playing but devin was gone. there is a big search for devin going on now. they still haven’t found him but i’m pretty sure he’s alive floating around somewhere out there. why? because he’s a surfer and surfers know how to survive. i just hope the search crew find him soon. reading this story in this mornings honolulu advertiser brought me down. these brothers are twins. i can’t even imagine the pain. PLEASE FIND DEVIN!!!

Okinawan Style!!!