good morning. 6am sunday morning. the buoy came down a little but there should still be 3-5′ surf on the north shore. light trades today so probably epic conditions. can’t see anything now but i’m 95% sure the waves will be good like yesterday, or even better. see you guys in the water. and please surf safe. another japanese kid who was surfing pipeline yesterday hit the reef so hard that he cracked his helmet. if he wasn’t wearing one, he would probably be in the hospital too. the tides been really low all day recently so please be careful. when in doubt, pull out… have a nice day….

hawaiian tony moniz has the aloha spirit. okinawan kazubo miyagi has the mensore spirit. two legends that have paved the way for generations to come. two people from two different countries that are bridging the gap. this is what building friendships are all about…

and here is okinawan/hawaiian james oshiro, already a legend in okinawa’s hard reef. i was telling my sister that james is the man when it comes to helping and getting things done. he’s the handyman and all the meat he cooked for us yesterday was perfect!! thanks james….

team okinawa was freaking out when james showed up and busted out the andagi. a taste of okinawa in hawaii….
**i did a blog on james not too long ago. if you don’t remember him, CLICK HERE TO CHECK JAMES OUT AGAIN….
**okinawa and hawaii are so close in many ways. waves, reef, weather, and most of all, the people… that’s probably why we all get along so well…

and last. i stole this photo off hayato’s blog. that’s what friends are for… haha..
from left to right top row: tammy, shinpei, astuko-san, matchi, kenji, kubota, kimura-san, mago-san.
from left to right bottom row: hayato, aki-chan, me, tony, and kazubo-san.
this photo is a keeper. one that is going on my wall. once again, thanks everybody for yesterdays barbecue. can’t wait to do it all over again..

good evening. north shore was going off today!!! pipe was 6-8′ with some crazy backdoor barrels. not too crowded. in fact, everywhere was going off!!! surfed vland with everybody and scored. i say vland was a perfect 10 out of a 10. yeah, that good….

imagine watching perfect vland from a beach chair, with a bunch of friends from around the world, with the barbecue going, and the beer flowing. don’t imagine, we did it…

drive the cars on the grass, put up the tent, get out the barbecue, cook a lot of meat, and drink a lot of beers while watching vland going off right in front of us. we couldn’t have picked a better day to barbecue. it was absolutely perfect. team go-naminori, team moniz, team yamari, team okinawa, and team red sea adventures all in the house….

hayato, matchi, kenji, satoshi, kinsan are in this photo. i took more photos that will be posted tomorrow. or better yet, check out HAYATO’S GO-NAMINORI BLOG…

here’s kazuma and shoki enjoying their first hawaiian barbecue….

and the kids with the big kid tammy in the back. cheese…
**hey, i predict epic waves tomorrow on the north shore. perfect weather, perfect waves, and perfect winds. as for now, i’m freakin so tired that i’m going to take a nap before i head back to town… good night…
**and one last thing. i’m so backed up in emails and have no time to even check some. i will eventually get to all of them so hang in there. as you can see, i’m a busy man… a happy busy man….

10:30am. BIG backdoor 6-8′. Sometimes Good, Sometimes Dangerous…
Be Careful…