good evening. wow, the waves looked pretty good in town today. i wanted to surf but my body was telling me not too. i’m totally burnt out from too much sun. i stayed indoors all day and i was still freaking hot. i was checking out the 600 or so photos i took in molokai and i’m pretty happy with them, especially the underwater ones. as for the surfing spots, that’s going to be kept a secret. i’ve never to this day seen a photo of the place where we surfed, and i want it to stay that way. yeah, we all took photos and i just hope nobody puts it on their blog or something. all i have to say that the waves were clean, fun, and nobody was out. that’s how oahu must have been 100 years ago and i wish it was still like that now. but it’s not and i have accepted it. so the next time i want go back in time, i know where i can go and it’s only 20 minutes away. just by knowing that will keep me happy for the rest of my life….

if your from hawaii, you should know by now that “opihi” is the most sought out seafood in hawaii. it’s hard to find, taste better than abalone, and costs more than lobster. and not to leave out, it’s extremely dangerous to pick and a lot of people die from trying. we found this little bay that was loaded with opihi’s and picked a bag for our dinner. risky, but worth is….

why cook indoors when you have a beautiful yard overlooking the beach, perfect for a barbecue…. we started in the evening and went all night long….

raw opihi, garlic/butter bbq opihi, bbq chicken, steamed fish, grilled musubi, and lot’s of fun. our barbecue would have costed us hundreds of dollars on oahu. but on molokai, it’s just pennies….

kyle was telling me that this part of molokai is the most beautiful place in the world. i had to see it to believe it. and when i saw it, i feel the same way. mountains going high into the clouds, breathless waterfalls, turquoise water, rocks, trees, green, caves, and pretty much everything you can think of. i’ve never seen anything like that all on one coast. i will be going back there for sure….
**and last, check out the segment of kelia moniz that was featured on fuel tv. pretty cool…. but i just have one question? why wasn’t i in there???? haha…

LOCATION: MOLOKAI
TIME: 12:51:50 PM
DIVE: DEEP!!!

good morning. 6am saturday and there seems to be a little south swell rolling into town right now. see some fun shoulder/head high sets at bowls with 12 guys out. clean and sunny. i’m so tired but might have to jump in the water for a session…. or go back to sleep? umm….

i got the call on wednesday from kyle nakamoto. he invited me to go on a 1 day trip to molokai to film legend diver walter naki. come to find out, walter is tony moniz’s cousin. it was a opportunity i couldn’t turn down. i knew it was going to be an experience of a lifetime…. and being that tony has a house right in front where walter’s boat is parked, why not make it a 2 day trip? so that’s what we did and what we saw in those 2 days, blew my mind. walter took us to places that 1 in 100,000,000 people could only see. it’s kind of like winning the las vegas jackpot. i took some amazing photos that will be with me forever. some i can share, and some i can’t. some are just too sacred that it’s best kept a secret….

toda-san and takami-san are here on oahu for vacation. they couldn’t have been here at a better time. they came along and saw what oahu was like 100 years ago. untouched. i think it was an eye opener for them….

maki and pee-chan came along too. these 2 people are super funny. we were just laughing and laughing the whole trip…. got many and many of stories to come so stay tuned…

there were pods of dolphins and we had the ultimate chance to swim with them. that’s until somebody chased them away….
**this is what molokai taught me:
be friendly, do things from the heart, give, don’t take, respect the land, respect the ocean, respect people, live simple, and most important, welcome everybody.

the people of molokai took care of my friends and i. even though we were all tourists on their island, they opened their hearts and gave, gave, gave. the kindest people i’ve ever met on any island in hawaii, or in the world. they shared their food, surf, and knowledge. i will never ever forget this experience and can’t wait to do it again. i’m going to have some time this summer and would like to spend a month there. maybe i will…. well, gotta get back to reality for now. wanted to say thanks to the people of molokai. you guys are true hawaiians….