good morning. 6am sunday morning. small swell rolling into town. nothing big but looks good enough for me. chest/shoulder high at bowls and the park with pretty clean conditions. 8 guys out at rockpiles, 25 out at bowls, and more at the park. going to jump on the boat and search for the best spot today. then come back in to check out the rokkasho documentary at 2. busy, busy, busy… but loving every minute of it… have a nice day..
**oh, wanted to congratulate my nephew isaiah moniz for getting 2nd place at the t & c air show at queen’s yesterday. he won $750… 13 years old and winning that kind of money? i asked him what he was going to do with all that money. his answer, “spend it”…

went to snappers to watch russ and ciara play live. gosh, their getting better and better each time i see them…..

first there were 2, then there were 3, then there were 4. it was pretty dam awesome. good friends and good music. can’t beat that…

i was wondering when i seen the helicopters hovering over waikiki friday afternoon. then yesterday morning when i was shooting queen’s, i seen them again along with the coast guard searching for a body. the body of world renown photographer Sergio Goes. he was free diving off waikiki and went missing at 3:40pm friday afternoon. they found his body yesterday. such sad news for such an awesome photographer. if you don’t know who Sergio was, check out his website by CLICKING HERE…. what a tragic loss….

good evening. heard my nephew isaiah was in the T&C Grom contest AirShow at queen’s so i was down there. the waves were going off. perfect queen’s for the groms. check out some photos and a gallery coming soon….

to the left, to the left….[:????$B”L(B?:][:????$B”L(B?:] yeah, queen’s has a pretty dam good left. check out this grom going backside like he’s taking a drop at second reef pipeline. overhead? for sure….

i love this photo. check out the determination of the kid in the fronts face. check his eyes… reminds me of me when i was a grom. and i sometimes still look like that when i’m taking off at backdoor… haha…

kalani david, ezekial lau, keanu asing, and isaiah moniz was in the air show. $1,000 prize money for best air. in that heat, isaiah got it for sure. but uncle missed that photo.. sorry.. this is overall winner kalani david getting ready to launch…

keanu asing rips. this kid got a pretty good future ahead of him. he and my other nephew micah jumped on a plane and headed to tahiti today for 2 weeks. they are going to come back as, MEN…..

even though there aren’t too many japanese tourist these days, hawaii is still a favorite tourist destination. just ask all these europeans on the beach this morning… paradise baby…

and i saved the best photo for last. check out this kid doing the kelly slater rail grab cutback. even looks better than kelly slater and this kids probably only 10 years old. shit, i can’t even do that. future fin ad? o’neill ad? pyzel ad? t&c contest ad? surfer cover shot? best grom photo ever? all possible. i just did a close up cropped and this photo is nuts… crazy nuts…
**hey, if you missed the documentary “Rokkasho Rhapsody” today, better not miss it tomorrow. got this email from ryo. ryo has been pushing the documentary in hawaii for the past month and if it wasn’t for him, we probably would never see it. they had a special on KGMB9 news last night and now i know more on what’s happening. up until now, everything was explained to me in japanese so i missed important points. after watching the news, i know more on what’s happening and more of what has to be done. things like this happen far away but will affect the whole world. so once again, no excuses. see you at the UH tomorrow at 2pm for the showing. it’s time to know the truth….

CLICK HERE FOR KGMB9 SPECIAL….

good morning. 6:30am saturday morning. waves up a little from yesterday. chest high at bowls with 25 guys out. the park looks fun and not too crowded this morning. only 15 or so. trades up a little making clean waves in town. grom contest at queen’s, pro-am coming up monday and tuesday at bowls. north shore 1-2′. wow, i just seen a pretty nice head high set at bowls. i’m out of here…. have a nice day…

i checked diamond head cliffs right before dark last night. seen some lines coming in. that’s why i’m up so early… see you in the water…

ok, want to watch kelly slater continue onto his 10th world title? want to be me that he’ll win? watch for yourself by clicking here…..

tonight at 5pm. and tomorrow at 2pm. NO EXCUSES….

and last, just wanted to thank everybody again for the supportive emails and comments. if i didn’t get back to you yet, i will… shaka brah[:?????????:]