good morning. 5am and checking out the waves. pitch dark outside but can see some white wash at diamond head and in town. taking a guess but looks chest high with bigger sets. waves are super clean and fun. going to do some work and go jump in the water somewhere. maybe see ya out… have a nice day….

it’s pretty fun looking through a fisheye lens. it kind of distorts things so normal things look weird. check out this tuna…

this is the smartest thing to do with a coconut. now i want one…
*last, i got an email from a friend who couldn’t understand japanese so he asked me what everybody was saying the the queen’s video. so i edited the video a little and added subtitles. i hope you understand now… check it out….
***CLICK HERE FOR QUEEN’S VIDEO….

good evening. another relax day for me. pulled up to kewalo’s around 11am. full parking lot and 40 guys out. u turned and was out of there. went shopping instead….

everytime i go to sam’s club, i feel like a kid in a candy store. i want everything in there. the only thing that sucks is how fast technology changes. the camera i bought 2 months ago for $1,200 now costs $900. that’s pretty depressing…

right upstairs from the sam’s club in pearl city is the best thai lunch plate shop. i always order the same thing. green curry with tofu/onchoy… $6 and all good…

just read an article on surfline.com. it said shark encounters in southern california are up this year. 22 encounters from january 1 to june 3, 2008, including two attacks, one fatal. i thought that was a joke because that number is too low… from january 1 to june 23, i myself had over 15 encounters with sharks here in hawaii. and that’s just me. i have encounters with sharks about 40 or more times a year. and if i were to total the shark encounters with my surf/dive friends, it would be in the hundreds. it’s a fact that sharks are all over the place. it’s just that surfers don’t see them much because we aren’t looking underwater all the time. but believe me, their there. i dove and surfed around this island for years and you know what the funny thing is? the biggest and most aggressive sharks are right here in beautiful waikiki. but don’t let that scare you. sharks are mellow and if they attack, it’s by accident. if there were so fierce as they are perceived in the movies and stuff, you would see much more attacks. you know what scares me more than sharks? freakin vicious dogs in waianae…. now that’s scary….
**so here’s what i think. if your scared of sharks, don’t surf. and if your scared of vicious dogs, don’t go to waianae. but if you want to live a wild and stress free life, just go out and explore. shit just happens and if it’s your time, that’s life. as once john callahan told me when i asked him if it was safe or not to go to the philippines right after 9/11. this is what he said “kirby, your just as safe in the philippines than driving your car down to 7/11 to get a snack. you could get robbed, or even into a car accident just on that short drive. if it’s your time, it’s your time.” i thought about that a lot and since then, nothing held me back from doing the things i love to do in life. but to tell you the truth, i’m still not over that close dog attack in waianae. i’m still a little shaken up… haha…. anyway, go out and enjoy your life because you know what? life is short and could end in a flash…

these are the friendly faces of the philippines trip i almost didn’t go on. and yeah, callahan was right. i felt safer in the philippines than some places here in hawaii. that’s for sure….

good morning. woke up early, checked the waves, and went back to sleep. where’s the south swell? not here yet. waves look super small around the island. smallest it’s been for a long time. might have to take out the twin fin and have some fun somewhere. the best spot today? i’d say lighthouse or kewalos…. have a fun and safe day….

it’s pretty amazing what you can find in the ocean. that’s the cool thing about diving. you can see fish, sharks, dolphins, manta rays, monk seals, whales, and if you look really good, some awesome shells. these are keepers….

i’ve been playing around and posting videos on youtube for this past 6 months or so. youtube is pretty good but the only bummer thing is that when you upload your video, you lose a lot of video quality. in fact, lose a lot. so now we have a movie section on GO-NAMINORI where most of the videos will be posted eventually. and the quality is much much better. i’m also digging deep into my archives so when i have some time, i’ll post some classic videos of traveling around the world… if you have time, check it out BY CLICKING HERE…..