We arrived to the beach and found out I had a flat tire.  OMG!  

Thank goodness Toda-san came to help me.  One of the nicest guys in the world.

I drove by the rail in Kapolei for the first time so I was expecting to see a lot of cars and people.  It looked like a ghost town. 

And I didn’t see one single person at the station when I passed by twice.  If the rail doesn’t survive, this would be the biggest waste of money in Hawaii.  Or America.  Or even the whole world.

Diamond Head Parking Permit #1173. Ii Nami!

Good morning 3:10am.
Ala Moana chest high sets and good.
Diamond Head shoulder high and bumpy.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

Started off early this morning with the full moon shining.

Then we surfed the sunrise session.  Beautiful colors!

It got crowded really fast.  Although today was small, it was still the biggest day in a long time.  All the surfers are hungry for waves!

Afternoon session less people and better vibe.

We had the gallery on the top cheering on Nakahodo-san.  He wanted to challenge himself so he paddled out to the open ocean and waited for the biggest wave of the day.

And caught it!  Look how big the ocean is.  It’s very hard to paddle out there and find a wave to ride, but Nakahodo-san did it!

Nakahodo-san left Okinawa just before the typhoon hit.  This is crazy!