I was sitting on the beach talking with Micah, Isaiah, Joshua, and Seth.  We were talking about how crazy Waikiki can be.  Big egos, the inexperienced, and the clueless people everywhere you look.  Then right in front of us, this Korean tourist couple got smashed by a wave and pushed right into the rocks.  Micah got up and ran down to help them.

I just watched as I knew Micah would save them.  The guy got pushed over the rocks with the previous wave and was trying to climb up the rocks again.  Why?  I don’t know.

Then the girl gets pushed into the rocks and luckily her surfboard prevented her from major scratches on her body.

It could have been worst, but luckily it wasn’t.

Micah told me it’s like this everyday.  I thought Bowls was crazy but this is crazy crazy!

As peaceful as the ocean can be, it can also be cruel so please be careful.  And thank you Micah for saving that couple.  They had no idea how dangerous that situation could have been but we all do.

Yesterday once more:  Mighty Mouse at mighty blue Waikiki!

Good morning 3am.
Ala Moana shoulder high and good.
Diamond Head head high and bumpy.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going to surf.
Have a wonderful day!

Early morning at Bowls was super fun.  Lots of waves and all the boys ripping!  Mika Akima on the NEV surfboard.

Today was 100% locals only.  Pretty cool that this spot is somewhat controlled.  And I hope it will always be.

After seeing all the chaos in Waikiki yesterday, I told myself, “once a year at this place for me.”  I would be a very upset man if I had to surf there everyday.  You can feel the tension in the air.

I took my friends son surfing out at Queen’s to get a couple wave.  Good to see kids enjoying Waikiki like this.  It’s a beautiful place, but still once a year for me so you won’t be seeing me there for a while.

When we went for Round 2 today, the waves seemed like it got bigger.  So we grabbed our 7’6 guns and paddled to the furthest reef outside of Waikiki.  We waited patiently and when the sets came, it was 5′ and good!  Also steep and dangerous as this girl got smashed by this wave.

For an hour, the waves kept on coming so we kept on riding.  You need a big board to paddle into these waves.  Last time we didn’t, this time we did.  So it was pretty easy taking off and doing these deep bottom turns.  Then the tide got too high and the waves disappeared.  We were already content and paddled in very happy big wave surfers on this happy Sunday!