For you David, I’d chase a rainbow…  Kalapana

Good morning 5:20am.

Ala Moana waist high and clean.

Diamond Head chest high and bumpy.

Trade winds at 20mph.

Sunny and warm.

Going surfing and surfing.

Have a wonderful day!

 so happy to see the Yakuwa-san family back in Hawaii today!  super cool Papa and super cool family!  it’s been 2 years since we surfed together and that’s the last time they surfed.  so i was surprised how good everybody was surfing this time!  Papa Yakuwa-san didn’t forget a thing.   big waves and big smiles.   then it was Mama Kaori-san and Daughter Koyuki-chan’s turn.  a very sweet Mother and Daughter team… Koyuki-chan is still 12 years old.  and still enjoying the rides!   Mama Kaori-san was good the last time, and better this time.  2 years of image training???   gosh, it was so beautiful!  Koyuki-chan was smiling from the time we left the beach all the way till the end.  so cute!   and very stable and confident Kaori-san loving the last ride… i went in and Yakuwa-san wanted to surf another round.  really?  so we went back out and he said he wanted to catch bigger waves.  so we went to the outside and caught sets!  perfect surfing!!! then went to eat some Northern Chinese noodle soup.  spicy and delicious… then went to the Pill Box, Kailua Beach, Whole Foods, Waimanalo, Makapuu, Sandy Beach, and took the scenic ride back to Waikiki.  it was a gorgeous day! since there is a major Boba Milk Tea boom in Japan right now, everybody want’s to try the Hawaiian way.  so it was off to Coffee and Tea for a sweet milk tea full of sugar! sorry Doctor, i know i’m not supposed to be drinking this but i couldn’t help.  i learned from a very wise man that i should enjoy my life to the fullest.  i will try not to do it again…

 i’ve been teaching these kids how to enjoy and be calm in the ocean.  and finally they figured it out!   all i said to Yuko-chan was to stay down until Eitaro-kun stands up, then you stand up.  you’re the controller of everything… then when everything is stable, it’s time to stand up, and make sure you smile!   look at Eitaro-kun walking to the nose!  raw talent!!!  and notice both kids are looking forward and smiling just like they’re told to do. 10 year old older sister and 8 year old younger brother having the time of their lives.  i couldn’t believe how good they surfed together.  this is much harder than you think… and when they fell, it was all good.  big smiles and big memories.  i’m sure these kids will remember this day the rest of their lives.   i sure will… these kids dreams have come true, and so have mine.  can’t wait to see you guys next time.  let’s all 3 of us ride the same board!!! so i get my blood tests back and my doctor texted me and said “watch your sugar intake and saturated fat.”  i didn’t know what he was talking about???  come to find out, my Triglycerides level were HIGH!  not a little high, but dangerously high.  supposed to be lower than 150mg/dl but is at 484mg/dl.   i research it and the way to lower the level is to exercise more?  really?   i was kind of surprised because i eat healthy and live healthy.  so why?   then i thought about it.  i went to eat Maui Mike’s half chicken with fries at 11am.  then i had a large Coke to wash it all down.  i was so happy and full…then at 1pm, i went to Surfers Coffee and drank a large Chai Tea that is the sweetest you’ve ever had.  i took my blood test at 3pm so i’m wondering if that was why it was so high?  i’m not a doctor but i’m hoping that’s why.   i already decided to quit drinking Chai Tea and sweets, but i don’t think i can exercise any more than i already do.  i’m not worried but i just want to live a healthier life.  and if i have to give up sweets, that’s not a problem at all.  but if i don’t, i don’t want to because i’m craving a Boba Milk Tea right now!

by the way, nobody told me i shouldn’t eat before my blood test…