this was yesterday.  they guys weren’t joking when they said that it’s getting worst by the day.   10 years ago, this house was for sale.  i remember going in and looking at it because it was Open House Sunday.   now i’m wondering if the previous owners knew what was happening?  how could they not?     imagine spending your life savings to buy this house.  then little by little, you dream house gets sucked into the ground.  so sad… next door is a brand new mega house.  there were once 2 small houses on the land.  the Chinese bought it a couple years ago, knocked it down, and built this mega house on it.  i’m guessing 15 rooms and 15 bathrooms.   i watched it getting built over the past year.   the wall just broke down yesterday, and the foundation is about to crumble even more.  in a few months, this house might fall into the streets.  what is a mega house?  a house that is built with lots of rooms to rent out.  it’s illegal but some businessmen know how to get around the rules.  one sign of a mega house is all the mopeds parked in the front.   local residents in Hawaii hate mega houses.  it ruins the quiet neighborhood and doesn’t match the local style of living.  so when the people around see this mega house that will have to be demolished soon, i’m sure there are a few that are happy.   this house is a total loss.  and the crazy thing is that lots of people are still living in there!   then i took a walk on the street behind.  and it was even worst!   this house was condemned too.  another house i went to see on Open House Sunday.  i find it hard to believe that the previous owners didn’t know about this problem.   this house was selling for $1.1M and was so cute and cozy.  now, it’s worthless. and the house next door is falling down too.  it’s kind of scary to think this is a few houses away from mine.  i’ve been talking to the workers and they are trying to find a way to stop more houses from being damaged.  i guess this is the price you pay to live in paradise…

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Good morning 5:50am.

North shore chest high and fun.

Ala Moana waist high and clean.

Diamond Head chest high and bumpy.

Trade winds at 20mph.

Very low tide this morning.  Shallow everywhere.

Sunny and warm.

Going surfing and surfing.

Have a wonderful day!

so happy to see Kelia still in Australia supporting her little brother Seth.  it’s Seth’s first time in Bells and he surfed it like he’s been there before.  this kid knows how to adapt to location, pressure, and surfing with the worlds best.  i’m so proud of him!

Dr. Ryu-san’s adapting to Hawaii pretty well.  taking off more comfortably, popping up faster, and riding it till the end.

i’m pretty sure he caught over 20 waves this morning.

good job again keeping calm and enjoying the moment…

Nao-san started off short boarding.  then after a few nice rides, she used my longboard.

and she adapted wonderfully.  she ended up riding so many good waves after that.  then i was stuck on her short board getting left behind.  haha.

yeah, sometimes it’s good to short, long, and what ever it takes to have an amazing day.  good job for adapting to change…

exactly 2 weeks ago, i took a walk up my street.  i wanted to see the damage as i heard it’s getting worst by the day.

and yeah, there seems to be a big sink hole underground that is sucking up the houses.

imagine being the owner of this house?  the Government gives you half the value of the house and tells you to move out.

and you won’t believe that there are people actually living in this house!!!  omg!

then next door is this newly built “mega house.”  in fact, they just finished building it.

now the foundation is caving in.  in a few more weeks, i wouldn’t be surprised if this house falls down.  i actually took a walk up there again today and it’s much worst than this.   updated photos coming tomorrow…