want to thank the Tanaka-san family for the sake and senbei!  a perfect match!   Seira-chan living the happy and healthy Hawaiian surfer lifestyle… been foiling into the sunset often… and having a glass of whisky right before bedtime… saw the new fleet of helicopters that just arrived on Oahu.  helicopter rides terrify me!   ever since we started surfing together, Rikita-san seen pretty much everything.  so walking on a secluded beach and seeing a Hawaiian Monk Seal isn’t too surprising for him. i see Monk Seals all the time and i’m still fascinated.   if you don’t experience your dream, you won’t achieve your dream.  so quite often, i go to experience my dream.   once you feel it, you can believe it… and i bring my friends along with me because they’re all in it anyway…and i still feel it is my obligation to educate each and every person i take to Molokai.  it’s one of the few places where local residents have a say in what goes on there.  so the guy who posted this sign on the side has the same opinion as many others living there.  Visit, Spend, Go Home!   and most of the people living there aren’t joking about this.  unlike Oahu, this island doesn’t depend on tourism.  they depend on self-sustainability and lots of aloha.  and they all want to keep it that way!

Welcome into our dream trip!!!

Good morning 6:20am.

North shore 3-5′ and bumpy.

Ala Moana knee high and clean.

Diamond Head waist to chest high and clean.

North winds at 15mph.

Cloudy and very cool.  Winter is back!

Going surfing!

Have a wonderful day!

 yesterday evening we knew the waves would be small today.  so Rikita-san wanted to do something different.  so stoked!  just leave that kind of stuff up to me.  haha.. sitting in the pitch dark little propeller airplane just happy to be so high in the sky.   looking down on the Honolulu city lights.   then arriving at our destination as the sun pops up over the horizon… i always request Row 1 seat 1 just in case something happens.  i already know how to open the emergency door, and i already know how to fly an airplane.  i learned by just watching and hopefully don’t have to fly one anytime soon.   arrived right in time for the second part of the sunrise!   you won’t find this kind of slick beauty in too many places in the world.  it’s totally mesmerizing… then we went walking and exploring around.  this has always been one of my favorite walks because once you get to the top, you won’t believe the view!   i practically saw every single island from all different angles today.  whales jumping and as peaceful as it gets.   we kept on driving and driving until the end of the road.  and this is where it ends…  hanging out with Cousin Dino and experiencing all the aloha you can imagine.  i can go on and on about what else we did but somethings are best kept to ourselves.  all i can say is that i’m relieved Rikita-san didn’t end up at the hospital today.  it was a high risk, high return kind of day that none of us will ever forget.  haha..