gosh, today was yet another awesome day here in hawaii. super sunny, warm, cool winds, and good waves. great to be out in the ocean!

super stoked to surf with Kenna-san and Marki-san again. super cool guys from kansai that love to surf.

seen some solid 5′ sets at bowls. the bodyboarders scored big time for their contest today. lucky!

some big waves making the channel a very dangerous place to be. pretty scary at times. 30′ deep and waves still break in the channel. abunai.

then we went to go grab the famous poke bowl from Ono Seafood. thank you Kenna-san and Marki-san for the super fun surf session and lunch. stoked to see you guys getting super hollow waves!!!! keep on surfing!
tomorrow more epic south shore surf! see you out there!

Bodyboard contest ON now at 5′ Bowls!

yesterday we went out into the ocean and it was as beautiful as it gets. just deep blue ocean and light blue sky. this is paradise!

then we came across a big pod of dolphins. maybe 50 or so all over the place. jumping, playing, and swimming around the boat.

yes, we were very lucky because you can’t see dolphins everyday. i’m sure Hirano-san got some great photos!

seeing dolphins in captivity makes me feel really sad. but seeing dolphins in the wild makes me feel really happy. i was really happy to see them swimming so freely.

omg, snacks and handmade soba from Akita. thank you Hirano-san!

i went to two Janet Jackson concerts in hawaii. one was about 15 years ago, and the other was back in 2002. for the first one, i was sitting way on the top of the aloha stadium. way too far to see anything. the second one, i was front row. right in front of the stage, i could see everything! but the thing that stood out the most was Janet’s abs! omg, she had bricks or a 6 pack on her stomach. one of the girls i was with seen it too and told me after the concert, i’m going to do sit-ups everyday and have abs like Janet. six months later, she did.
anyway, Janet is coming again and i’m going. i’m not expecting her to look like she did 13 years ago, but i’m sure she still can sing like she did 13 years ago. an awesome entertainer and oh so beautiful. don’t miss it!