i had an awesome time surfing with Yoshimura-san and Nijiro-kun. makes me so happy to see such a great father/son relationship.

Nijiro-kun is only 10 years old. kind of border line age of surfing tandem with me, or going alone. he wanted to do it all alone and this is this kids first wave of his life. awesome.

i couldn’t count how many waves he caught. he wanted to surf more and more. and after every ride, he had the cutest and purest smile!

i’d have to say that this is perfect form. look forward, bend your knees, and enjoy the ride. good job Nijiro-kun!

Yoshimura-san too is so stoked on surfing. very energetic and always smiling.

great balance and great form.

father and son in the clear warm water, blue sky, and beautiful diamond head.

thank you again boys for the great memory!

i stopped with a friend yesterday at an open house. she couldn’t believe this million dollar view.

and we both couldn’t believe when we walked into this amazing house. there was a huge tree in the middle of the house! it was freaking so beautiful and by far the nicest house i’ve ever walked into. one of the band members from Fleetwood Mac designed it and he did an excellent job. it’s for sale and if you want to buy it, it’s only $8,000,000 or 957,940,000 yen. as we left, we both pledged to work hard, save money, and one day own an amazing house like this. dreams come true.

Very smart!
Good morning 6am.
Tiny waves today.
Knee/waist high at Ala Moana.
3-4′ South swell on Friday.
Light trade winds at 15mph.
Super sunny and warm.
Going to the ocean.
Have a wonderful day!

went to hang out with my old school friends last night at Morimoto in the Modern Hotel. it was my first time there and i didn’t even know how to get into the restaurant. passed by the cool Modern pool and it looked pretty beautiful.

the food was a mix of japanese in the pacific. super high quality. i’d say my favorites were the butterfish, sushi, crab, and steak. all excellent!

had a great time talking and catching up. talking about our first japan trip, food, games, yoga, bodybuilding, baking, and how to live a stress free life. we stayed in Morimoto so long that they pretty much kicked us out. they didn’t ask us to leave, but they came and said “last call” 5 times. we kept on laughing and laughing until they finally turned on the bright lights. then it was time to move to another bar.

wanted to say Happy Birthday to my friend John. a super successful business man with a beautiful wife and beautiful life. gosh, we have some super crazy memories these past 25 years.

and always good to see my friend Bobby, owner of Vertra. another success story.

took some photos of the amazing dessert.

loved it all. chocolate and sake.

i thought that was an egg, but turned out to be some kind of cream. felt so good riding home on the motorcycle at 1:30am. cool wind and cool ride.

had a super blue day today. surfed with a cool chick, and had an awesome time surfing and enjoying each ride.

the waves might be small, but it is still good to short board and SUP.

my friend Carter and i almost put a tourist in a triangle. luckily we surf good enough to avoid a huge accident. i teach everybody i surf to always paddle around when coming back to the outside. this tourist was surfing alone so nobody taught him surf safety. abunai.

then i went for another awesome friends surprise birthday party. beers, food, friends, beach, and sunset. today was another perfect day in paradise.

good night from honolulu, hawaii. see you tomorrow!