Seth was only 8 years old when i took him to Kewalos’ for the first time. he’s the youngest of the 5 brothers/sister, but the bravest as a kid. i remember clearly pulling up to waikiki one early morning and asking them to come surf with me. nobody wanted too because they were all scared of kewalo’s. sharp reef, shallow, and big sharks? then i looked at Seth and said “hey, let’s go!” he said “ok uncle,” jumped in my truck, and we headed to Kewalo’s. the kid could barely see over the dash of my car. it was so classic! i pushed him into a couple of waves and the rest is history.

i met shun in japan when he was 8 years old. such a cute kid that just started surfing. he ended up coming to hawaii and stayed at my house. it was his first time so i took him surfing everywhere, even to pipeline. Shun was never scared.
one night while shun was staying at my house, i asked Seth to sleep over too. i picked Seth because they were around the same age. i asked Joshua too but he was too scared and shy to sleep over. Seth and Shun didn’t even know each other, but it has always been a dream of mine to link these 2 kids together. Seth couldn’t speak japanese, Shun couldn’t speak english, but who cares! from then on, they became friends. friends from two different countries, friends that surf the world together, and friends that will be friends forever.
the night Seth slept over, i woke up the 2 kids early morning for a dawn patrol out at bowls. at the time, Seth was 10 years old, and Shun was 11. watch this classic video of the 2 cutest surfer kids in the world. haha.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNYpMv-mbRs[/youtube]

OMG! Ahi fever!!!
Good morning 6am.
North shore 3-5′ and perfect.
South shore waist high and bumpy onshore.
Winds South becoming South/West later this afternoon. Then West tomorrow. Volcom Pipeline Pro ON! http://www.volcompipepro.com/
Clouds, showers, some sunshine.
Going surfing all day.
Have a wonderful day!

the most anticipated heat of the morning was John John Florence vs. Bruce Irons. that was the hype starting from yesterday but the commentators left out Seth Moniz. yes, John John and Bruce have their rivalry and are the most famous pipeline surfers in the world, but Seth was in that heat too. the kid? the underdog? the forgotten? yeah, while the whole world was focusing on John John and Bruce, i was focusing on Seth all the way!

then Seth draws first blood. gets the big backdoor gem.

pulls in, gets barreled, and makes it. all of a sudden, the kids in the lead.

half way through the heat, Seth was leading with John John in 2nd, and Bruce in 4th. i was screaming!

Tony and my sister were on the beach stressing out! with 1 minute left, Bruce was in 2nd and Seth was on the verge of getting eliminated. then Seth got another good wave and got back to 2nd place.

John John ended up winning the heat, Seth got 2nd so they both advanced. after the heat, the commentators asked winner John John about his rival with Bruce. then John John said “Seth too is scary out there.” meaning, Seth has the potential to beat anybody at anytime. that’s the level of his surfing these days.

then the talk of the day was Shun’s amazing wave yesterday. he even make the world wide website for volcom with this amazing barrel shot.
it’s unbelievable how these 2 kids are shining big time. when they were 10 years old surfing waikiki together, i knew that sometime this day would come. and yes, it has come! congratulations boys!