it’s amazing what kinds of waves people are surfing nowadays. but as for this wave, it is totally unridable. no possible way for a safe takeoff.

i’ve been to Hiroshi Yakiniku in waikiki about 3 years ago. back then, it was a big 2 floor restaurant, the food was good, but nothing special. i got a chance to go back there the other night and things have changed a lot. now it’s small and compact on the 2nd floor. the food quality and service went way up, so did the prices. i’ve eaten Yuke in hawaii, japan, and korea. but Hiroshi’s Yuke was the best i’ve ever had.

and the beef from miyazaki was amazing. just melt in your mouth. if you have money and want to have the best yakiniku, go to Hiroshi. if you don’t have money, go to Gyokaku. you just can’t compare the two.

i’ve been diving for 30 years and haven’t seen a big tako like this before. today was my lucky day! after i tricked it out of the hole, it climbed up my arm and on my head. i thought it was going to eat me! a monster 4.6 kilo or 11lbs. tako!!! enough tako poke for everyone! this big boy was hiding in a hole in 15′ deep water. tako season is here!

the sunsets have been amazing! tonights looked like a volcano.

this girl Kim Kardashian just want’s attention and will do anything to get it. after posing pure frontal naked in paper magazine, i’m sure she’s getting all the attention she could ever imagine. too bad this is fake. cheers!

For lunch today.
$8 from Yama’s.
Go-Hawaiian!

had a great time surfing with the boys yesterday. Isono-san, Ken-san, Rocky, and Kami-san all cool guys with surfing in their hearts. since the waves and wind were weird yesterday, we ended up surfing at diamond head and come to find out, it was the best spot in town.

Isono-san surfs really good. back and forth from shonan to miyazaki, and to other surf spots around the world, this guy has experience. super cool guy and super cool surfer. check out the beautiful diamond head in the background.

Ken-san caught so many sets. he was just waiting for the big ones and caught most of them. he surfed until his arms couldn’t paddle any more.

Kami-san on the nice bottom turn. he caught so many long waves too.

Rocky was smiling all day long. just a really happy guy to be surfing! pure stoke!

all great guys and such a great session. good weather, good waves, and good people. hope you boys enjoy your last day in hawaii.

then we went to eat their first “poke bowl.” after talking story, i found out these guys know a lot of people i know. so wanted to say hello to Satoshi at “On the Beach” in miyazaki, Matsuo at “Rise and Shine” in chigasaki, and Kaneko-san in fukuoka. what a great surfing world we all live in! hope to see you all again soon. thank you for a wonderful day of memories.