Thank you for the wonderful morning surf session Kurihara-san and Kumiko-san! Hope you enjoy 2014 in Hawaii!

this is my favorite spear gun. it’s a 100cm pipe gun with a custom airbrush. yeah, i sanded it down, got some spray paint, and started to get creative one day. that was about 4 years ago when i had time to do things like this. this gun itself probably caught me, my family, my friends, and my friends friends over $10,000 worth of fish, and over $1,000,000 worth of memories. it’s been around the world and back! i’m never getting rid of this gun. and see that shaft? it’s now bent. $50 will buy me another one and i’m not sure if i will ever attempt to spear a big fish anymore. i’d rather have my $50 than a big fish.

see that red fish with the white stripes? that kumu is the best tasting fish in hawaii that will cost you around $60 in a chinese restaurant. you have to try it someday.

i kept a couple of kole’s, and ended up taking the ulua and other fish down to some friends that live on the beach. they were so happy to be able to eat fresh fish to start the new year. happy new year boys!

i receive so many emails and comments about this little girls beautiful smile. i feel like i’m the luckiest person in the world to be able to see this from the morning till night. Hiyori-chan’s smile brings smiles to each and every one of you who know her. a true survivor! thank you all for your support! “We Are One!”
and yes, it’s new years day in japan today. i want to wish each and every one of you a happy new year 2014. kotoshi mou yoroshiku onegaishimasu! 2013 was a great year and 2014 will be even better. keep on smiling!

Happy New Year 2014 starts first for Kiribati!
Good morning 6:10am.
North shore coming down to 2-4′ today and clean.
South shore waist high and new South/West swell coming this week! Calm wind in the morning becoming light East at 10mph.
Good morning conditions everywhere.
Super sunny New Years Eve!
Going surfing all day.
Have a wonderful last day of 2013 in Hawaii!
And Happy New Year Japan!