the waves were so fun this afternoon! nobody out and just perfect for longboarding. hot sun, cool trades, and just a perfect afternoon at the beach.

today was Saori-san’s only 2nd time surfing in her life. she did fantastic! perfect 8 rides averaging over 30 second long and never falling off. had a great time surfing, checking out nature, and eating good food with you Saori-san!

it was kind of weird today. came across a crazy thought as i was looking over half of honolulu. if a tsunami was ever to hit hawaii like the last one that hit japan, this will all be gone. the water would come all the way back to manoa valley and the surrounding areas. it would be chaos. being situated in the middle of the huge pacific ocean, we are prone to tsunami’s. thank goodness we have buoys around our island to give us warning. but then again, it could happen in a matter of minutes. just a scary thought i wanted to share. so if you hear the sirens sounding, run toward the mountains, not the valleys.

went to Highway Inn with Saori-san and ate an incredible meal! this is the dinner special. pork chops with sweet potato coroque. the dish before this was poke but i was so hungry that i forgot to take a photo. sorry.

after surf meal? omg! the best! visit Highway Inn in Kakaako!

then i came home and was feeling lonely so i went to grab my nephew. we went for a walk in the dark to smell the sweet flowers around my house, then played together until i got tired, then took him home. in other words, i just borrowed a baby. haha.

Blue Hawaii again!

i did a lot of photo shoots for Flipper Magazine. it no longer exists but i sure had a lot of fun traveling and shooting bodyboard chicks. a few boat trips, a few other trips around the world, great waves, and great memories.

i remember swimming out with my camera to this one pipeline contest. the waves were big and going off! i didn’t want to miss the Go-Nami Girls heats so i just waited and waited. Go-Nami Girl Chiaki-chan came out first and advanced. what a great tube!

then Go-Nami Girl Yumei-chan charging big time! i was so stoked and so proud of these girls representing japan so well.

and yes, Go-Nami was always about bringing people together. mission accomplished!