i woke up at 4am yesterday laying down in bed thinking about something i forgot to do. when i was in japan, i took some cool video but forgot to post it. i’ve been forgetting to post things a lot recently simply because i have too much footage to post, and no time to post it. so i keep thinking about things and this little boys voice came into my head. “hey kirby-san, you spelt my name wrong. it’s Renosuke, not Ryenoske.” here is a little 7 year old boy who checks my blog telling me i misspelled his name, which i did. i tell him sorry and hopefully will never forget how to spell his name. if he was older, i would have said, “hey kid, how the heck do you expect me to remember how to spell every single japanese name?” haha. i have the hardest times spelling japanese names, let alone remembering them. yes, i’m getting old and to memorize the millions of people i meet is impossible. so i get up and take 2 hours yesterday morning searching for, downloading, editing, and posting a video of my little friend Renosuke.

i knew this kid every since he was born. Renosuke was only 2 years old in this photo back in 2009. another kid i wish i could steal and bring back to hawaii.

i was so happy when Renosuke said he wanted to go surfing with me last month in wakayama. it was a moment i will never forget. and now that i took photos and video, i will never forget!
just another normal day in wakayama. woke up early, ate yamari breakfast, went to the fishing port, went for a surf, jumped on a train, and headed to tokyo, shonan, tokyo, and tohoku. no wonder i forgot about this video. check it out and enjoy a very pure 7 year old boy named Ryenosuke. haha, just joking Renosuke!
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Awesome!
Good morning 5:30am.
Ala Moana shoulder high sets and good.
Diamond Head overhead and side winds. Better after lunch.
Winds trades at 20mph.
Sunny and warm summer day.
Surfing 2 rounds.
Have a wonderful day!

omg, the waves and weather was absolutely perfect again! super sunny and super good waves all day long. surfed 2 rounds and caught some perfect waves. what a great summer!

good for surf, and good for diving. seen these 2 guys going out for a dive as i was going out for a surf. it’s times like this i wish i had another one of me. i want to do both. haha.

Ayaka-chan is only 14 years old and surfs so well. i had such a great time with her and her father Uetani-san surfing all morning.

then we went to rainbows to eat loco moco’s and a chili plate. hawaiian surf culture restaurant that has been here for 80 years and will probably be here forever.

panorama ala moana. just one of my favorite offices in the world.
another long day and more long days to come in this beautiful hot summer days! good night!