i had such a great time with Yano-san! just a super cool surfer that loves to surf. it was his first time surfing in hawaii and first time surfing a reef point so it was hard at first, than once he got use to it, he ripped it up!

very nice bottom turn Yano-san!

and we were practicing how to do a nice cutback. very nice!!!

bowls local surfer Eddie on a very nice left bowl wave. i was behind him following his line on my shortboard. sharing is caring.

i took these photos the other day with my big lens. so cool watching fighter jets flying over making all that noise. it reminds me of the movie Top Gun and reminds me of my dream to fly one.

speed makes me happy! is it still too late to join the air force?

seen 2 puffer fish making love in the ocean. sorry for bothering you guys!

step on the tail and throw spray. the harder you push, the more you spray. try it!

just shooting the surroundings. what a beautiful place hawaii is.

seen my friend Carter Lee out ripping the lefts!

and his son Conner practicing day after day to become a great surfer.
i’ve been carrying my camera pretty much everywhere i go. on my next trip, i’ll have it and share with you some very rare culture. can’t wait to get on that airplane!!!

Too many holes!!!
Good morning 5am.
South swells all week!
Ala Moana head high and growing!. Much bigger this afternoon! Diamond Head overhead high and double overhead by tomorrow.
Winds light trades at 15mph.
Sunny and warm day.
Surfing, packing, flying!
Have a wonderful day!

i had another wonderful day here in hawaii! just meeting new people everyday keeps my life so fresh. the Matsubayashi-san family from wakayama are so nice. we had a great surf session followed by lunch and dessert.

Kaoru-san is a young 20 years old and has a big future ahead of him. a smart kid attending college in japan and thinking about being an exchange student at the university of hawaii. yeah, i think it’s the best college in the world! why? because you can surf, study, surf, and study again. i use to go to class with sand on my feet. it was pretty cool.

Matsubayashi-san surfed today for his first time. i was so stoked to see him riding and enjoying the moment. perfect style and perfect concentration.

Happy Birthday Kaoru-san. hope to see you studying hard in hawaii and surfing at the same time. haha.

and of course, a mochi ice dessert from bubbies.

then i went to pick up Hashimoto-san. he just flew in from japan and arrived at this hotel at 12pm. then we were in the water at 3pm. we paddled out and the waves started to come up. nobody was out at bowls and we scored the peak. he was going right and i was going left. a perfect afternoon session.

check out this perfect right Hashimoto-san caught!!! awesome!!!

i was so happy to see his surfing level improve so much. just so poise and perfect surfing all day long.

see you bright and early tomorrow morning Hashimoto-san. good night.
well, not good night for me yet. still have an empty suitcase and have lots to pack before i get on an airplane tomorrow afternoon for a special trip. going to do something i wanted to do for the past 7 years. hopefully everything turns out right. wish me luck!