Eddie Aikau is a legend. a man the whole world looks up to. big wave surfer, water man, waimea bay lifeguard, and a true hawaiian. Eddie was on the Hokulea Canoe trying to navigate to tahiti when the Hokulea capsized in the channel between oahu and molokai. he grabbed the surfboard and went for help. the crew on the Hokulea was rescued but Eddie was never seen since. i didn’t really know the whole story in detail until i watched this documentary on ESPN. it was truly inspiring and it was like somebody was sending a message to me. yes, the day before i watched this documentary, i actually planned to get dropped off at molokai and paddle back alone. then after finding out that it was this very same channel that took Eddie’s life, i thought about it again. maybe i shouldn’t rush it and better prepare myself a little more. then last night talking to John Shimooka telling me about the competition last week made me think again. John and 2 other australian waterman made a 3 man team and completed the race in 7.5 hours. they each paddled 15 minutes each and took turns. then i told him that i was going to paddle it alone and he looked at me kind of funny. like i was stupid or something. he told me that a lot of guys quit in the first hour, some guys were throwing up, some guys got hurt, some guys never completed the race, and an escort boat got attacked by a huge shark. so here i am thinking about it deeply again. my paddle board in hanging in my garage and i see it everyday. 90% of me telling me go for it. 10% telling me not to. John asked me to team up with him next year. but deep down inside, this is something i want to do alone. something i dream of. something i must complete in my lifetime. one day i will wake up and just go. only time will tell as my dream is now fading into the deep blue and i can’t live like this. forget ahi fever, all i’m thinking about now is the molokai challenge!
anyway, watch this documentary and get inspired by the legend waterman Eddie Aikau!
stop the video at 22:53. take a look at that wave at waimea bay and i will get to that story later. another waterman, another legend, and another respected man that went missing.
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Hawaiian: The Legend Of Eddie Aikau Documentary
Lunch, dive, surf!
OMG! Such a blue beautiful sun day!!!!
Rum Fire: the Happy Ending special?
it’s been so long since i went out with the boys. it was friday night so right after i finished work, we went down to Rum Fire in the sheraton waikiki hotel. pretty cool place!
sipping on beers, eating good food, and watching the sunset. yeah, a bunch of us boys getting romantic? i don’t think so. haha. but it was pretty beautiful down there in waikiki.
check out this corona margarita. crazy! but very artistic!
then it started to get darker and the evening crowd started turning into the night crowd. the lights went dim, the music turned up, the dancing started, and it turned into a full on club. omg, i didn’t even know what to expect.
i went outside to use the toilet and almost never got back in. the line to get in was crazy! locals mixed up with tourist all there to have a fantastic hawaiian night.
i was down there from 6:30 to midnight just having fun with my boys. Carter, John Hall, Bobby, David, and John Shimooka. i haven’t seen these guys in a while so it was very nice to catch up on things. if i added up all the years i knew each of these guys, i’d be nearing 170 years. all those precious years of friendship!
as midnight came, the all the beers and jack shots started to make me feel good. it was time to run away and go home. and the thing that stuck out last night was the Rum Fire menu. they have a “Happy Ending” special:
*two truffle burgers.
*one bottle of nicolas feuillatte rose.
*hotel room.
hotel room??? omg! all for $550. i could imagine how many tourists take advantage of this special. haha.
but wanted to thank my boys for a wonderful time. we talked about doing this more often and i’m in! hope to see you guys again soon.
