yesteray had super fun surfing in the morning with Matsushima-san and Miuki-san. in hawaii for the first time as honeymooners. great job surfing! enjoy your rest of your honeymoon in hawaii!

speeding in the ocean is fun because there are no policemen and no speed limit. full throttle and feeling the freedom! and omg, i almost ran over a free diver yesterday. he was out diving in the middle of the ocean with no dive flag, no dive buddy, or no nothing. he’s lucky he popped his head up at the last minute of i could have killed him. in hawaii, it is required by law to have a boat and a dive flag when diving. that is to prevent people like me running you over.

and yes, another beautiful day in hawaii.

i went surfing with Yumi-chan in the afternoon. the waves were big so i was trying to teach her how to throw her board and dive under the waves. big waves kept on coming as i was yelling “throw your board and dive under!” 5 waves later, she came up and started crying. then i felt sorry and went into my “nice” mode. haha. she recovered, we laughed, and kept on surfing. i’m trying to teach Yumi-chan how to be comfortable in the ocean so after we went free diving. i couldn’t believe how deep and relaxed she was! now all she has to do is apply that to surfing and she will no longer have any fear.

thank you for the hilo avocado Yumi-chan! and omg, i totally forgot to take a photo with you. i guess we were just having too much fun and time just flew by.

i took my speargun out to a 40′ deep ledge outside waikiki. we always go there to swim with turtles and look at a lot of fish. 2 shots and 2 fish later, i scale and clean it in the water, and Yumi-chan took it home to her host family. i’m sure they will enjoy 2 very fresh tasty fish for dinner.

Cat vs. Mouse?
Good morning 5:50am.
New South swell.
Shoulder high at Bowls and super clean.
Diamond Head overhead and super clean.
No wind so perfect morning conditions. Maybe afternoon onshore winds coming. Trade winds will be back on Wednesday.
Sunny hot day.
Going surfing all day.
See you in the water!

omg! today was yet another beautiful summer day! super blue sky, clean warm water, fresh air, and good waves! surfed all day long! left my house this morning at 6:30am, and just got home now at 7:30pm. super sunburn, super satisfied, and super happy. surf, rainbows, niu valley, surf, free dive, rainbows, and home. i’m going to take a cold shower and cool down. and probably fall asleep at 8:30pm.

yeah, the sky is really this blue!

we checked Diamond Head at lunch and it was really good. surfed this morning with Mr. and Mrs. Matsushima-san and afternoon with Yumi-chan. good waves and good riding all day long! hopefully i have enough energy to download the photos i took today.

i went to my friend Dean’s son’s graduation party last night. i know Dean very well so i knew that there would be the very best of the best. take a look at the appetizers! omg! dream hawaiian style food!

yes, i had to go back for a second round. it was so good. this food goes very well with beer but i didn’t drink beer because i knew i had to work all day today. yeah, i’m pretty serious when it comes to work. but hey, i bet a cold beer would taste pretty dam good with this!

and my main dinner plate. lomilomi salmon, chicken long rice, kalua pig, poi, and squid luau. omg! i must have gained 10lbs last night!

then get this! live hawaiian entertainment all night long. Sister Robi Kahakalau, Fiji, and Danny Kennedy on one stage?? omg, hawaii’s top artists singing together was a treat! and i was so happy to see a lot of my high school friends at the party.

meet Kaiwi Chung. a graduate from Kamehameha High School, all star football player, and going to play football for the University of Hawaii under a scholarship! congratulations Kaiwi! you look good and i wish you the best with your football career! and to Dean, hey, good job raising your kids. i was super stoked to see you last night. awesome party. hope to sit down, have a few beers, and talk story very soon. mahalos!
anyway, my bed is calling me. tomorrow another full day in the surf. i can’t wait!