good to have Alyssa and Naoka over at my house last night. just fun talking about things going on. always interesting, always go-naminori!

omg, today’s weather was terrible! sunny for 10 minutes, super stormy for the other 10 minutes. just off and on rain all day long. but it didn’t affect the waves because haleiwa as really good today.

i met up with a group from wakayama this morning. super cool people working for the people of wakayama. they were really interested in the lifeguard towers we have here in hawaii.

luckily my friend was the lifeguard today so we got the full tour of the highest tech lifeguard towers in the world.

and now you might see one of these in wakayama someday. if they build one, i might apply for a part time summer job being a lifeguard in wakayama because i love to watch people, and i love to save people. i better send in my application.

the people of wakayama are the nicest people in the world. just super kind with big hearts. see you all back in isounora!

then we did a little sidetrack turtle watching. cool!

thank you Kenmochi-san for the wonderful time this morning. have a safe flight back to japan.

and before work, i jumped in to catch a wave. gosh it felt so good! catch a wave, then work 10 minutes after. my wonderful life continues.
also shot some photos at haleiwa so stay tuned. i’ll upload them soon. gosh, what another busy day. good night.

i had a meeting appointment yesterday at my friends condo with the property manager. the property manager told me 1:30pm. i told her ok because i was in between jobs. i show up early like usual, 1:10pm to be exact. i wait. 1:30pm passes. ok, this is hawaii so i should wait? umm, i give her 5 minutes. she doesn’t come so i leave at 1:35pm for my next job. she calls me at 1:40pm and says “kirby, where are you?” i told her “i left.” she said “why?” i said “because you were late.” she said “but you told me 1:30pm?” i said “yes i did, but it’s not 1:30pm, it’s 1:40pm now.” she seemed puzzled. not me. i don’t like to wait around and i’m too busy to go by hawaiian time. so i tell her to try me another time. she said ok and i hung up. i know she was upset because i could hear it in her voice. but she should be upset only to herself. i am just too busy to wait for people even 5 minutes because that means i will be late for my next appointment for 5 minutes and make that person wait. no way, that’s not how i work. no hawaiian time for me, i’m on japan time so be there or i’m leaving! haha.

shot some photos recently of some friends. Saito-san has been a member of our We Are One missions and has supported the people of tohoku in a big way.

Kanae-san just started bodyboarding and i was super stoked to see her taking off on a big wave and smiling!

Ayaka Suzuki has been an Official Go-Naminori Blogger for a while now and has so much passion in her lifestyle. good to see her growing up into a fine young lady.

Go-Naminori official blogger Takuji Makino out surfing bowls. a great surfer with a lot of talent! good hang 5 and good smile!

and always good to see Local Motion Maki-san in the water. good wave, good vibe, and good friend.
i think i’m going to start shooting more now that i see the results of my friends so happy! the ocean is our life and everything else comes after. see you all in the water.

Haleiwa 3′ and good!