last nights tsunami scare was pretty crazy. i found out around 7pm so i jumped in my car and headed to diamond head to move my friends car and harley away from the shoreline. as i drove down my street, people were speeding, panicking, and there was no law on the streets. traffic everywhere, stores packed, and just crazy. yes, people in hawaii panic and i knew that i would probably get into an accident trying to drive down to the shoreline as people are fleeing. so i turn around, go home, and watch tv. before the first wave was going to hit, i was asleep. wanted to thank everybody for the calls and emails concerned for my safety. i really appreciate it.

this is the gas station near my house. there was a long line to get gas and i heard there was even a fight at a ewa beach gas station. yes, panic.

now i’m really glad that i don’t own or take care of a big boat. if i did, i’d have to get to the yacht harbor somehow, and get the boat out to the ocean. then sit out there all night alone and wonder what will happen. i’m sure it’s not a good feeling.

so i get up, check the waves, and pick up Goto-san. we surf, we eat, we shop, and we surf. i had a great time with him today and was stoked to see him catch so many good waves! and i’m super stoked with my new maui jim sunglasses!!!! i scored!

we drove by diamond head and the waves looked super fun. but to park the car, hike down, paddle out, and do the same coming back is not to fun. so we jumped back in the car and headed to ala moana. better call as the waves were perfect!

waikiki is booming! there are so many tourist here this year!!! i drive down there everyday and am pretty stoked to see so many people around the world loving this island.

i took Goto-san to my dream house. i drive by this house for the past 15 years and always wish it was mine. it was never for sale and it just went on the market 3 months ago. if you seen this location, you would know why this is my dream house. you should see the inside. OMG! i’ll take you in there tomorrow. but for tonight, i’m going to check my bank account and see if i have $6.3 million in it. haha. yeah, that’s 501,858,000 yen. yeah, in my dreams for now.

South Shore continues!

i was at the airport the other morning watching surfers from all over the world arriving. the young ones having to lug around huge board bags, deal with rent-a-cars, and all the hassle. and to think i still do that after 25 years trips me out.

i was looking for a good pair of sunglasses. my dream was always to get a maui jim sunglass but because i had sponsors for most of my life, i couldn’t wear them. now that i’m a free bird, i’ve been looking around. brand new costs over $300 and that’s just way to expensive for me. so what do i do? i look online in the hawaii classified ads. this guy selling these for $125 and it’s brand new. i call him, i meet him last night, and i buy it. he’s happy, i’m happy, so that makes everybody happy!

this was 6 years ago halloween. i was a guy from the 80’s. or maybe a pimp or something. holli was and will always be an angel, russ was batman? bobby was michael jackson? this year is going to be interesting.
and last, i watch the news and see people getting famous from youtube videos that get thousands of hits. i see girls getting sponsored for getting 1,000,000 hits on their videos. i see videos after videos making so much money selling ads. for me, i’ve always been doing it for love. just want to push my friends and want people around the world to enjoy hawaii and japan. anyway, i just checked out my youtube account and was tripping out when i seen the numbers.
VIDEO VIEWS: 8,560,098
SUBSCRIBERS: 3,029
OMG! 8.5 Million views? if i got a dollar per view, i’d be $8.5 million rich! haha. i still walk around and people recognize me from the videos. Business Marketing was my major for college and i bet my professors would be proud of me. in fact, i bet at least one of them seen one of my videos already. haha.
check out my number 1 video over 4 million people in the world watched. if you’re in this video, you’re probably famous by now.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwr6yMcD7Kk[/youtube]