sunny garcia hates to lose. he won’t even settle for a 2nd place. when he wins, he’s the happiest guy in the world. but when he loses, run away. i stayed together in the same hotel room in japan with sunny when he lost in the first round to a japanese wildcard surfer. everybody ran away, i only stayed because my bed was in the same room. i remember it being a very long day. then i’ve also been with sunny when he won. super high. it’s in the blood of champions. champions love to win and hate to lose. there is no in between. that’s why i was stoked to see sunny win the contest yesterday. he must have been a very nice guy. or should i say, a very nice grandpa. congratulations sunny!

when you see the sky so blue in the evenings, that’s because the fresh north/east tradewinds are blowing strong, cleaning up our air. you got to love the colors.

i was at the beach for a long time yesterday. surfing with the kids, paddling in the lagoon, and enjoying a weekend here in hawaii. thank you toda-san for taking this photo.

my new friend kanta is such a cute kid. we had such a wonderful time yesterday. surfed, ate lunch, played, and had our rainbow desert at waiola shave ice.

after i did the paddle the other day, i had to return the board i borrowed. i checked how much it cost and the price was $1,500. ouch! too expensive for a toy. then i researched for a used one and guess what? i found a practically new one for $500. i bought it, now it’s in my garage, and the next time i’m feeling energetic to paddle the molokai channel, i’ll see you there. this was the best exercise i’ve had in a long time. spend money to go to the gym or spend money for a paddle board that will get you in the best shape possible. easy answer.
well, want to congratulate joshua moniz again. i’m still tripping out he got 7th place. i’m so stoked for him!

My next destination? OMG! I’m want to go here!!!!! SA
Good morning 6am surf report.
North shore 2-4′ and windy. Pipe looks fun and nobody out. Little morning sickness.
South shore really clean but small. Knee/waist at Ala Moana. Diamond Head bigger but windy.
Strong trade winds up to 25mph today and stronger this week.
Partly cloudy/light rain mornings. Sunny afternoons. Plenty of rainbows!
I’m going surfing all day.
Have a wonderdul day!

i was so excited watching joshua’s heats all day long. i was in and out of my house, and on the road all day long so i had to time it perfectly to watch all his heats. i couldn’t believe that my little 16 year old nephew was beating all the worlds top professional surfers! he ended up getting 7th place out of 144 surfers. i was yelling and screaming after every wave he rode, and i could imagine my sister down at the beach going crazy! we are all proud of you josh. this is a huge step in your surfing career. keep on surfing, diving, and stay out of trouble. you have a bright future and now millions of people around the world know who you are. you are not one of the moniz brothers anymore, you are JOSHUA MONIZ!

nice barrel man. to see your name in 1st place ahead of asp world known surfers nathan hedge and roy powers was awesome. good job and good luck in the triple crown!

josh is the most shy of the brothers. so to see him look into the camera and smile was cool. confidence makes champions. josh is confident and he is on his way to a bright surfing future.

last night we went to dinner at Corner Kitchen. a super cool local hangout. good food, good beer, and good live music. what more can you ask for?

this is called the poi dog platter. deep fried spareribs, fried chicken, and kalbi. $18 for all!

toda-san super happy with the poi dog platter.

thank you toda-san and takami-san for another jacksan bottle. the big one!

last, kelia moniz is going to surf the world longboard championships in hainan, china next week. last year she got 2nd place. i think it’s about her time to win the championship. nobody hangs ten like kelia. i’ll be watching that one too!
well, a great surfing day. watched my nephews heats, took the kids surfing, bought myself a surf present, and tomorrow i’m surfing all day long! have a wonderful evening.