america just came out with the air quality report and guess what city was the worst? Las Vegas! i was there for 2 days and when i was in my hotel room, i had a hard time breathing at night. then when i came back to hawaii, my skin felt like a lizard. i couldn’t imagine myself living in that air every day of the year. hawaii ranked #6 for best air quality and my skin finally came back to normal, thanks to a lot of skin lotion.

what i liked about Las Vegas was this fancy italian restaurant. check these guys preparing our lobster. OMG!

the champagne was pretty good too. and caviar? OMG!

sip on champagne, eat lobster, jump in the limo, and watch the Mayweather fight up front. a night to remember.

to all you people who are thinking about having plastic surgery. look at this before and after photos and think again! be happy with what you already have. you’re already beautiful!

i’ve been shooting for this project for about 2 weeks. to get 8 young up and coming surfers together was pretty hard to do. some work, some play, some live far, and some don’t answer the phone. haha. so instead of getting them all together, i did the best i could one by one. all i have to say that i had fun shooting these kids for FINE magazine. why? because FINE is huge in japan, and because i watched these kids growing up and becoming young men and women. but first, check out diamond head. one of the most famous mountains in the world.

Alessa Quizon grew up on the west side. but her fathers support, been making it to town anytime she gets the chance. she didn’t surf for 1 week so today was a big day. as for the photos i took of her? you have to wait till the new FINE magazine comes out in japan next month.

Yukiko-san was out ripping like usual. this is a nice turn!

it’s summer here in hawaii. hot weather, cool winds, and lots of fun!

every time i see this boat go out to see for bottom fishing tours, i laugh to myself because i know that half of the customers end up throwing up. haha. ever bottom fished outside ala moana or waikiki on a windy day like today? kimochi warui! Barf!

see that group of condos at the tip of diamond head? it’s called hawaii’s “Gold Coast.” the most expensive per square foot land in the world. just that group of condos combined is worth billions!

July 1, 2012 Sunday 6:00PM Starts 7:30PM Ends Ends
HONOLULU INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND PARADE sponsored by City & County of
Honolulu. To celebrate the contributions of men and women of the US
armed services. The event will have 500 marchers, 30 vehicles, & 5 bands
It will start at Saratoga Rd./Kalakaua Ave., to Kalakaua Ave., to end at
Queen Kapiolani Park.
July 4, 2012 Wednesday 8:30PM Starts 8:50PM Ends
ALA MOANA 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAY sponsored by Ala Moana Shopping
Center/General Growth. The event is expected to have 30,000+
participants. Show will be off Magic Island, Ala Moana Beach Park.
Vehicles will be prohibited in Ala Moana Park from 10 pm Saturday, 7/3
until 4 am Sunday, 7/4. Various traffic controls will be instituted by
HPD at end of fireworks show.
July 7, 2012 Saturday 9:00AM Starts 10:00AM Ends
FAMILY DAY PARADE sponsored by Hawaii Christian Coalition. The event
will have 500 marchers, 5 vehicles, 4 floats, & 6 bands It will start at
Ala Moana Park, to Ala Moana Blvd.,to Kalakaua Ave., to end at Queen
Kapiolani Park.
July 29, 2012 Sunday 5:20AM Starts 11:00AM Ends
32ND ANNUAL TINMAN TRIATHLON sponsored by Tinman Unlimited. The event is
expected to have 1,000 participants. Swim will be at: Queens Beach,
Queen Kapiolani Park. then : Bike will start at Swim/Bike Transition
area, to Kalakaua Ave., to Diamond Head Rd., to Kahala Ave., to Kealaolu
Ave., to Kalanianaole Hwy., to Lunalilo Home Rd., to Hawaii Kai Dr., to
turnaround at Kealahou St., to Hawaii Kai Dr.,to Lunalilo Home Rd.to
Wailua St., to Keahole St., to Kalanianaole Hwy., to Kilauea Ave., to
Elepaio St., to Kahala Ave., to Diamond Head Rd., to Kalakaua Ave., to
transition area in Queen Kapiolani Park, near bandstand Run will start
at Kapiolani Park transition area, to Kalakaua Ave., to Kapahulu Ave.,
to Paki Ave., to Monsarrat Ave., to 18th Ave., to Kilauea Ave., to
Elepaio St., to Kahala Ave., to Diamond Head Rd., to Kalakaua Ave., to
end at Honolulu marathon finish line.