good morning. i wanted to thank warren for sending me a link to a wonderful website. warren rode his bike up from wakayama to sendai in search of a missing friend and family. he spent a few days up there and didn’t find them. hey warren, don’t give up hope. i feel for you and wish for the best. thanks for all the information and thanks for sending me the link to this site. ganbatte!

the word going around the world is how japanese are sticking together and helping each other out. i hope that message spreads because it’s something that we can all learn from. remember hurricane katrina in america? yeah, lots of people were stealing from stores at that time of disaster. unbelievable. in japan, things like that don’t happen. japanese are some of the most kind, and respecting people in the world. i’ve been seeing things like this for the past 21 years in that country and it still touches my heart…

even after the disaster, you can find the most kindest of smiles among the survivors. i’m speechless…
**IF YOU WANT TO SEE INCREDIBLE PHOTOS SINCE THE EARTHQUAKE, CHECK OUT THIS SITE CALLED 37 FRAMES…..

good evening. been getting lots of emails from surfers in japan about going back in the water. most normal people in the world think we’re crazy to even think about going back in the ocean, especially in japan. but i’m a surfer so i can feel the pain. the pain of uncertainty, the pain of losing your surf spot you’ve grown to love, and the pain of not being able to surf again. it’s hard to explain and understand unless your a surfer, but i hope people in the world don’t judge surfers in the wrong way because we need the ocean to revive, refresh, and we need the ocean to live. sometimes i think what would happen if we couldn’t surf in hawaii anymore? i stop right there because it’s too sad to even think of. so for all you surfers in japan, i’m with you, i support you what ever you decide to do, and one day, we will all surf together again. hope, pray, and keep on surfing!!!

wanted to congratulate tomoko-san and everybody else that participated in the maui swap meet for pray for japan! you guys did a great job in raising lots of money and smiles for the people of japan.

i’m sure everybody in the world appreciates your efforts. especially japan. it’s a great way to show your aloha for japan!

the baker girls!

Kokua for Japan: Nihon no tame ni dekiru koto…..

last, this is what makes me happy. to see kids really caring. this is how you learn the art of giving. hands on….

Fresh from my yard…