good morning. 7 am and the waves looking small here in hawaii. waist high at laniakea and bowls. nice trade winds and blue skies. i’m going to start packing today because come july 24th, i’m on typhoon standby. as soon as i see a little typhoon egg that is ready to be born, i’m on the next flight to kansai, then probably head to shikoku. somebody asked me the other day, “how do you do it?” i told them “i’ve been doing it for the past 18 years and i’m use to it, it’s just that everybody around me isn’t use to it yet. i could live out of my suitcase for the rest of my life if i had to. all i need is 2 trunks, 2 tshirts, my camera, my surfboard, and my spear gun.” i’m pretty mobile so where ever the best waves are in japan, i will be there! how long more can i do this? forever!!! if you just knew the kind of waves i score in japan, you would understand. but until then, you will just think i’m crazy. but i’m ok with that.. haha… have a nice day!!!

i was out on the east side the other day and pulled up to this beach i use to bodysurf and bodyboard with my friends back in high school. it’s called “pounders” and kind of off the map. clean water, white sandy beaches, and good shorebreak waves. just don’t leave valuables in your car cause there is a 90% chance it will get stolen. everybody knows that and that’s why i love this beach. it’s pretty much empty!!!
after i was watching the kids bodysurfing, i thought of something. wouldn’t it be cool to have an article about bodysurfing? especially because one of the best spots in town “Point Panic” is designated only for bodysurfers? that would be cool! i’m looking into it so stay tuned….

i already sent an email to President Obama and asked if he wanted to be our featured body surfer. i’m still waiting for his reply….

and i have great news!! i was at the bookstore yesterday and seen something new on the magazine rack. 3 new surfing magazines!!! one was a new body boarding magazine called MOVEMENT, another was this womens surf magazine called WSSM, and another one called…..

SLIDE. this one is a longboarding magazine. seeing things like this makes me happy because if there is no media, there is no sport. surfing is booming and with more media, there will be more jobs.
one of the main reasons why i dedicate so much time and effort into GO-NAMINORI.COM is to give back the gift i received, which is SURFING!!! i grew up in the boom, it went down, and now it’s booming again. and to be a part of that feels pretty dam good! SURF YOUR DREAM[:?????$B!x(B???:]
**oh, one more reason why i dedicate so much time and effort into GO-NAMINORI.COM is to be able to throw a huge party in japan! it’s always been one of my dreams to get everybody together for a positive vibe. i want everybody to meet everybody and everybody to have a great time. things are progressing and the flyers should be out soon. kelia is excited and so are many other people. just want to thank everybody that’s planning to come to the party and are supporting it. we have great prizes so don’t miss out! AUGUST 14th is the day i can’t wait to see you all there!!!

Kewalos….

good evening. it was dark when i got up at 5 am to check the waves. it was pretty small so i was going to go back to sleep. then i looked over at shun and thought “the waves might be good enough for me but an average japanese surfer would be super stoked to surf waist high bowls with only 4 guys out.” so i wake up shun, and we go surf! i could barely stand up on the tiny waves but shun was ripping! he caught so many waves and kept on asking me how more time we have until we have to be at the airport. i said, 30 min, 15 min, and finally said to catch 2 more cause we have to go. shun seemed so happy and kept on telling me that he wanted to stay longer. japan is pretty much flat now so i understand why shun want’s to stay. shun’s a surfer!!! we paddled out before the sun rose and came back in at 7:30 am. he stuck his board and wet trunks in his board bag and we left. i could tell he was sad that there won’t be any blue, warm, trade winds for a while. i just hope shun takes his fire back to japan and lights everyone up!!! go shun!!!

on the way to the airport, shun was sleeping. i’m sure he had a great time in hawaii. and i’m sure everybody here enjoyed his competitiveness and great company. my sister, tony, and the boys were planning a sayonara party on thursday night because he was really supposed to leave on friday. well, things happen and there will always be other opportunities for this kid. shun is welcomed in hawaii anytime and we’re all waiting for him to come back!!

i was in waikiki this morning and seen the coolest thing. these 2 old timers were laughing and all smiles as they were walking back to their hotels. it’s awesome on what the ocean can provide us…. and as far as age? it’s never too late!!!

i was watching some footage tony took or maoh in keramas. i didn’t realize how big and perfect we got the waves. this is pretty dam good for march yeah? can’t wait to go back this year. hey mike in seattle, the hard drive is on the way! and to dave in kamogawa, the other hard drive is on the way! thanks you guys!!!

and last. no matter how hot and humid japan is, i will always eat ramen. the sweat dripping off my head into my ramen bowl makes it taste even better. haha… actually, it happened a few times and i still ate it. that’s how good japanese ramen is….