good morning. it’s 6:30 and the waves look small but really fun. i only see 3 guys out at bowls? and only 10 or so at ala moana park? where is everybody? i just seen such a clean wave come in. there must have been 100 surfers in the water yesterday morning and the waves were smaller. oh well, great for me! i’m going surfing!!! have a nice day!!!!!

had a great dinner with good friends last night. secret korean restaurant in seoul, hawaii. haha…. kamsamida….

the sandy beach bathroom is the coolest bathroom in the world. they have awesome paintings all over it. check this one out!
DUKE KAHANAMOKU 1890-1968.

yesterday toda-san, takami-san, and i spent a day on my boat. we went all the way from the ala wai, to the airport, to waikiki, and back to the ala wai. toda-san drove the whole way so i was pretty happy. we stopped on the way to some of my dive spots and it was nice to see a lot of fish waiting for me. my guns are working, my new wetsuit is amazing(more about it coming soon), and that few hours underwater cleared all the bad things on my mind. diving is my medicine. without it, i’d be in jail….
i forgot to take a photo of us but see that camera on my boat? cheese!!!
check out toda-san’s blog for more photos!!!

**ever since kelia started surfing, i’ve been trying to help her. i always tell her to “bend your knees and don’t fall.” if she just listens, she will surf 10x better. the other day at kewalo’s, she came in and i told her the same thing, “bend your knees and don’t fall.” she went back out on her longboard and did the most beautiful power round house cutback i’ve ever seen. kelia’s pretty much getting focused on the upcoming roxy jam in france that will determine who the next world champion is. if she just “bends her knees and don’t fall, she will win.” maybe i should go with her and yell it every 5 seconds from the beach? haha.. people in france will think i’m crazy… but you know what? i am crazy.. haha…


i’m also teaching kelia how to model. if i were a girl, this would be a cover shot. haha…
kelia was fooling around with my camera. she’s been doing her blog every day recently and just needs things to talk about. so i have her my peace sign[:?????$B!x(B???:] to talk about.
**CLICK HERE FOR KELIA MONIZ GO-NAMINORI BLOG….

Yobaseo!!!

i was asked by Surfer Girls Magazine to take a portrait photo of a girl named Saki Uchida. so yesterday afternoon, i called her and asked her to meet me at magic island. we pulled up and decided to change spots. so i asked her to meet me at kewalo’s. “kewalo’s?” saki-chan didn’t know where it was. eeh? after surfing and living here in hawaii for 2 years, she really didn’t know where it was and how to get there. i told her to follow me…

we pulled up, i showed her where to park, which is not in the local parking side. she got out of her car to check the waves and i said, “grab your board and go surf.” she looked nervous as heck but it’s ok. i would be nervous too. haha.. anyway, as we were walking to the point, carissa moore took off and surfed a wave like a world champion. i asked saki-chan if she knew who carissa moore was. she said “of course” and looked pretty surprised to see her out there. then carissa paddled in so i introduced her, carissa gave saki-chan a friendly hawaiian kiss on the cheek, and saki-can looked pretty happy. i had to leave so saki-chan went surfing. i explained to her that even if you can’t catch a wave, go out for the experience. and an experience i bet it was.
when i got home later in the evening, i got a text saying “kewalo’s was fun. thank you for letting me surf there.”
you know something? i’m fascinated on how polite japanese people are. they are so thankful and are always saying thank you for everything. but i won’t accept “thank you for letting me surf there.” hey saki-chan, this is hawaii. you can surf anywhere you want. you don’t have to say thank you because the ocean is for everyone to enjoy. i had fun taking your portrait photo today. i’m happy for you that your going to be in the next Surfer Girls Magazine. and i’m happier that you got to surf some where else besides diamond head. here’s my advise from now on, “go surf anywhere and everywhere. experience different waves and conditions. smile and say hi to everybody. make friends. and remember that the ocean here in hawaii is for everybody, no matter where your from. see you at kewalo’s….”