it was 2 and a half years ago when this little grom came to hawaii. he was 8 years old. kairi noro is from osaka and i call him “The Wild One.” i remember pushing him into waves at kewalo’s and also seen him catch his first wave at velzyland on the north shore. this kid has so much energy and i can’t stop laughing at his personality. i haven’t met another kid in this world like kairi. it’s his personality and determination to become a world champion that’s pushing his surfing day by day. i’ve been watching his surfing progress at an astonishing rate that’s leaving his 10 year old and under competitors behind. yeah, kairi’s only 10 years old and is winning pretty much everything he enters in california. the NSSA had this to say about him:

Kairi Noro fresh off the plane from Japan came out swinging in the Mini Grom division with a 3-event sweep. Noro displayed his incredible talent ripping HB???s peaks with speedy snaps and good cutbacks on the reform section. Noro has been a dominator in the water winning seven straight events plus the 2009-10 Southwest Conference title.

like i said 2 years ago in a blog i wrote: watch this kid. he’s going to make it big. he already is and i’m keeping my eyes on his road to his dreams…

**CLICK HERE FOR KAIRI NORO’S “THE WILD ONE” GO-NAMINORI BLOG….

Nice Day!!!

good morning. i’ve been trying to get something for the past 10 years. i got it before, but not as like i want it. i’m not satisfied and will never be until i get it. that’s why i’m leaving at 4:45 am this morning. i hope i can get it. wish me luck!!

from early morning yesterday, the cops, helicopter and dogs were lined up down my street. i heard some bad guys broke into a house and held the people inside hostage. then they ran into the mountains. hawaii is getting crazy!!!

i went to test my new board out at bowls yesterday evening. i pulled up and seen only 8 guys out, then i looked over at rockpiles and seen only 2. so i paddled out to rockpiles and caught 10 waves in 40 minutes. my new board works good, i felt good, so i went in…

the whole time i was surfing, there was this huge rainbow in the blue sky. it was pretty dam cool…

my friend tat’s is a great chef. last night, he made for me some tataki. i loved it!!! i felt like i was in a authentic japanese restaurant. thanks tat’s….
and last, check out some japanese culture: Mochi Tossing Fesitval in Wakayama???? what??? it was cold, it was exciting, and it was an experience i will never forget. and i don’t think seth will too….