good christmas evening. it was a beautiful relaxing day here in hawaii. small waves and big lunches. eat, sleep, eat, and sleep. what a great day!!!

hawaiian food is our family tradition on christmas day. my mom prepares everything and we all end up eating 3 servings. squid luau, kalua pig, lomi salmon, potato salad, kalbi, and poi. i’m feeling pretty big now….

smoked wild boar for pupu’s. i’ll bet anybody that kalua will taste better…

i was watching the tribute to CNN HEROES today on tv. gosh, there were some inspiring stories on how ordinary people are giving back to the community. what did i learn from watching it? now i know what a true hero is. no, it’s not kelly slater, not tiger woods. a true hero is your ordinary person that gives back to people and the community with no intent of getting anything back. it’s just from the heart. after watching that program, it made me realize how fortunate i am to live the life i do. and it also made me realize that i’m not doing enough to give back to this world. it got me thinking. i might not have an answer today, but i will try to figure something out. just wanted to say to all you true heros out there, keep on inspiring people to do good things from the heart and it’s people like you that make this world a better place…
**CLICK HERE AND WATCH THE TOP 10 NOMINEE HERO STORIES. IF YOU DON’T SHED A TEAR, YOUR NOT HUMAN….

**alicia keys sang this song on the show and you have to listed to the words. oh my gosh!!!

evening session diamond head….

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! it’s a beautiful day here in hawaii. small waves around the island but still looking fun on the north shore. it could be worst right? right.. i’m taking the day off from fun in the sun. no swells on the way so got to wait till next year to surf good waves. wanted to thank everybody for the merry christmas emails and cards. thanks so much!!! hope your having a great day and hope santa brought you what you wanted. as for me, i got the best present in the world. my good health. thanks santa….
** last night i was looking back in my photo library to see what i was doing the past years christmas eve’s….

2007 christmas eve. went diving for christmas parties and new years day….

2006 christmas eve. taking kalua to my sisters house for some tender loving care….

2005 christmas eve. finding a nice rock in town that had an army of monster opihi’s. 2005 was a great christmas for a lot of my friends. can’t beat opihi’s for christmas can you….
**and last, something you wouldn’t want happening to you on christmas day. check out these crazy stunt men…