good morning. 5:30am and it’s pretty dam dark outside. turning off my computer and sticking it in my bag. be boarding a 9 hour flight. that’s enough for 2 movies and a nap. sorry if i couldn’t get back to all your emails and stuff. now your going to have to wait till mid october because i ain’t touching my computer when i’m on that boat. i just checked the forecast and it’s looking really good for japan, and indo. another typhoon should be forming in the next few days for japan. as for indo? holy cow… big low pressures pushing waves to timor. i might have to put a bigger board in my bag. should have waves the whole time we’re out there. and also a lot of fish. surf/dive trip? that’s my kind of trip. have a safe and happy day. see you in japan….

we had a family dinner last night at my house. i was sitting back thinking “gosh, i’m so lucky to have such a big family”….

this is kelia and seth, with the toy kairi gave me to give seth on his head. gosh, these kids are growing up so fast….

so many people’s been asking about how to get a kelia moniz poster. well, now you can get a signed one. coming soon on makana cafe….

hey, wanted to congratulate nishi-san and yoshi-san from chiba on their happy wedding day!!!! wish you guys the best in life….

and last, we got some pretty cool presents that will be given away this month from go-naminori. CLICK HERE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN SOME….

good evening. what a perfect surf day in hawaii. light winds all day and the kids were calling kewalo’s all time. i was calling diamond head all time. well, got to pack my suitcase and get a flight back to japan tomorrow. more sushi, but please no alcohol…. oyasuminasai…

when ever i go on a boat trip, i’m prepared. 2 tshirts, 2 trunks, japanese rice, nori, miso, and wasabi is all i need. at about the 10th day of the 2 week trip, i start to crave japanese food. that’s when i bust this out. first, i get the rice going. then go spear a fish, clean it, cut it up into slabs, chop it up fine mixing in onions and miso, get the nori ready, mix the wasabi in shoyu, then it’s all about hand roll sushi. taste like a million bucks….

meet buggy. derek doesn’t mess around when he gets into something. when he finds a new hobby, he goes full 100%. this is his VW dune buggy he built from scratch. everything is top of the line and probably could enter and win a car show. full 100%. and when derek got back into surfing a few years ago, it was 100% too. he probably has more boards than me in his room…. haha…

meet mina. mina nagashima is a pro surfer from atsugi that lives the life in okinawa. surf/yoga/have fun. she has a great life!! check out her blog that she updates regularly…. CLICK HERE FOR MINA NAGASHIMA BLOG….

wow, i just got back from diamond head. left at 7am and back in my house at 8:15am. pulled up to cliffs and seen this… 3′ epic perfect no wind surf….

took a peek around the corner and lighthouse was the spot. if i were to rate lighthouse on a scale of 1 to 10. today was 9.95. paddled out with carissa moore, caught 5 epic waves, and i was done… now i have the whole day ahead of me…. see ya…