good morning. wanted to wish all you mothers out there a HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!![:?????(J\(B????????????:][:?????(J\(B????????????:][:?????(J\(B????????????:] hope you all have a beautiful day!!!

this is for all you mothers out there….
6:15am and the waves look super small around the island. flat on the north shore and pretty much flat in town. smallest it’s been in a while. solid north/west swell with no winds starting thursday. you know what that means? epic surf!!! have a safe and nice day….
**check out part 3 of Deep in Thailand….

i went down to kewalo’s to watch the last HSA Event of the year. ended up staying down there for a couple of hours talking to ben aipa. talking about coaching, talking about old times, and talking about japanese pro surfers talent. gosh, the things ben told me made so much sense. it will take me hours to explain but all i have to say is. if ben aipa was to coach the next generation surfers in japan, i’ll guarantee one of them will be the first ever japanese surfer to make the WCT. wanna bet?

the competitors here in hawaii are all friends. here is micah, john john florance, and the other guys that just came out of the heat. the level of amateur surfing in hawaii is blowing up…

went to sam’s club after to eat a half a chicken, 3 scoops rice, and one scoop macaroni salad. gosh, i felt like kalua after i ate this. $5.25. pretty cheap….
**i came back home to watch the volcom contest online. seth and isaiah went down in round 2. nao and kelia ripped and made it to the quarter finals. kelia sent me a text saying nao was ripping. way to go girls…. contest will wrap up tomorrow. well, tonight if your in japan. check it out BY CLICKING HERE….

when i was at kewalo’s yesterday, i saw alyssa walking around selling ear rings. she hand made every single one and even hand made the frame in school. she asked me if i wanted to buy one for $10 to help her raise money for her airplane ticket to the nationals contest in california this june. i couldn’t say no so i bought one. and i don’t even have holes in my ears? anyway, when i see kids with so much determination and trying so hard to make their dreams come true, i will support them 100%. alyssa only has to sell 25 more and one of her dreams will come true. so please support alyssa… and check out ALYSSA’S BLOG….

about the ear rings, i really like them but i don’t think they will match my dress. haha… so i want to give it away to somebody that will make use of them. the first email i get from somebody that has holes in their ears, or has a girlfriend that has holes in their ears, it’s yours. give me your address and i’ll stick it in an envelope and mail it off monday morning….

good morning. 6:30am saturday morning. small waves around the island. knee/waist high in town and looks packed. 9 guys out at rockpiles and 8 out at the bowl. north shore flat. huge typhoon heading to japan. wish i was there…. i’m watching the volcom contest live now. kelia made her heat and nao’s heat is next. yeah!!! have a nice day….

**got an email from reid inouye about the Hard Rock Cafe Series Quiksilver Kewalo Basin Final Showdown. it’s happening today at kewalo’s so go cheer on the local boys and girls. this is kewalo’s local derek wong ripping the rights. photo: bernie baker

for all of you, including myself, that missed the jack johnson kokua festival last month in hawaii. got a treat… the whole concert is on msn video. the video and sound quality is pretty awesome. way better than youtube. i was watching it last night and thought it was pretty cool. check it out by CLICKING HERE….
**one last thing, who got 4th place in the kid’s division at the TSSC users contest at ikumi last month? who ever it is, they forgot their trophy in the dove wetsuit car. i got it from tokura-san the day before i left japan. he thought it was seth’s but it wasn’t. i totally spaced out and forgot. sorry…. please let me know who it was and i will send it to you when i get back to japan. but if you don’t want it, i’ll bring it back to hawaii and put it on my shelf. it’s such a killer trophy….