{"id":103172,"date":"2019-07-09T05:24:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T20:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=103172"},"modified":"2019-07-09T05:24:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T20:24:03","slug":"drowning-at-the-red-sea-pupu-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=103172","title":{"rendered":"Drowning at the Red Sea Pupu Table!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103177\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-08-at-10.23.12-AM-663x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"394\" \/>\u00a0WOW!!!! \u00a0Nakahodo-san made a request to surf at one of the secret spots i took him before. \u00a0how did he know it was solid 6&#8242; and only 4 guys out??? \u00a0good request man! \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103176\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-08-at-10.25.30-AM-663x356.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"356\" \/>\u00a0i short boarded and had a hard time paddling into the sets. \u00a0Nakahodo-san caught the sets with ease. \u00a0the right board for the right day! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103174\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-08-at-10.23.57-AM-663x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"433\" \/>\u00a0one huge set came in and broke on everybody. \u00a0this guys leash on his Costco board broke and he started panicking. \u00a0he was screaming &#8220;HELP!! \u00a0I&#8217;M GOING TO DROWN! \u00a0HELP!!!&#8221; \u00a0i paddled up to him and said &#8220;hey, calm down!&#8221; \u00a0he was panicking and freaking out saying that he was going to drown. \u00a0i said &#8220;hey, i won&#8217;t let you drown so just calm down. \u00a0just relax and i&#8217;ll guide you in.&#8221; \u00a0it&#8217;s this guys lucky day because there are no lifeguards, and this spot is infected with huge tiger sharks. \u00a0i hope i won&#8217;t be seeing him out there for a while. \u00a0his friend paddled out later and said &#8220;thank you dude. \u00a0it&#8217;s time for my friend to invest into another leash.&#8221; \u00a0i told him &#8220;no, it&#8217;s time for you friend to invest in a brain. \u00a0there is no way he should have been out here.&#8221; \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103162\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-08-at-10.25.54-AM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>\u00a0it&#8217;s kind of funny because Nakahodo-san saw the guy panicking and now understands why i always teach him not to panic. \u00a0 i told him &#8220;you panic, you die.&#8221; \u00a0 and if nobody was out this day, that guy would be dead for sure&#8230; \u00a0keep calm and you have a chance at least&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103178\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6825.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0thank you Nakahodo-san for the fresh andagi from Okinawa! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103179\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6826.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0so moist and so tasty! \u00a0i felt like i was in Okinawa for a minute! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103182\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6830.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0then i got invited to the Red Sea House in Kaneohe for dinner. \u00a0i already knew i would gain 10lbs in 30 minutes. \u00a0this is just the appetizer table. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103184\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6833.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0fresh homemade ahi poke.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103185\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6831.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0fresh ono sashimi with spicy ahi poke. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103183\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6832.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0marinated aji with green peppers from Papa Crow&#8217;s garden. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103181\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6844.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" \/>when ever i come here, i feel like i&#8217;m coming home. \u00a0the Nakamoto Family is the perfect example of the perfect Japanese\/American family in Hawaii. \u00a0so kind, so warm, so inviting, and so loving. \u00a0thank you always for sharing the love. \u00a0the kind of love that makes me feel so good&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0WOW!!!! 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