{"id":104393,"date":"2019-08-20T05:24:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T20:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=104393"},"modified":"2019-08-20T05:24:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T20:24:32","slug":"queens-kids-biki-ranch-and-tahiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=104393","title":{"rendered":"Queens, Kids, Biki, Ranch, and Tahiti&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104405\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-3.05.09-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>it&#8217;s been so long since i surfed at Queens! \u00a0so yes, as much as Seira-chan was excited, so was i. \u00a0that is the most photogenic spot in the world!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104406\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-3.06.03-PM-663x406.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"406\" \/>and also one of the most aggressive spot in the world too. \u00a0i took off on one wave and there were 5 guys in front of me, and 3 guys in the back. \u00a0crazy!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104400\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-3.06.49-PM-663x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"375\" \/>i gave a short talk to Seira-chan about the lineup, wave, reef, and crowd. \u00a0and just like that, she figured it out on her own. \u00a0i just sat in the channel and watched her catch wave after wave. \u00a0look how beautiful it was!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104399\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-3.04.18-PM-663x376.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"376\" \/>Queen&#8217;s is one of the best longboard spot in Hawaii and these girls will have 25 minutes to themselves per heat. \u00a0just that is a dream!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104398\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-3.04.36-PM-663x372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"372\" \/>Seira-chan is using my magic board so i feel like she will do very good. \u00a0magic board and magic calmness is a great combination for success&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104401\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-3.08.09-PM-663x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"375\" \/>i went out, rode a 11&#8217;0 longboard, and blocked a few waves for Seira-chan. \u00a0this is how i guarantee you will get good waves anywhere if you&#8217;re with me! \u00a0haha.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104402\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-3.08.44-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>it took a day to make a few adjustments in weight distribution and where your arms should be. \u00a0this is the perfect example of what i want to see&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104403\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-3.09.05-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>i haven&#8217;t been this golden black since i was 13 years old. \u00a0too much sun and too much fun!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104404\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-3.10.04-PM-663x378.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"378\" \/>there is no parking in Waikiki so i had to park really far and ride my skateboard. \u00a0but on the way back, i hitched a ride from Seira-chan. \u00a0this was the first time she&#8217;s done this but we use to do this all the time before. \u00a0 but that was in high school. \u00a0haha&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104409\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/>finally, my Sister has been traveling a lot and enjoying her life. \u00a0 after raising 5 amazing kids, she well deserves it. \u00a0so when i found out she was at Kelly Slater&#8217;s Surf Ranch, i wasn&#8217;t surprised at all.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-104407\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8011-e1566197768119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>and this is the first barrel of my Sisters life! \u00a0the video was amazing! \u00a0so proud of my Sister Tammy Moniz for living out her dreams, and getting barreled while doing it. \u00a0it&#8217;s in the family blood sis! \u00a0keep on going!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-104410\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/MillerR-Tahiti19-0179-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>and on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Seth Moniz is getting barreled in Tahiti. \u00a0such a good representation of Hawaii and Japan. \u00a0Protect Mauna Kea and Mount Fuji! \u00a0good boy Seth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>it&#8217;s been so long since i surfed at Queens! \u00a0so yes, as much as Seira-chan was excited, so was i. \u00a0that is the most photogenic spot in the world! and also one of the most aggressive spot in the world too. \u00a0i took off on one wave and there were 5 guys in front of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104393","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirby-blogs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=104393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104393\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=104393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=104393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=104393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}