{"id":136198,"date":"2025-02-04T15:28:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T06:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=136198"},"modified":"2025-02-04T15:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T06:29:25","slug":"surf-dolphin-swim-fried-kole-poke-squid-and-waterwomen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=136198","title":{"rendered":"Surf, Dolphin Swim,  Fried Kole, Poke Squid, and Waterwomen!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136201\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6726-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6726-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6726-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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full day on the boat looking for surf and clean water. \u00a0It didn&#8217;t take too long to find both.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136202\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_6747-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I pulled up to a spot I haven&#8217;t surfed in 30 years, told the girls to go figure out how to surf it. \u00a0They worked together and ended up having a great time. \u00a0Perfect chest high waves and nobody around. \u00a0All I could hear was their laughter after each wave.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136206\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3-800x451.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3-1068x602.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3-745x420.jpeg 745w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpeg 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since the water was crystal clear, we decided to spearfish. \u00a0These girls could barely swim when I first met them. \u00a0Now they are so connected to the ocean that they can do anything ocean related.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136204\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1-800x451.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1-1068x602.jpeg 1068w, 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https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-2-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-2-1068x602.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-2-745x420.jpeg 745w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-2.jpeg 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the best eating fried fish in Hawaii. \u00a0An island favorite!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136203\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-800x451.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1068x602.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-745x420.jpeg 745w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload.jpeg 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s illegal to swim with dolphins, but it&#8217;s not illegal if dolphins swim with you. \u00a0We were diving and all of a sudden this pod of dolphins swam right up to us. \u00a0It was an amazing moment! \u00a0I looked into their eyes and they were so happy. \u00a0Both the girls and the 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