{"id":137643,"date":"2025-05-19T16:26:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=137643"},"modified":"2025-05-19T16:28:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:28:48","slug":"best-of-the-best-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=137643","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137644\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84-800x598.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84-800x598.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84-1536x1148.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84-696x520.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84-1068x798.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84-1920x1435.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84-562x420.jpg 562w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-84.jpg 2008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wow, another beautiful day here in Hawaii. \u00a0Blue sky, clear water, and very warm weather.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137645\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-85-800x527.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-85-800x527.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-85-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-85-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-85-1536x1012.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-85-2048x1349.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-85-696x458.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-85-1068x704.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-85-1920x1265.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-85-638x420.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And good waves too! \u00a0Fujiki-san hasn&#8217;t surfed for 2 years but he actually surfed the best today. \u00a0I was so impressed with his paddling and calmness. \u00a0We&#8217;ve surfed so many times together and today was his best of the best!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137646\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-86-800x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-86-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-86-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-86-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-86-1536x1344.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-86-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-86-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-86-1920x1680.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-86-480x420.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-86.jpg 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Good board, good waves, and good surfer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137648\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-88-800x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-88-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-88-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-88-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-88-1536x1344.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-88-2048x1792.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-88-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-88-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-88-1920x1680.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GPTempDownload-88-480x420.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the local surfer boys was cooking a pot of stew in the back of his truck. \u00a0It was working in the wind, and the stew was boiling. \u00a0I asked him what kind of burner he&#8217;s using and he said he got it from Japan. \u00a0It&#8217;s a Soto and you can only get it in Japan. \u00a0So now I have a reason to go to Japan because I have to get one of these for my boat. \u00a0Haha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, another beautiful day here in Hawaii. \u00a0Blue sky, clear water, and very warm weather. And good waves too! \u00a0Fujiki-san hasn&#8217;t surfed for 2 years but he actually surfed the best today. \u00a0I was so impressed with his paddling and calmness. \u00a0We&#8217;ve surfed so many times together and today was his best of the best! 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