{"id":138262,"date":"2025-07-05T13:58:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T04:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=138262"},"modified":"2025-07-05T13:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T04:58:29","slug":"independence-day-round-2-back-to-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=138262","title":{"rendered":"Independence Day Round 2:  Back to the Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138263\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-26-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-26-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-26-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-26-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-26-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-26-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-26-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-26-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-26-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-26.jpg 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 1: \u00a0Sunny morning with good conditions. \u00a0So many surfers on this 4th of July holiday! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138265\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-28-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-28-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-28-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-28-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-28-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-28-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-28-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-28-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-28-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-28.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yokota-san surfing in Hawaii for the first time and loving the long rides. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138266\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-29.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nakahodo-san surfing in Hawaii for the 200th time and loving the long rides. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138264\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-27.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you see a turtle, you will have a lucky day. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138267\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-30-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-30-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-30-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-30-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-30-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-30-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-30-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-30-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-30-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-30.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 2: \u00a0It was a miracle but we found a parking spot right in front of Big Rights. \u00a0Nakahodo-san couldn&#8217;t wait to get out there. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138269\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1.jpeg 1329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In my whole lifetime, I&#8217;ve never seen Ala Moana Beach park surf spots so empty. \u00a0I think it&#8217;s because there was no parking due to the fireworks tonight. \u00a0Luckily we found parking, and luckily nobody was out. \u00a0We scored Big Rights all to ourselves. \u00a0Maybe we got lucky because of the turtle? \u00a0Believe! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138268\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GPTempDownload-31.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The south swell continues as we continue to surf as much as possible. \u00a0I&#8217;m completely sunburnt out and surfed out but once I see waves, my adrenaline goes up. \u00a0Nakahodo-san&#8217;s adrenaline running very high on this one. \u00a07pm and in bed. \u00a0Goodnight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 1: \u00a0Sunny morning with good conditions. \u00a0So many surfers on this 4th of July holiday! \u00a0 Yokota-san surfing in Hawaii for the first time and loving the long rides. \u00a0 Nakahodo-san surfing in Hawaii for the 200th time and loving the long rides. 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