{"id":138883,"date":"2025-08-12T15:06:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=138883"},"modified":"2025-08-12T15:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:06:40","slug":"smiles-and-laughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=138883","title":{"rendered":"Smiles and Laughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138887\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-66-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-66-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-66-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-66-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-66-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-66-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-66-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-66.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 1: \u00a0We all woke up this morning thinking that the swell would be much smaller. \u00a0BUT, we were all wrong! \u00a0We got to Bowls and it was still BIG! \u00a0Kawika on the perfect looking wave. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138890\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-69-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-69-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-69-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-69-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-69-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-69-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-69-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-69.jpg 1386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The conditions were as good as it gets. \u00a0No wind and perfectly glassy conditions. \u00a0Uncle Pat taking off on a set. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138891\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-70-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-70-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-70-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-70-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-70-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-70-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-70-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-70.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So nice to see the Uncles still charging on the big days! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138892\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-71-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-71-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-71-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-71-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-71-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-71-1068x600.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-71-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-71.jpg 1286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This past swell, Uncle Pat was looking better than ever. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138893\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-72-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-72-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-72-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-72-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-72-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-72-1068x602.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-72-745x420.jpg 745w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-72.jpg 1528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ronnie on a clean one too. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138894\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-73-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-73-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-73-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-73-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-73-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-73-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-73-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-73-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-73.jpg 1538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I just love photos like this. \u00a0You can see and feel the energy of the ocean.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138888\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-67-800x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-67-800x461.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-67-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-67-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-67-696x401.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-67-1068x615.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-67-729x420.jpg 729w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-67.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The girls impressed me today. \u00a0They were so comfortable out there. \u00a0Taking off on sets by themselves and completing rides. \u00a0Mighty Mouse caught the best Bowls left of her life.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138889\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-68-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-68-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-68-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-68-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-68-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-68-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-68-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPTempDownload-68.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the past 2 days of big wave surfing, today was pretty easy for Rocky. \u00a0This morning was a dream session for the girls. \u00a0The waves were so good! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138886\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5419.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 2: \u00a0Spent the afternoon session on Mayuki. \u00a0Passing by the Atlantas boat stuck on the reef at Kewalo&#8217;s. \u00a0They are going to try to pull it off the reef on the high tide but I don&#8217;t see that happening anytime soon. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138885\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5425.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pretty sad looking at boats ruining the reefs over and over and over. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138884\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5429.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The girls surfed the secret spot all to themselves. \u00a0Smiles and laughter in the ocean. \u00a0Another great day of surfing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 1: \u00a0We all woke up this morning thinking that the swell would be much smaller. \u00a0BUT, we were all wrong! \u00a0We got to Bowls and it was still BIG! \u00a0Kawika on the perfect looking wave. \u00a0 The conditions were as good as it gets. \u00a0No wind and perfectly glassy conditions. \u00a0Uncle Pat taking off 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