{"id":142107,"date":"2026-04-13T13:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=142107"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:24:27","slug":"my-little-surfer-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=142107","title":{"rendered":"My Little Surfer Brother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142109\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1853\" height=\"1042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-52.jpg 1853w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-52-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-52-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-52-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-52-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-52-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-52-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-52-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1853px) 100vw, 1853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another really dark and gloomy day in Hawaii. \u00a0BUT, the waves were so good this afternoon!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142108\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-51.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-51.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-51-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-51-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-51-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-51-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-51-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-51-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-51-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the water cleaned up a lot too. \u00a0I think there&#8217;s no dirt in the mountains to wash into the ocean anymore. \u00a0It&#8217;s been raining for over a month!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142112\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-54.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1581\" height=\"889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-54.jpg 1581w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-54-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-54-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-54-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-54-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-54-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-54-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-54-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1581px) 100vw, 1581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So happy to surf with Leo today. \u00a0This kid is super cool. \u00a0He only surfs in Hawaii and we&#8217;ve been enjoying years of surfing together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142113\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-55.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-55.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-55-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-55-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-55-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-55-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-55-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GPTempDownload-55-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Laser focused and can adapt to any surfboard and any conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142115\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is \u00a0Leo surfing 7 years ago. \u00a0He went from little boy to a young fine man. \u00a0The adrenaline rush and stoke is the same.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142114\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5534.jpg 640w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5534-559x420.jpg 559w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5534-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5534-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every year since, we always go to eat shave ice after surf. \u00a0Rain or shine, we both order shave ice with ice cream on the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142111\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"1836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-rotated.jpeg 2448w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5519-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7 years later. \u00a0Today was no different. \u00a0Shave ice with ice cream on the bottom! \u00a0Leo&#8217;s mom told me I&#8217;m like a big brother to him. \u00a0I almost cried hearing that. \u00a0I love watching kids growing up into fine young gentlemen. \u00a0Keep on surfing my little brother!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another really dark and gloomy day in Hawaii. \u00a0BUT, the waves were so good this afternoon! And the water cleaned up a lot too. \u00a0I think there&#8217;s no dirt in the mountains to wash into the ocean anymore. \u00a0It&#8217;s been raining for over a month! So happy to surf with Leo today. \u00a0This kid is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-142107","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirbyblog"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142107","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=142107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142116,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142107\/revisions\/142116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=142107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=142107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=142107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}