{"id":143595,"date":"2026-07-29T12:14:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T03:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=143595"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T03:14:28","slug":"blue-sky-tropical-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=143595","title":{"rendered":"Blue Sky Tropical Storm?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143596\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26-800x453.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26-1024x580.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26-768x435.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26-696x394.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26-1068x605.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-26-742x420.jpeg 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 1: \u00a0Bowls looked too small so we drove to the east side of the island and searched for bigger waves. \u00a0It was so beautiful to be in the wild ocean again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-143597\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0961.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1478\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0961.jpg 1478w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0961-800x477.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0961-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0961-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0961-696x415.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0961-1068x637.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0961-704x420.jpg 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1478px) 100vw, 1478px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to this hurricane, the waves were so good! \u00a0Mighty Mouse and I were the only ones surfing this powerful wave. \u00a0Clean water, lots of wildlife, and probably the biggest waves on the island today. \u00a0We scored!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-143599\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8321.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1458\" height=\"897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8321.jpg 1458w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8321-800x492.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8321-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8321-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8321-696x428.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8321-1068x657.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8321-683x420.jpg 683w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8321-356x220.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1458px) 100vw, 1458px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love it out here because the seabirds like to surf the waves too. \u00a0You&#8217;re riding a wave and a bird is weaving in and out of the swell. \u00a0It&#8217;s pretty cool to experience. \u00a0Watching that made me want to foil again so I can feel just like a bird.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-143600\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1767\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8323.jpg 1767w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8323-800x412.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8323-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8323-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8323-1536x792.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8323-696x359.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8323-1068x551.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8323-815x420.jpg 815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1767px) 100vw, 1767px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They will come directly straight for you and do a slight turn just before hitting you in the face. \u00a0You can see their eyes looking right at you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143601\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-138.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-138-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-138-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-138-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-138-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-138-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-138-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-138-746x420.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 2: \u00a0Back to the south shore. \u00a0OMG, it was supposed to rain all day today. \u00a0What rain? \u00a0It was blue sky and clear water. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143602\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1624\" height=\"914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-139.jpg 1624w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-139-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-139-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-139-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-139-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-139-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-139-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-139-746x420.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1624px) 100vw, 1624px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ken-san catching some good waves today. \u00a0It&#8217;s always so inspiring to surf with surfers older than me. \u00a0It makes me want to keep on surfing forever. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143603\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-140.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-140-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-140-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-140-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-140-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-140-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-140-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GPTempDownload-140-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mai-chan surfed for the very first time in her life and she stood up on her very first wave. \u00a0Perfect style and smiling the whole way. \u00a0Amazing!<\/p>\n<p>It was such a great day for all surfers in Hawaii! \u00a0Tomorrow more waves with north winds so all the secret spots are going to be so good! \u00a0Goodnight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 1: \u00a0Bowls looked too small so we drove to the east side of the island and searched for bigger waves. \u00a0It was so beautiful to be in the wild ocean again. Thanks to this hurricane, the waves were so good! \u00a0Mighty Mouse and I were the only ones surfing this powerful wave. \u00a0Clean water, [&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":["post-143595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-kirbyblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143595","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=143595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143604,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143595\/revisions\/143604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=143595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=143595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}