{"id":144265,"date":"2026-09-11T12:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T03:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=144265"},"modified":"2026-09-11T12:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T03:45:25","slug":"box-jelly-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=144265","title":{"rendered":"Box Jelly Invasion!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144266\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-63.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1847\" height=\"1039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-63.jpg 1847w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-63-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-63-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-63-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-63-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-63-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-63-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-63-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1847px) 100vw, 1847px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 1: \u00a0We surfed at Ala Moana Bowls. \u00a0Box jellyfish everywhere! \u00a0Rocky got stung on the way out. \u00a0Mighty Mouse got stung on the way in. \u00a0I got stung in between. \u00a0And 6 others got stung in the lineup. \u00a0It was the biggest jellyfish invasion I&#8217;ve ever experienced out there. \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144267\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-64.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-64.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-64-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-64-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-64-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-64-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-64-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-64-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Surf talk in the parking lot. \u00a0So stoked to have so many good surfer friends. \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144269\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-65.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1573\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-65.jpg 1573w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-65-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-65-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-65-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-65-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-65-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-65-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-65-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1573px) 100vw, 1573px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 2: \u00a0Bowls was so fun! \u00a0No jellyfish and only good vibes. \u00a0Hashimoto-san surfed the past week in huge waves so today was so easy. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144270\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-66.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-66.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-66-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-66-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-66-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-66-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-66-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-66-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-66-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I can feel everything is getting back to normal. \u00a0Yes, summer is back! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144271\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-14.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-14.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-14-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-14-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-14-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-14-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-14-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-14-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-14-747x420.jpeg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mighty Mouse surfs more than anyone I know. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144272\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-67.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1826\" height=\"1027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-67.jpg 1826w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-67-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-67-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-67-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-67-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-67-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-67-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-67-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1826px) 100vw, 1826px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And keeps on going, going, and going. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144274\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-69.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-69.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-69-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-69-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-69-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-69-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-69-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-69-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GPTempDownload-69-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We all ride similar surfboards so I try to explain to my students where their back foot should be positioned. \u00a0Basically it should be right on the tail like this. \u00a0It allows the surfboard to work to its full potential. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144276\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9825-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The parking lot was still closed today. \u00a0One of the guys told me that they are going to repaint the lines and it should be open on Saturday. \u00a0Yeah! \u00a0Anyway, a couple more swells heading to Hawaii and possibly another hurricane. \u00a0The best summer ever continues&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 1: \u00a0We surfed at Ala Moana Bowls. \u00a0Box jellyfish everywhere! \u00a0Rocky got stung on the way out. \u00a0Mighty Mouse got stung on the way in. \u00a0I got stung in between. \u00a0And 6 others got stung in the lineup. \u00a0It was the biggest jellyfish invasion I&#8217;ve ever experienced out there. \u00a0 \u00a0 Surf talk in 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