{"id":59598,"date":"2015-09-08T14:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T05:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=59598"},"modified":"2015-09-08T14:00:54","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T05:00:54","slug":"hawaiian-lifestyle-mango-pickers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=59598","title":{"rendered":"Hawaiian Lifestyle:  Mango Pickers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/rockbridge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/rockbridge.jpg\" alt=\"rockbridge\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59599\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthere is a pretty magical place near hanauma bay.  it&#8217;s called Rock Bridge and even thought it is closed to the public, people break the law and go there.  in the past few months, 3 people died there by waves washing them off the rocks.  and once you&#8217;re in the water, you will never be able to get back out.  it&#8217;s rough, there&#8217;s current, and it&#8217;s extremely dangerous.  two days ago, a 21 year old military man was the third person to die there.  it&#8217;s not worth a photo for your Facebook.  i passed there many times on my boat and it&#8217;s actually more dangerous than it looks.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/t2kgraphsat.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/t2kgraphsat.gif\" alt=\"t2kgraphsat\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni usually don&#8217;t track typhoons if i can&#8217;t go to japan and chase them anymore.  but because my nephews are there, i&#8217;m watching it closely.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-07-at-2.36.26-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-07-at-2.36.26-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-09-07 at 2.36.26 AM\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-59608\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nanother view.  isn&#8217;t it so beautiful!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-08-at-2.24.31-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-08-at-2.24.31-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-09-08 at 2.24.31 AM\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-59609\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ncheck out this mornings surf report.  you never see waves on every shore like this.  all us surfers are loving every moment of it!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-07-at-1.38.08-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-07-at-1.38.08-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-09-07 at 1.38.08 AM\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-59603\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nand the conditions couldn&#8217;t be any better.  super glassy perfect swells all around our island.  it is so uncrowded everywhere because there are waves everywhere.  i am super stoked to be in hawaii scoring this very rare event!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0066.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0066.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0066\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59602\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nday 3 for Hashimoto-san.  we pulled up to the beach and my local friend came up to me and said &#8220;omg, the waves are way bigger than yesterday!  too big for me so i went to waikiki.&#8221;  Hashimoto-san heard that and i think he got nervous.  i tried to tell him it was smaller than yesterday but i knew he didn&#8217;t believe me.  haha.  we paddled out anyway and challenged ourselves.  &#8220;if you don&#8217;t go, you won&#8217;t know.&#8221;  then we went to eat at my favorite sandwich restaurant.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0065.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0065.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0065\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59604\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe healthiest on the island.  it was amazing!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0067.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0067.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0067\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59605\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen i was giving Hashimoto-san some ocean knowledge tips with paper and pen.  super easy to understand so all we have to do is go apply it tomorrow morning.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0069.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0069.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0069\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59607\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen while we were surfing, my friend told me to come to her house and pick mangos.  i asked Hashimoto-san if he wanted to go and he was so excited for his first ever hawaiian mango picking experience.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0068.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0068.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0068\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59606\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthis is the hawaiian culture.  just go to your friends house and pick big ripe juicy mangos.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0071-e1441669234219.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0071-e1441669234219.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0071\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59611\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nwe were both so stoked.  Hashimoto-san will chill his mango and eat it with his mother.  i cut some up already and am going to make a mango smoothie.  so happy to have such great friends here in hawaii!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0070.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0070.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0070\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59610\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nto me, hawaii mangos are the best in the world.  especially when they&#8217;re free!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/94kyearfor4.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/94kyearfor4.jpeg\" alt=\"94k:yearfor4\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59601\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ndid you know that it cost an average of $94,000 or 11,210,855 yen per year to live in hawaii for a family of 4?  and that doesn&#8217;t include savings!  that&#8217;s crazy!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>there is a pretty magical place near hanauma bay. it&#8217;s called Rock Bridge and even thought it is closed to the public, people break the law and go there. in the past few months, 3 people died there by waves washing them off the rocks. and once you&#8217;re in the water, you will never be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-59598","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirby-blogs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59598","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=59598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59598\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}