{"id":98487,"date":"2019-02-03T14:51:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T05:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=98487"},"modified":"2019-02-03T14:51:23","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T05:51:23","slug":"go-naminori-party-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=98487","title":{"rendered":"Go-Naminori Party 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>we had 2 big parties for Go-Naminori. \u00a0one in Hawaii, and one in Japan. \u00a0both freaking amazing. \u00a0the concept for both parties were to get Hawaiians and Japanese together. \u00a0 looking back at it now, i think we were pretty successful in doing that!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98502\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_2200-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>\u00a0back in 2011, Seth was only 13 years old, and Isaiah was 15. \u00a0it was their job to run around the Ilikai hotel and post signs to make sure everybody found our party in the penthouse.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98496\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_2197-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>\u00a0i had 2 of Hawaii&#8217;s top chefs in the kitchen preparing the most amazing courses.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98492\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_2240-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>\u00a0it&#8217;s always been my dream to connect Hawaii and Japan and become one. \u00a0 this group of surfers are now on the top of Hawaii and Japan which is pretty amazing. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98497\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_2208-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>\u00a0a party in Hawaii isn&#8217;t complete without poke. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98489\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0632-663x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"497\" \/>\u00a0not even millionaires can eat something like this. \u00a0hamachi, maguro, and the prized opihi poke mix. \u00a0this was the absolute best! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98498\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0634-663x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"497\" \/>\u00a0i couldn&#8217;t believe how much alcohol this party consumed. \u00a0i remember throwing away huge bags of empty bottles the next morning. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98493\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_2312-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>\u00a0local style party. \u00a0everybody was welcomed&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98500\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0652-663x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"497\" \/>\u00a0the Go-Naminori girls. \u00a0Nao-chan, Alyssa, and Kelia&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98499\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_2322-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>\u00a0i still can&#8217;t believe how loud this party was. \u00a0hundred people, live music, and not one policeman came to break up the party. \u00a0i was surprised it went on past midnight. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98491\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0655-663x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"497\" \/>\u00a0this is my core. \u00a0high school friends that love me for who i am. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98503\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0649-663x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"497\" \/>\u00a0and the beautiful surfer girls&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98501\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_2314-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>\u00a0and the beautiful bodyboard girls&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98490\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0647-663x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"497\" \/>\u00a0if it wasn&#8217;t for Go-Naminori, a lot of friendships like this would never have happened. \u00a0so yeah, mission accomplished&#8230; \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98494\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_2351-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>\u00a0a live Okinawa band playing loud &#8220;shimanchu nu takara,&#8221; \u00a0Kazubo-san whistling and dancing, and everybody else screaming. \u00a0i still don&#8217;t know how the police didn&#8217;t come and break up this party. \u00a0it was a miracle&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98488\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_2377-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>\u00a0then we brought out the midnight dessert for the late partiers. \u00a0fresh opihi! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98495\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_2375-663x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/>lovely night, lovely food, lovely entertainment, and lovely people. \u00a0thank you all for supporting this amazing party. \u00a0i&#8217;ll never forget it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>we had 2 big parties for Go-Naminori. \u00a0one in Hawaii, and one in Japan. \u00a0both freaking amazing. \u00a0the concept for both parties were to get Hawaiians and Japanese together. \u00a0 looking back at it now, i think we were pretty successful in doing that! \u00a0back in 2011, Seth was only 13 years old, and Isaiah [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-98487","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\/98487","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=98487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=98487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=98487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}