DH the spot

Another cold morning in Hawaii! Seems like it got below 60 degrees last night.  The reason for the cold weather is these northerly winds blowing over the state.  So with north shore onshore, there was one spot that was super clean, Diamond Head.  Lot of guys surfing out Cliffs so headed to a secret point nearby with only a handful of guys out.  I enjoy surfing different types of waves and always try and avoid the crowds if I can.  Another beautiful day about to begin, so lucky we live Hawaii!

Dad's Wish

Last night during dinner we were talking about what we wanted to eat so my dad said he wished for a 3 lb aku.  So we boarded the Red Sea boat and headed out for a troll.  Waves were big on the eastside and we heard yesterday the channel was even closing out due to the large swell.  On board today was 12-year old Brandon Yamane.  His dad Keith dives with me often and he was about to witness the next generation in action.  After about 1 hour of riding the ocean settled down and we got strikes periodically.  Brandon ended up reeling in 3 akus, keith 1 aku and we were happy campers.

Came home and my dad was also stoked because his wish came true.  He got his aku and immediately he took out his knife to start filleting the fish.

From the fillet knife to the plate, we had fresh sashimi and sleeping good tonight.  Thanks Brandon, Keith, Cat, and the Red Sea Crew for all their help!

North Shore Calls

Today the swell filled in after lunch so I waxed up my 5'6" and went for a surf.  Waves were shifty, peaky and windy but still fun!  Tomorrow will be smaller and winds will slowly subside later in the week finally.

Blue hawaii

Finally blue skies! After what seemed like 2 weeks of rain and wind we finally got beautiful Hawaiian weather.  Got a chance to jump in for a quick surf on the south shore.  Tomorrow north should bump up so go surf if you can! Trades are back and moderate but will be backing off soon:) You know what that means? Lucky we live Hawaii.

Pete's First Dive

Remember your first time diving? How excited, nervous, scared were you? You didn't know what to expect and when the time came you just had to go!

Well I had the honor of sharing that experience with 11-year old Pete Graham and getting it all documented for him with my camera.   I jumped on a plane, flew to Kauai and we drove to the perfect beach.  From the the time we suited up you could see the excitement in his eyes and his proud father, Bruce watched on.

We saw so many cool things and Pete's attention to detail is amazing.  Like Nemo I just "kept swimming" but Pete stopped every 30 seconds to show me something he thought was interesting, like this sea cucumber.  We saw fish, crabs, slugs, and next time we will get a octopus for sure.  Thank you to Bernice for setting things up and providing me the opportunity to share that love of the ocean to them.  Pete is now hooked on diving and we may just see him in a future article of Hawaii Skin Diver some day.  

Mentawai 2012 party

We got the mentawai trip guys and gals together and drank watermelon juice. This was no ordinary watermelon too. Great to see everyone again! Salamat malam and teremakasih Koa for the invite.

Happy New Year 2013

Everyone have a safe and happy new year!  This is how we do it at 12 midnight.