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ALOHA EVERYONE

HOPE ALL IS WELL. I HAVE BEEN SLACKED IN POSTING. HERE IS A SHOT OF THE PUKAS FAMILY IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY. THEY ARE GREAT PEOPLE AND WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME. THE WAVES WERE FUN TOO. ESKARIK ASKO (THANK YOU)

AGUR (SEE YOU)

IT’S BEEN WEEKS OF STRONG WINDS AND THERE ARE A FEW SPOTS THAT LIKE THE WIND. KAHANA IS ONE OF THEM. THERE ARE SOME SMALL SOFT BEACH BREAKS IN HAWAII. IT’S NICE TO MIX IT UP WITH SOME WAVES LIKE THIS! I’M THANKFUL THAT I CAN JUST PADDLE OUT AND BE IN THE WATER! MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT WE GOT! ALOHA

USHI AND HID BUDDIES STOPPED BY FOR A FEW USED BOARDS. USHI WAS THE GRAND CHAMPION IN JAPAN AND NAO IS A REALLY GREAT SURFER AT PIPELINE. HIS BROTHER YUKIO IS UP AND COMING IN THE RANKS IN JAPAN. SATOSHI FIRST TRIP TO HAWAII AND HE WAS STOKED!!! THANKS GUYS! ALOHA

BRADAH MAKUA STOPPED BY TODAY AND PICKED UP SOME SMALLER BOARDS FOR THE PIPE MONSTER EVENT TOMORROW. HERE HE IS WITH HIS 10 ‘ 1” WAIMEA GUN. HE IS IN THE EDDIE AIKAU AND WE HOPE THAT HE WILL ABLE TO USE HIS BOARD.

MAKUA WAS RAISED ON THE NORTH SHORE AND HE IS VERY COMFORTABLE AT ANY SPOT. HE IS A STAND OUT AT PIPELINE AND BACKDOOR AND HE JUST WON THE SUNSET BEACH WQS WITH AN IMPRESSIVE WIN IN THE LAST MINUTES OF THE EVENT. CONGRATULATIONS MAKUA! ALOHA

THIS IS MAKA FROM JAPAN AND HE BROUGHT OVER SOME RICE PAPER FROM KYOTO JAPAN. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL ART WORK THAT IS 400 YEARS OLD OR SO. THIS RICE PAPER CAN BE LAMINATED INTO THE BOARD AND YOU ARE ABLE TO PRINT PHOTO’S OR ANY TYPE OF ART ONTO THE RICE PAPER. IT’S AMAZING WHAT TECHNOLOGY CAN DO. THANK YOU MAKA. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

I WAS HEADING IN TO TOWN THIS MORNING AND GOT THIS BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

HERE IS A COUPLE OF SHOTS AT PIPELINE. THE SURF HAS IMPROVED SINCE THE EARLY PART OF THE SEASON. WE GOT SOME GOOD WAVES AT THE HUI BACKDOOR SHOOT OUT AND A FEW SWELLS AFTER. IT’S BEEN CROWDED AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS OUT THERE. THE WAVES ARE DEADLY AND THE CROWD IS WORST! PLEASE DON’T DROP IN ON ANYONE OUT THERE. IT COULD BE A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION! ALOHA

HERE IS BRADAH USHIKOSHI FROM JAPAN. HE WAS WAS A FORMER JPSA CHAMPION. USHI IS A GREAT SURFER AND PERSON. HE OPENED A SURF SHOP U4 IN TOKYO. THIS BOARD HE IS HOLDING IS A BOARD THAT HE WON THE LAST JPSA CONTEST IN 2007. HE SHOWED SOME VIDEO OF THE EVENT AND THE BOARD LOOKED GOOD UNDER HIS FEET! HE HAS A WEBSITE YOU CAN CHECK OUT.http://team-u4.netTHANK YOU USHI FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

THE BEST PART OF BUILDING BOARDS IS TESTING THEM. THIS MORNING WENT TO SURF THIS WIND BLOWN KNEE HIGH WAVES TO TEST THIS SMALL WAVE BOARD. IF A BOARD WORKS IN THESE CONDITIONS YOU KNOW IT IS A GOOD BOARD. THIS BOARD WAS REALLY GOOD AND I WAS STOKED ON THE PERFORMANCE. IT WENT REALLY FAST AND LOOSE. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

LUCKY WE LIVE HAWAII BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, SURF AND SNOW. HERE COUPLE OF SNOWMEN CHILLIN. ALOHA