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Saturday, June 5, 2010

The van

This is the reason I got a van!

Welcome Home Erika - 3-dem surfing - Thanks Surftech Hawaii - I think I gained 10 lbs!

My good friend Erika Smith came back from Japan today! She's been in Japan modeling for a few years now and comes back once in a while so she can get her golden tan back. ha ha.

look what she got me!

She was a cover girl for Murasaki Sports in Japan last year and she signed it for me. well, i actually asked for it. ha ha.

when she lived here, she was always so tan but now that she lives in Japan she's pretty white... hope she can go back all tan! welcome back Erika!

We all spent all day at Kewalos today because our little cute ripper Tia Blanco is moving to Cali on Sunday so we had a potluck at the beach.

the waves were super tiny when we got to Kewalos so i grabbed Tia, Nicole Brueggemann, and Mahina Maeda and went to Surftech Hawaii.

We went in the warehouse to look for the perfect board for a tiny day.

We found the board so i borrowed it for a day and back to Kewalos.

the board we picked... a HUGE soft top Surftech board so 3 girls can surf together on one board!

Team work Tia! the board was so big, Tia was "surfing" while Nicole and Mahina were paddling hard. look behind the board, Kelly Graf was getting a tow out to the lineup while just 2 girls were working hard. ha ha.

a couple of wipeouts at first but they got a hang of it quick. i don't even know what you call 3 people surfing on one board... 3-dem (tri-dem)?

they were screaming and laughing the whole time!

good job girls! and thank you Surftech Hawaii!

the waves picked up so they all grabbed their shortboards and surfed all day.

after multiple surf sessions we ate till we couldn't eat anymore. i was too busy stuffing my face in all the great food so no photos of 3 tables full of food. i think i gained about 10 lbs just from today. ha ha.

thank you Blanco, Brueggemann, Moniz, Apo, Mizuno, and Ikalani families for all the food! (i hope i didn't forget anyone... if i did, i'm sorry.)

I had a blast today! great people and great food at the beach!

Kaz

Novus Swell

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Derek, it's 730am! - A giant - Congrats Carissa and Sister! - thanks BayVI and VitaminWater!

Derek Wong came over to my house at 730am!! that's super early for me because i usually go to sleep around 430am. the reason why he came over was... he got a new stereo head unit for his ride and wanted me to install it.

Derek was one of the original groms i drove around. can't believe he's 20 now going to college and working part time. He's still surfing all the time when he can find free time. actually, he just won his division at Local Motion Surf Into Summer this past weekend!

when Derek got his first car back in the day, i installed his stereo system for him and after that everyone comes to me for their stereo installations. i should've never done Derek's stereo. ha ha.

this time was little different since Derek got a head unit with a DVD player and a huge screen. i've never done a DVD head unit before. to make things harder Derek wanted me to bypass one of the features, the one makes it impossible to play DVDs while the car is moving.

i did my research and figured out what i should do BUT i needed a 12v universal relay.

we went to auto parts stores and wal-mart but no one had one. we had to wait till 9am for Radio Shack to open. i wish Derek came over at 830am instead of 730am... ha ha.

once i got the relay, the installation was easy! took less than an hour total.

i made Derek put all the trims and knobs back on. he was stoked how it came out so didn't even care i was putting him to work.

Now Derek can watch a movie while he's driving! if he gets in an accident because he's too busy watching a DVD, i'm not responsible for it!! ha ha.

after i installed the stereo, i went to pick up Tia Blanco, Nicole Brueggemann and Kylie Nagy so they can do some products reviews for me. we stopped to get a bag of ice and ended up buying some candies. ha ha. but i have a good excuse.

i found a GIANT Kit Kat, look how huge that thing is! i just HAD to buy it and also HAD to buy a regular size one to compare. ha ha.

we met up with more groms at the beach and they surfed all day while i filmed. can't tell you what products we were reviewing yet, i'll make a webisode of it soon so keep coming back!

I want to congratulate Carissa Moore and Kelia "Sister" Moniz!

Carissa is graduating from Punahou school and RedBull threw her a huge party for her last week. i wanted to post some photos from it but i was hired by RedBull to take photos of the event so i had to wait for RedBull to release the photos.

and yes, RedBull gave her a jetski! she deserves it! she finished Punahou WHILE chasing her dream of becoming a WCT surfer and you know what? as of beginning of this year, she has been a WCT surfer! Congrats Carissa!

check out the full press release.

http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/blog/_/post/5242067

Kelia "Sister" Moniz is the poster girl AGAIN this year for ASP Longboard Championship, Roxy Jam!

I was so stoked for her last year when she was the poster girl for this event, but this year again?!?! that's amazing! i need to get some of the posters and have her autograph them. so Sister, keep some posters for me!

just like Derek, Sister was one of the first groms i drove around to go surf. i'm so stoked that they all still keeping in touch with me and help me out with my 2nd generation groms. Thank you all of my original groms! (no, i don't care how old you are now. you will always be "groms" to me. ha ha.)

i want to thank BayVI and VitaminWater/SmartWater really quick.

I've been working with BayVI for a while now. they are cool surf/skate company from Hawaii but it is expanding fast! they are now international brand and growing fast.

Did you see Mark Walhberg (actor, and producer of HBO hit series Entourage) at the NBA playoffs?

i've heard he loves BayVI and supports it all the time!

well, i want to thank BayVI because they used one of my photos for the 1st ad ever in Japan, SF1ST magazine!

so stoked. thanks BayVI!

mom, i know you think all i do is play but see that? i do work! ha ha.

Everyone knows VitaminWater and SmartWater right? well, they've been hooking me up with drinks so groms can hydrate themselves at contests and beaches after surfing. this is HUGE for me and all the groms! Thanks to VitaminWater and SmartWater groms are not passing out on me anymore. ha ha.

nah, nah. really tho, hydration is so important when you stay in the sun all day like we do. Thanks VitaminWater and SmartWater!

The poster girl is stoked!

Even the guy who comes over at my house at 730 in the morning is stoked! ha ha.

Derek must've been thirsty that day surfing heat after heat to win his division. look at all the empty VitaminWater next to him! ha ha.

Long post today, but i'm just amazed at all the support i get from everyone. i can go on and on since so many people support and help me out. thank you everyone!

Kaz

Novus Swell

Beach

Girls gonna do some products review for me. But first, gotta put
sunblock!!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Groms

3days of contest over the weekend but they are back at the beach to
surf today. Do they ever get tired??

Novus Swell S2E22: Local Motion Surf Into Summer 2010 at Ala Moana Bowls

Local Motion holds this event Surf Into Summer every year at Ala Moana Bowls. It's an event everyone looks forward to. It became a great surf event to kick off the summer and they have the best goodie bags! There were over 300 entries this year and everyone got to surf great waves at Bowls with just a few people out. Congrats to all the finalists! Enjoy the video!