Kakaako Waterfront Park Surf

A race among surfers as to who has bragging rights for the day.

12:27pm Pacific Time

Leaving on a Jet Plane . . . Duh!

Why fly . . leave . . take a trip away . . when you can surf

anywhere on the islands and any time . . . life is great !

12:29pm Pacific Time

A Moment to Cherish

" The migratory habits of the early morning ' Surfers March '

as pods of surfers march in a single file in search of a wave.

5:37am Pacific Time

Shhh-hh-h . . . Be Quiet !

" I must be quiet as I hide in the shrubbery, down wind and

holding my breath as I secretly photograph a rare moment

to witness the pods of surfers in search of a wave.

5:38am Pacific Time

National Geographic Moment

This is what I consider a, ' National Geographic Moment '

with camera in hand and a moment to photograph the,

' Surfer's March ' not witnessed but by a few people ".

6:03am Pacific Time

A Ritual to Behold

" As like in ' National Geographics the March of the Penguins ',

the pods of surfers instinctively are drawn to he best surfing

spots in the world ".

6:03am Pacific Time

Huff and Puff

" As pods of surfers forge on like the ' March of the Penguins '

. . . there is always a little straggler left behind crying out . . .

Mommy! Mommy! . . . Wait for me ! "

5:59am Pacific time

Hi Ho! . . . Hi Ho!

" Step by step . . . the surfer pods carefully walk the reefs at

low tide stepping in between the jaggd rocks, the holes in the

reef and even spiny sea urchins ".

6:18am Pacific Time

Early to Bed . . . Early to Rise

" Early in the morning before throngs of beachgoers flock to

the beach, fighting for parking spaces . . . surfers sneak into

the ocean . . . trek along the reefs at low tide then disappear

into the ocean in search of a wave to surf ".

5:56am Pacific Time

Family and Tradition

" The ritual of the early morning surfer in search of a wave

with their choreographed - like march is a tradition that is

past down from family to family from generation to generation ".

5:37am Pacific Time

Where Did He Learn to Surf?

" Surfers at a young age have been taught to recognize what

types of waves look for and how to surf before they could

barely walk ". " The first words out of thier mouths was not

Mama or Dada . . . but . . . but . . . but . . . Cowabunga . . . .

Awesome Dude . . . or Surfs Up ".

5:40am Pacific Time

How's the Water ?

" They are trained from the day they are born . . . they never

say, Yikes Mama the waters too cold, can I wait till the sun

comes out !" " In their minds it is instilled them at a young

age to think and say, Tis not hot . . . Tis not cold . . but just right.

6:14am Pacific Time

He Ain't Little . . . He's My Brother

" It's tough being the youngest and smallest surfer amongst

the adult surfers, but . . . but . . . but . . . I try to keep up

to be the best I can be ".

5:59am Pacific Time

Whaddssuuup! Dude!

" As surfers continue their early morning search of a wave,

a lone surfer returns in the opposite direction ". " There is an

exchange, Where is the surf ? . . . a reply with a big smile

and shrugs his shoulders, I dunno . . . the unspoken word,

always be secretive ".

6:37am Pacific Time

Lucky You Live Hawaii

" At the end of an early morning, a long day in search of the

ultimate wave, a surfer knows what's next ". " Surfer Dude is

taking a trip to a local lunch wagon to pick up his favorite

Mixed Plate Lunch . . . a reminder of a bumper sticker that

says, LUCKY YOU LIVE HAWAII ".

6:23am Pacific Time

Can't Find the Surfer !

What surfer ?

12:29pm Pacific Time

Piece of Cake . . . Dude!

Yahoo! . . . Cowabunga Dude !

12:20pm Pacific Time