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13Oct2026 Summer Fade 🌺🌋🌴
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It’s the last day of September which is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. This summer made a whole decade since she battled stage 4 Burkitts lymphoma. One day this summer I felt like I was being watched, kept looking around like ok who’s pranking me?? Hoailona all day everywhere, it was one of those days and then I felt a presence at sunset and it hit me. That was the day 10 years ago that we finally got admitted. After taking her in to the doctors everyday for a week, my naau was telling me something was so wrong, I told the drs I think she had cancer. They laughed, they dismissed me, until that day. I know our kupuna worked all their magic. They said if she hadn’t been admitted that day she probably wouldn’t be with us. It’s crazy. But I trust them and I listen whole heartedly now more than ever. And I knew that day they were reminding me, we are still right here, we always are.

It changed our whole life and I can’t even write this without crying. It’s crazy how it hits you later, how you still have to deal with shit 10 years later, healing and figuring things out even though she’s cancer free, yet every moment of growth and now adulting(!) is a marvel. I’ve always been hard on her, and I’ve been trying to break down the walls I know she built up to protect herself and us… but watching her now making choices and having a hard time choosing where she wants to go in life…. It’s such a blessing 😭 thank you to everyone who has been by her side and for loving this amazing girl of ours.

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Anykine

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Some waves from a few weeks back

🎥: @sams__shots_

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Someone got a new camera

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@brianschatz slotted. It isn’t just his nephews that get barreled. :)

#bodysurfing #surf #bodysurf #hawaii #oahu

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@samschatz2 Barrel Amazing #surf #surfing @waikikibeach

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Surfers of queens killing it 06/20/26
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Summer is here, post up, and bring all the toys. Midlength, shortboard, hipro, alaia, log; swap boards in the lineup, split peaks and share waves with friends.

Multi mini sessions with water, sunscreen, and caffeine in between. Spark the butane stove and fry some dogs for the groms.

Talk story on land, in the Shell parking lot, and at the shower, with people you haven't seen since the last south swell.

And when the sun dips and the gold light turns orange and pink, time to run the circuit and pack it all up.

Swell bender was 🍒, can't wait for the next one.

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So stoked to take the win my first year for @localmotionhawaii SIS 🥇

Thank you friends and family for all the love, @simplyserene546 & @jmwshots for supporting me, and @localmotionhawaii for a fun weekend.

Magic stick ✨🪄 ~ @mokupuni_shapes

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