12 year old, maui ripper, Ian Gentil, surfing around Nicaragua. Sponsors: LOST / DAKINE / NIKE 6.0 Video : Aldo Tassara / PureDIGITAL Maui

Amusing underwater video of an affectionate Pufferfish and many other fish while snorkeling at Lagoon House on the Big Island of Hawaii

Obon festivals are popular in Hawaii due to the large number of Japanese residents. Obon is a traditional festival of the dead....it's a time when families and friends gather and dance around a tower to taiko drums and remember the lives of their passed on loved ones.

Tribute to Phillip Prais, the Lahaina street preacher man who ministered for two decades from Banyan Tree Park on Front Street on Maui. His body was found June 11, 2008 behind the Holy Innocents Church a few blocks from Banyan Tree Park. I put in the ending of Hawai'i 78 by IZ Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.

This week I traveled to the top of Mauna Kea, the largest mountain in the world, to watch some snow skiing.