it recently rained  so hard that a septic pipe blew and all the sewage was pumped into the "ala wai canal" ( right next to where my house is) and ended up running out to one of the most popular south shore surf spots " ala moana bowl" or just "bowls". some dude paddled out and got some flesh eating bacteria on his skin…. check it out the link its pretty gnarly

http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/article.cfm?id=2262

on monday the enviromental protection people  shut down the clark foam factory. and Gordon Clark said that this is it, no re-opening or anything. dont get me wrong there are other blank makers out there but none with the customer service and individual customer attention that clark gave. they made it pretty easy for anyone to call in order a blank and have it shipped to your door within a week (if its stocked). shapers like matt biolos (lost), al merrick and dick brewer are starting to utilize different materials like xtr (extruded polystyrene) which will likely increase board prices…. so scramble to your local 9star and hook yourself up with a new stick, afterall winter swells are around the corner and you wouldnt wanna be stuck without a good board.

hopefully we get some decent swell soon, from what i gather this is one of the worst summers in a while.