Made a trip to Hawaii recently, first to Oahu, then to the Big Island, then back to Oahu, to do some shooting and roaming around amongst Hawaiian things like lava, trees, and coffee beans. It just so happened that the trip overlapped some of the largest waves in recent history, so Pipeline and Waimea were lined with tourists watching some of the best surfers in the world try to catch “the big one.” I don’t surf at all, but it was crazy to watch. That water was serious. I feel much safer on concrete.

We paid a visit (two actually) to my good friend Big Island’s (Mike Castillo) tattoo shop, which is not on the Big Island at all, it’s in Waikiki Beach. BMXers might know Big from his days working at Hoffman Bikes or for his tattoo work on guys like Nate Wessel, Kevin Robinson, Rick Thorne, etc. Mike gave us some suggestions on where to go, and where not to. No tattoos for me though. These are some outtakes from the journey.