moke life

GSD 2011

2011-06-28T10:42:00.003-10:00

A nice session with some fun boys for the longest day of the year.

New Digi

2011-06-08T22:15:00.002-10:00

For those of you who don't know, I've made a Youtube account and I'll be attempting to make as much updates as possible.

po

2011-04-28T14:51:00.011-10:00

So I can't open my old final cut files on my new computer so I lost what I had of part 2 and all the other edits I've made, ever. I'm too lazy to learn how to salvage them and I'm actually glad to start fresh. I'm slowly putting part 2 together but I know I won't be done for another couple weeks with it being the final two weeks of school for me. So, I threw an edit together of some park footage I shot back in January.

Alex has another perspective.

back in da day

2011-04-10T08:08:00.002-10:00

My computer is toast. I anticipated a meltdown after I got my computer back last week and as a precaution, I uploaded this video early so I'd have an update for this week. It's the first half of a video I started editing last December, right before I started getting computer problems. F technology.

It's my video that never came to be aka the 180 video aka moke life volume 1. After persistent procrastination, I finally have an incomplete montage almost six years in the making... All this footage was shot between the day when I first bought my vx2100 sometime back in 2005 up until January 2009. It took the rest of the time to actually decided to make something with it...

Part 2 will be up after Apple sends me a replacement.

spring break

2011-04-06T21:01:00.003-10:00

Kaloe and I flew out to Oahu a couple weeks ago to skate and check out the In4mation contest at Hickam. To our dismay, I contracted the Norwalk virus a couple hours before my flight, then I gave it to Kaloe after we touched ground. Luckily the virus only hung around until Sunday... So all-in-all, the weekend was full of shit, but we did manage to skate a little and witness some amazing skateboarding.

Miles did so much tricks first try, I mistimed almost everyone of them. This 360 flip almost escaped me.

I was surprised to see Nathan was the only one to hit this side of the hubba. Wallie-5050.

The contest forgot about Kaloe, but Miles earned a spot in the finals. I wonder what Tim is pondering?

Probably first try as well. Miles killed it.

Miles claiming his 5th place shwag. It was a fun contest to watch. To hell with individual runs.

After the contest, we went to Waikiki and enjoyed the sunset with the homeless.

Until next time O'ahu.

haawaiian

2011-04-03T08:08:00.006-10:00

Kaloe is on a mission to get to Australia, but he's stuck on this beautiful rock indefinitely. In between planning his escape and getting artsy, I've been documenting him maneuver his skateboard around our home.

I actually had this edit ready about a month ago, but my computer was getting looked at, not fixed, just looked at. Problems are still persisting so the next update will be a surprise to me as well. Better late than never I guess.

on his grind

2011-03-14T10:18:00.008-10:00

This is by far my favorite photo of Ryan. No matter how much shit anyone or thing gives this fool, he still keeps on pushing it. Some may call it stupid, but I think it's a reflection of his spirit. And it's beast. That's more than a lot of people can say, especially people here in the islands.

Digi Kale 2010

2011-03-12T17:02:00.007-10:00

A new video I edited with Kale's digicam footage from the ending 2010.

ATTN

2011-03-09T11:50:00.006-10:00

While we sleep relatively comfortable in Maui, Japan is suffering a nuclear meltdown among other catastrophes. Being Japanese, I can't help but feel empathetic for the displaced victims of the earthquake. So when I came across this, I felt morally obligated to post it. Money is tight these days, but if you need a new skateboard and want to feel good about your purchase, buy one of these.

man child

2011-02-27T08:08:00.009-10:00

I've been filming with Myles for the past 4 months now just steadily collecting footage. Then at the beginning of the month, he brought up that he was turning 16 on the 27th and that he wanted to put a part out before that. I agreed and just as that idea settles, my computer decides to hate me and is actually still in for repairs... Then last week while getting some last minute tricks, he karate chops my camera mic to death. Luckily for me, this guy decided to spend his weekend chaperoning me while I used his laptop to produce this edit.

Sticker for Sale

2011-02-19T14:16:00.007-10:00

New sticker for sale in the webstore.

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If you can't purchase them through the store for some reason, message us on our facebook page and we can arrange some other means of purchasing some. If you live on Maui and wanna save on shipping, Kaloe is willing do meet ups around town.

on fire

2011-01-24T09:16:00.002-10:00

More thrasher web coverage.

thrash

2011-01-20T16:01:00.002-10:00

Ryan ends this montage in Spencer fashion.

shmatty

2011-01-15T12:56:00.005-10:00

I find it mind-blowing this bruddah from Oahu is only now starting to get some recognition. The world will know soon enough.

maui daze - joe meek and a few tricks + a vert line =

2011-01-10T23:53:00.006-10:00

Mahalos to Hiskey and Hype for hooking a bruddah up.

only mokes

2010-12-25T08:08:00.005-10:00

I stole this pic from my friends insightful blog. Have a Cherry Christmas.

youngin'

2010-12-23T10:28:00.003-10:00

broke

2010-12-18T11:55:00.006-10:00

We is broke so Kaloe made a shirt and now we stay selling um. Come see us if you like pick up. Supah limited.

broke shoes

2010-12-12T09:38:00.002-10:00

classic

2010-12-06T15:51:00.002-10:00

shh

2010-11-30T13:41:00.006-10:00

ml

2010-11-28T19:15:00.003-10:00

gobble

2010-11-26T18:50:00.001-10:00

new digi-cam montage by Kaloe.

daze

2010-10-08T20:19:00.003-10:00

I've been blowing it with updating this site so I decided to make some minor changes to it. As always, it still remains a work in progress. The change revolves mainly around the video page. Here's an edit I made to reciprocate for cruising too much.

Oh yeah, nothing is in the store, the button is more for show... for now.

video of the year

2010-09-19T09:51:00.004-10:00

now live

trip

2010-07-05T14:28:00.008-10:00

Nathan dug out back to Humboldt a couple days ago but before he did, we went out to Oahu to skate and chill. Thanks Conor for the hospitality.

NAH YUP FULL VIDEO!!!!

2010-07-02T02:40:00.005-10:00

directed and edited by Kaloe

screening at One Eighty tonight (7/2)... maybe...

nah yup

2010-06-01T15:09:00.002-10:00

Promo #1 and Promo #2 of Kaloe's new digi-cam video coming in a month.

Check out Tom's OIAM interview too.

c/o 2010

2010-05-25T15:09:00.004-10:00

Kaloe is officially free from the confines of Hawaii's failing public education system. Congratulations and welcome to the real world bruddah. Congrats to the rest of the graduating class of 2010 too.

oahu

2010-05-10T11:30:00.005-10:00

This is a prime example of how skate videos should be made. This captures the essence of skateboarding, which to me is cruising with your friends and having fun. No gimmicks, no bullshit. It's a rare treat now days for me to watch a video that actually gets me hyped on skating and make me want to go skate and film shit.

anonymous

2010-05-01T21:30:00.003-10:00

Thanks for the entertaining comments in the last post. Enjoy this video of Nathan cruising on his hometown mini ramp.

action

2010-04-20T09:44:00.005-10:00

Early evening, gusting, third try. Merry 420 everyone, see you on the other side.

not mine

2010-04-09T20:41:00.006-10:00

Here's a new part I found of Paul Battlay. He visit's Maui on occasional summers and is a pretty cool dude to hang out. Hopefully we'll see him this summer.

Here's a site Ryan sent me. It's genius.

hawaiian

2010-04-08T11:37:00.002-10:00

on the come up

as much as I dislike Stereo now, I think it's sick they support Hawaiian shredders like Adrian.

texans

2010-03-31T17:11:00.006-10:00

I made this edit a couple months ago. It's footage of a bunch of dudes from Texas I met while living in California back in 2007. They are really, really, really good at skateboarding.

hawaiian superman

2010-03-29T22:18:00.003-10:00

this guy supposedly has a mini ramp somewhere in upcountry Maui.

cruiser

2010-03-19T16:20:00.005-10:00

Nathan's been getting gnar since arriving back on Maui three Mondays ago. This is not a very good example of it. There's been a lot of cruising in between the gnar that's why. A lot. I think it's in a moke's blood to cruise at least 80 hours of the week (not including sleep). That, or there's just not that much to do here so they're forced to cruise. Either way, I don't know when you'll get to see the gnar, but your mind will be melted when you do.

recycle

2010-02-26T01:44:00.002-10:00

simply amazing

lwob

2010-02-18T14:09:00.001-10:00

This bowl isn't for little boys.

girl

2010-02-09T14:43:00.003-10:00

After turning heads at the Girl Open House contest last week, Ryan didn't just win the whole thing, he also hopped on a new flowgram.

ah shit...

2010-02-01T21:34:00.001-10:00

Ryan took it to a whole other level.

more links after they surface.

old news

2010-01-26T22:15:00.002-10:00

TOM!!!!

Hate HB got more legit.

Ryan decided to end his Hawaiian holiday early and jetted back to California. He still got a bunch of footage while he was here, but you'll have to wait to see it. He's saving his footage this time around.

enter 2010

2010-01-13T01:22:00.005-10:00

Last year I had exactly 50 posts since changing over to blogger. That seems like a little within the span of 365 days, but the truth is nothing really goes on in Maui. Quality content is hard to come by. Making something out of scraps is pretty difficult and the end product is usually just bullshit, as most blog posts are. Regardless if you actually enjoy it or not, it still accomplishes its mission to kill time. Everything we do kills time until we inevitably end up six feet under. No matter your path in this life, from the moment we enter this world, we grow up, go to school, go to work, experiment, blah blah blah, then die. A pessimistic view, yes. A realistic view, yes. Bullshit, yes. Does it matter, not really. I'll start this new year with more blah.

Kaloe from '93 till infinity. Not really, actually '04 to summer '09.

Ryan executes skateboarding stunts in this montage by the Skate Nazi. There's a bunch of other local braddahs, or Mokes as I like to say, up in the mix. Speaking of local braddahs, I came across this clip of Sean Payne killing it in Think's Free at Last. 8 years old and still mind blowing...

The year is starting off good for me, we'll see what it has in store for us.

finally

2009-12-22T20:35:00.012-10:00

Another semester came to a close and I've officially entered cruise mode for the next couple weeks. Now I can start focusing more on ranking up in COD: MW2.

This guy is back home for Christmas holiday and maybe some time after. Filming will ensue given that nothing bad happens to me or my camera.

Here's some true bromance coverage, two pieces by Bodie Concil, and this past weekends doodoo footy.

True Bromance

2009-11-30T20:28:00.005-10:00

for sam p.

2009-11-25T12:50:00.004-10:00

Kaloe's new digi-cam montage.

Watch Adrian Adrid's part from Recipe for Happiness. The video has been out for a while now, but someone I subscribe to finally uploaded it to youtube.

In regards to the title name, Sam Peralta sent me a loving e-mail telling me I should update this site more so he can stare at his computer for longer periods of time and so he can reminisce about Maui while he's cruising in Australia. So this post is for you Sam. I would promise more posts to come, but I might get trampled on Friday.

bob gnarly loves warfare

2009-11-06T12:30:00.003-10:00

Tom's Part
Ryan's Part
Enemies

As far as I know, there's still copies of Warfare for sale. Don't settle for crappy youtube quality videos, get the real thing.

I neglected to balance out my school work and cruising and am in the midst of the busiest time of the semester with a bunch of work that seems to keep piling up faster than ever. That montage I said I'd post is taking a little longer than I anticipated.

texan faceplant

2009-10-22T01:49:00.006-10:00

I forgot this clip existed for a little. This is from October 2007, a couple months after first moving to California. David was out in the OC for the Damn Am. He wanted to film so Amir came down to light spots up for us. After he got a clip on some double set, we ended up at this rail which was just up the street. The rest was history.

memo

2009-10-21T22:23:00.005-10:00

Follow Tom in the finals of the Slap OIAM contest.

I added Nate's Cali edit to the video page. I'm working on a montage of some footage I got while living in California. Most of it has just been sitting dormant in my hard drive for the last year and a half and watching Warfare inspired me to make use of it. Looking through all the footage surfaces tons of memories, good and bad. They almost make me miss that place. I think I'm gonna go back, for a while this time... we'll see.

WARFARE!!!!

2009-10-17T21:11:00.003-10:00

buy warfare at hateHB and support local skateboarding! there's a limited supply so act fast.

unveiling

2009-10-17T00:36:00.006-10:00

i came home to a little package waiting for me two days ago...

WARFARE!!!!

Come by One Eighty at around 6 pm tonight (10/17) and watch Warfare (the best independent skate video of the year) and the video everyone who skated before 2003 was waiting for, Extremely Sorry.

I own both and they don't disappoint. I'm not gonna waste time trying to sell it, be your own judge tonight... for FREE!

WARFARE!!!!

2009-10-05T20:45:00.002-10:00

seriously

2009-10-01T00:20:00.002-10:00

I seen this a couple days ago and then again right now and still have a hard time believing that it actually happened. This is so fucked up.

It's a couple hours late now but yesterday (Sept. 30) was Tom's 21st birthday so Happy Birthday again! Warfare is premiering next week. I don't know if Ryan remembered but he was leaking me some footage via iChat and it's looking pretty good.

4th

2009-09-29T21:04:00.003-10:00

VOTE TOM!

2009-09-18T11:14:00.002-10:00

Vote Tom for free health care!

http://www.slapmagazine.com/OIAMvoting/

insight into my life

2009-09-16T23:29:00.003-10:00

The moke life can get pretty monotonous sometimes so I fill that void by religiously following a select few tv shows. My favorite is premiering its new season tonight. Now if you haven't seen this show, I highly suggest you watch it. Every episode is gold. I probably won't update this place with any skating for a couple weeks unless someone sends me updates. School is putting me to work this semester.

TOM K!!!!!!!

2009-09-15T16:07:00.004-10:00

If you didn't know, my friend Tom made it in Slap's One in a Million contest this year. To sum the contest up for those of you who don't know, you send a sponsor me, they pick the top 10, then you pick the top 5, the top 5 then gets flown out to SF where they will skate for a week and ultimately be judged by Slap and their entourage and decide who really is One in a Million. There is no other person who deserves it more than Tom (my personal bias) so vote for his ass!

Also, Warfare is finally being completed as you read this (assuming this is before 9/19/09) and he's got a bunch more amazing footage all tied together into what I can only imagine to be a wonderfully directed work of art.

waste of time

2009-09-12T18:18:00.003-10:00

the maui skateboard series put on a contest at keo park today. i would tell you the whole story but i'm to fucked up to go into the details so I'll just get straight to the point i'm trying to make. fuck the maui skateboard series, fuck the shitty punk bands that were there playing their awful noise and fuck the judges of the contest. get your shit together. thanks for the free pizza.

DT

2009-09-10T20:34:00.003-10:00

left-overs

2009-09-03T13:20:00.005-10:00

some unused footage from Ryan's summer holiday.

double dragons

2009-08-29T19:06:00.004-10:00

we were skating this ledge because kaloe had unfinished business with it. darren was trying to think of a trick to do so i suggested he try back blunt frontside flip. he said he's never done that trick before in his life. about an hour later he landed one. this made me question the validity of his statement. then i remembered he's darren tsue.

back in the day

2009-08-26T01:32:00.001-10:00

back in the day

2009-08-19T21:37:00.003-10:00

upgraded

2009-08-17T13:00:00.006-10:00

after a short stint in the moke life, ryan has left the rock and is cruising in and around HB again. this guy is probably with him at this very moment and this guy will be releasing his masterpiece featuring all three of the previously mentioned people in the near future.

the video page done and complete with a new video thanks to ryan. check out his mag minute if you haven't yet as well.

the storm is brewing

2009-08-07T12:50:00.010-10:00

a little site update coming soon, maybe even some tees, not just empty promises.

hateHB

2009-08-04T15:07:00.006-10:00

the homies from hateHB have a new clip featuring nate guest.

north shore

2009-07-28T14:08:00.007-10:00

i just got back from oahu last night and i remembered i had these clips from the last time i went to oahu.

digi-crap part deux

2009-07-23T15:43:00.006-10:00

work

2009-07-21T19:42:00.010-10:00

i'm working on something new with this guy

(s)he was ecstatic when (s)he found out

he's working on a new digi-cam montage

the final products will be up in due time.

keo

2009-07-11T21:38:00.014-10:00

nathan and darren skating keo park and my lens.

check out some apb dudes ripping before you abandon this site once more.

flu

2009-07-06T19:29:00.004-10:00

this is from two sundays ago.

GSD

2009-06-22T12:31:00.005-10:00

throwaway from this past weekend.

safaree sultan

2009-06-20T22:34:00.009-10:00

you'll be seeing more of him in the near future.

now go skate

digi-crap

2009-06-15T22:06:00.003-10:00

a week's end update

2009-06-13T22:17:00.002-10:00

went to big beach twice this past week to catch the south swell. aside from some damaged skin on my shoulders, it was really fun.

watched the haleakala sunrise with some friends.

this guy was there to serenade us.

managed to squeeze in a quick session in between cruising and my sisters birthday celebration today, kaloe got owned.

darren

2009-05-25T10:45:00.013-10:00

i came across some old footage of darren tsue skating the big island. i think this was filmed back in 2005.

video hype

2009-05-21T20:05:00.004-10:00

HATE HB

summer

2009-05-15T00:26:00.015-10:00

i'm officially on summer vacation so there might be another hiatus in future updates. with that being said, this may or may not be the last update for a long time. it's not like i've been updating this place that frequently anyways...

here's a clip of ryan we got while he was visiting during christmas vacation.

something bigger in the works.

insanity

2009-05-10T00:29:00.005-10:00

it was just one of those days for kaloe...

i suck

2009-05-03T01:12:00.011-10:00

as of recent, i've been completely blowing it in all aspects of life. thankfully though, school is ending and summer is almost here. site construction underway as you read this so for now, watch ryan fall at HATE HB.

weather

2009-04-15T16:25:00.017-10:00

the wind finally slowed down and aside from the mugginess, the weather is finally good for skating. i haven't gotten anything new in a while so i put some old digi-cam footage of nathan together. expect more digi-cam crap because it's a lot easier to film with and it seems to be really trendy in blogs right now. if the rest of the weekend goes well, expect another update soon.

april

2009-04-08T19:13:00.010-10:00

the weather hasn't been too cooperative as of late but, i managed to get some disposable clips of nick brown this past weekend. it was my first time touching my camera in at least 4 weeks.

tom has a relatively new blog up, hatehb.blogspot.com. it's consistently updated so bookmark this shit!

ryan got kicked off roger. here's his farewell video.

and here's those aforementioned clips as well as a couple others from the past.

art

2009-03-21T02:47:00.011-10:00

Kaloe's, Alex's, and Erik's(no preview, your gonna have to see it in person!) art will be displayed publicly and legally this Saturday at One Eighty Boardshop. Stop by and support them before you go to partake in other brain melting activities.

status update

2009-03-19T17:25:00.016-10:00

I visited Kaloe at the hospital today. He got a CAT scan last night and found out that it that if he didn't go to the hospital last night, he could've slipped into a coma. He says he's been having trouble sleeping because of the bed he's been forced to sleep on and he has what seems to be a slightly decreasing headache. He's staying there for another night and should be released sometime tomorrow.

He just finished lunch when I got there.

Hooked up with IV needles

Alden came to show his love too.

Physical therapy session

The view from his room.

ATTENTION

2009-03-18T20:06:00.008-10:00

Kaloe didn't just get a concussion the other day, he ended up fracturing his skull and had some minor bleeding in it. Last I've heard, he might get flown to Oahu to get surgery tonight. If you don't know, this could lead to his spiritual departure from Earth. I honestly can't even imagine what life will be like without him. If you believe in a God, then please pray for him. If you don't, at least wish him luck that he'll get through this.

factoids

2009-03-17T14:26:00.012-10:00

ryan turned 20 a couple days ago, kaloe got a concussion yesterday and puked a lot, tom got a bunch of amazing footage for warfare, and ron paul makes sense.

adrian adrid

2009-03-11T02:28:00.004-10:00

is fucking sick. I slept on his living room couch at his dad's apartment in LA after night skating one night. I was awoken in the morning by him and his dad telling me to go sleep in his dad's bed because he was having guests over. I felt really awkward and uncomfortable because that was the first and only time I've met his dad. When I woke up again, the house was quiet. I peeked in Adrian's room and he was sleeping on the floor. I don't think I've ever thanked him for that so thanks for looking out Adrian!

sea

2009-03-09T23:01:00.008-10:00

ryan's intro video for Roger. video by matt bublitz

not so important secret news leak

2009-03-05T01:13:00.007-10:00

the new roger? keep youR eyes peeled.

nathan

2009-03-01T16:38:00.005-10:00

download

Here's some of Nathan's clips from the last three trips to California he went on before he decided to make it his new home.

scooter

2009-02-28T21:20:00.004-10:00

Out of all the crazy scooter videos I've seen, this is by far the best.

Who knew scootering could look so steezy?

i just found out

2009-02-26T00:38:00.003-10:00

An old classmate is facing time in the big house. Go Kamehameha Maui c/o 2006!

random thing's you should know

2009-02-25T00:06:00.015-10:00

I scratched my old site and am settling with this layout for now. It's essentially the same thing, just cut up and a lot more simple. It'll be a lot easier to update now that I'm using blogger again. This means more frequent updates (well more frequent than the past).

BUY this video. Don't settle for a crappy internet download. It's worth the money.

Ryan actually has new photos up on his flickr. I haven't seen anything new from him since last summer. I really like this one of Mikey. I'm still in disbelief that someone actually skated that thing.

Kaloe got denied by Common Motive. I don't know how he could've with a video like this.