Happy 4th of July coming from Kailua on Oahu. Remember, Freedom is not Free. Despite the attacks on this Holiday demonizing the 4th as a symbol of colonization of native and indigenous lands, we want to remind people that Independence Day is about how the American colonists won independence from an overwhelming British Tyranny against all the odds. If you want to focus on the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom then that's January 17, 1893, not July 4th, 1776 where the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress to announce the colonies' separation from King George the 3rd and the Kingdom of Great Britain. Have a great week everyone, more good surf headed this way next week!