“Surfing in Hawaii is the norm. In any restaurant you might be graced by a table made from the ghosts of longboards past, or have fins hanging from the ceiling in cheery decoration…the outlines of waves are sketched into the fabric of everything in Hawaii. Yet the ocean isn’t a joke around here. You need great physical and technical preparation to dive in the North Shore, Oahu or around the spots en route to Hana, on the Maui island. But observe the sea every now and then…have you noticed the delicate touch of flowers on the surfboard fin?“