Shout out to the homie, Dan Maiman, who is the Marketing Director for Rockstar Energy Drinks. We met fours year ago when I was a public and media relations assistant for the Triple Crown of Surfing, and he was doing field marketing for Vans. My name is Daniel Ito, and his mom called him “Danielito,” which loosely translates to “Little Daniel” in Spanish. I still remember the day we met in the media trails and Dan shared that story with me. We’ve been friends ever since that day, and working with him was one of the highlights of my employment at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.

Dan Maiman recently got engaged, and I owed him money for a deal he hooked up. So I sent him a check, heart-felt letter and this Fitted Kam that is pictured above. I’m so stoked for him, and wish him the best. Hopefully, he’ll forgo getting married at home (California), and come to Hawai’i for the wedding. I’ll be crossing my fingers. Congratulations, Maiman.