The Beach, Music, Basketball, Computers, Cinematography (The Seventh Art), Photography, Aquaculture, Cooking (mainly the eating part), Traveling.
Anyone that is genuine, no posers or nay sayers. Also Robert N. Marley, Richard P. Feynman, Kyuzo Toyama, Michael Crichton, Steven Colbert, Brian Stoker, Paul Roach, Rell Sunn, Rob Machado, Joel Tudor, and Eddie Aikau.
All genres, there is so much good music out there you shouldn't limit yourself to one style. Bob Marley, George Winston, Sublime, Incubus, Thrice, Less Than Jake, Pepper, RHCP, Hendrix, J.J., Ben Harper, Humble Soul, Miles Davis, Cat Stevens, The Police, James Taylor, Country Comfort, C&K, Kalapana, Ka'au Clapton, Liko Martin, The Last Emperor, PennyWise, Bad Religion, Aimee Mann, Sarah McLaughlin, Dylan, and many others.
Most bodyboard/surf videos, Good Will Hunting, Willy Wonka, Goonies, Mary Poppins , Sound of Music (Julie Andrews Kicks Ass), Most Kung Fu Flix especially Fist of Legend and Enter the Dragon, Crossroads (the blues guitar movie, not Britney Spears movie), Kevin Smith Films, Road Warrior, Jackass 2, A Bronx Tale.
Colbert Report, Simpsons (the old stuff), Chappelle Show, Family Guy, Board Stories, HI Goes Fishing, HI Skin Diver, Food Network (Especially Good Eats and Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis is hot like fire, and excluding Paula Deen), Soko Ga something something on KIKU (damn you Oceanic get rid of that stupid big island channel and give us KIKU, I know tourism is important for the economy but what about the local peoples needs?).
Anything by Michael Crichton, just finished "the pleasure of finding things out" by Richard P. Feynman, a damn good book. Currently reading The Tipping Point (actually when cheat and d/l the audio book).
Mom, Dad, and my Sister (even though I am not one of hers, well I guess I fall under teachers cause I did teach her everthing she knows), Kyuzo Toyama.