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The figure on the Guardian of the Sea t-shirt is Jizo, a well-known Japanese Buddhist deity. During the early 1900s, issei ulua fishermen in Hawaii put up statues of Jizo to protect themselves and others who fished in dangerous shoreline areas. The gyotaku-style images of Ojizosan, as he is known in Japan, the ulua, and the fishing poles represent this story, which is told in detail in John Clark’s book Guardian of the Sea: Jizo in Hawai’i. The shirt sells for $15.00 in M, L, XL, XXL. White or Black available at Hanapa‘a Fishing Supply.

Coming soon, the details for the 2009 Lawai‘a Fish of the Year Contest. Prizes and awards will be given out for the largest shoreline Ulua and Oio and for the largest trolling Marlin, Ahi, Ono and Mahi.

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