Gazing out from the Koko Head Lookout in Hawaii Kai, the ancient fishpond outlines are striking. Folks are always astonished when they learn these are actually filled fishponds... 

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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... 

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Everyone already knows the obvious: catching any fish isn’t something you can ever count on. And after four years of being involved in the production of a fishing show... 

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Ethel’s Grill is a gem of a restaurant serving up affordable and delicious home-cooked food. The casual interior of the restaurant has collage-like walls... 

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If someone asked you to name your favorite fish in Hawai‘i, it’s probably safe to say your list wouldn’t include ‘o‘opu, but these fresh water gobies were once a prized delicacy among native Hawaiians... 

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November 9, 2008 Oio... 

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We walk by them every day; pieces of history quietly sitting by the roadside or buildings that we work and play in throughout our daily routine. Sometimes they are noted on occasion... 

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It was 6:30 in the morning on November 8, 2008 and the 11th annual BAD DAD’S Fishing Tournament was on the way. On board the Verna C that day was Nathan Kishimoto, Jason Alipio, Renny Muraoka and I... 

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In the last issue, John Clark wrote about the anae holo, or the annual migration of mullet around the island of Oahu. People remember the fantastic sight of huge travelling schools of mullet from the days of their youth or heard of it in stories like John’s and today ask... 

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More years ago than I like to count, when I was a little keiki and my father was the county treasurer my parents would travel around the island of Hawaii. We would stop at a wonderful hotel/restaurant owned and operated by the Manago Family... 

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