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Cheri Lavoie debuts as Miss Billfish 2015

HIBT Day 1: Kona Game Fishing Club – Kusatsu tops leader board

Cheri Lavoie debuts as Miss Billfish 2015

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Opening ceremony kicks off HIBT (Aug. 9)

MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament invites the public to attend its Opening Ceremony 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9 at Kailua Pier. This official recognition of teams from around the world marks the start of the 56th annual Tournament. Nine participating countries will be acknowledged as each national anthem is played and flag raised. Families […]

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Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament 2015 (Aug. 10-14)

MEDIA RELEASE An unforgettable week of famous deep-sea fishing in Kona awaits anglers from around the world as teams gather for the 56th running of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament Monday, Aug. 10 through Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. This summer, anglers, aboard some of sportfishing’s finest fleet of vessels, will fish for prized Pacific blue […]

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Ama ama season closed December-March

MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) reminds the fishing public that the season for ama ama (striped mullet) will be closed from Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, through Tuesday, March 31, 2015. “Ama ama are about to enter their peak spawning season, which increases their vulnerability to fishing pressure,” said William J. […]

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Ohana Shoreline Fishing Tournament Results

More than 300 keiki, adults and kupuna anglers competed in the Department of Parks and Recreation’s 18th Annual ‘Ohana Shoreline Fishing Tournament held August 15-17.

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HIBT 2014 Final: Trophy going home to China

Rookie team China Sea Wolf Club takes the win; Henry Chee Award to Nakamaru

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HIBT 2014: Day 4

China Sea Wolf Club jumps into first with largest billfish of the week

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HIBT 2014: Day 3

Japan, Vanuatu, China atop leaderboard; Bowman of Northern Lights tops captain list

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HIBT Day 2: Japan woman boats record fish on 50-lb test line

MEDIA RELEASE Not only did Mari Arakawa of Japan’s Olympian Dream Fishing Club boat a 622.6-pound Pacific blue marlin that powered her team to the top of the leaderboard on Day Two of the 55th Annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT), she also landed herself in the tournament’s record book. Fishing Tuesday aboard Illusions, the […]

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Start fishing! HIBT in action July 28-Aug. 1

MEDIA RELEASE WHAT: 55th Annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament Starts Fishing! WHERE: Kailua Kona, Tournament Headquarters This prestigious big game fishing tournament built on prestige and strict International Game Fish Association (IGFA) rules for world records starts fishing Monday, July 28 and continues through Friday Aug. 1. A total of 35 teams are headed to […]

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Huggo’s wahine marlin fishing tournament (July 26)

MEDIA RELEASE The 19th Annual Huggo’s Wahine Tournament is coming up Saturday, July 26. This year’s theme, The Great Gatsby, celebrates the Roaring Twenties, when jazz, gin and fun loving flapper women captured America’s heart. This entertaining and competitive fishing tournament is a summer tradition in Kona and is limited to 75 lady angler teams, […]

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Mandatory boater education law to be enforced in November 2014

With just less than six months to go before Hawaii’s new mandatory education law for boaters is to be enforced, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) would like to inform boaters that there is still ample time and multiple ways to become compliant. Beginning Nov. 10, 2014, all individuals who operate a motorized […]

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Division of Aquatic Resources launches fishing license website

MEDIA RELEASE With the new year, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) launched a newly recast and mobile-friendly freshwater fishing license website. Facilitated by Abercrombie Administration efforts to modernize and transform state technology infrastructure, this online resource allows Hawaii residents and non-residents to purchase a license required to […]

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Amaama season closed December-March

MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) reminds the fishing public that the season for amaama (striped mullet) will be closed from Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, through Monday, March 31, 2014. “Amaama are about to enter their peak spawning season, which increases their vulnerability to fishing pressure,” said William J. Aila, Jr., […]

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