Hawaii Saltwater Fishing Records
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| Tuna |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
| Albacore |
73.5 lbs |
Austin Hicks |
Kona Coast, Big Island |
9/28/01 |
| Bigeye Tuna |
228 lbs |
Nicci Gehweiler |
Kona, Hawai'i |
11/20/96 |
| Frigate Mackerel (Oioi) |
3 lbs 11.52 oz |
Edward Narimasu |
Maili Point, O'ahu |
8/26/00 |
| Kawakawa (Wavyback Skipjack) |
26 lbs 3 oz |
Mark K. Tokusato |
Kumukahi Koa, Hawaii |
4/25/04 |
| Skipjack Tuna |
40 lbs 8 oz |
David Borgman |
Haleiwa |
7/2/00 |
| Striped Bonito |
10.61 lbs |
Noriyuki Matsushita |
Kona, Hawai'i |
2/7/99 |
| Yellowfin Tuna |
325 lbs |
Joey Cabell |
Lana'i |
7/13/90 |
| Billfish |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
| Marlin, black |
1,205 lbs |
LEI ALOHA |
Red Hill, Hawai'i |
7/19/80 |
| Marlin, blue |
1,805 lbs |
Gail Choy-Kaleiki |
Wai'anae, O'ahu |
6/10/70 |
| Marlin, striped |
211 lbs |
Roger L. Paul |
Red Hill, Hawai'i |
1/18/96 |
| Sailfish |
119 lbs |
Ed Sceery |
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i |
6/10/83 |
| Spearfish |
74.6 lbs |
Hank Zeevat |
Kaua'i |
1/17/04 |
| Swordfish |
365 lbs 8 oz |
Bill Graham |
Kona, Hawai'i |
6/13/99 |
| Pelagics |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
| Flyingfish |
1 lb 7 oz |
Glen M. Nekoba Jr. |
Kona, Hawai'i |
3/29/98 |
| Kamanu (Rainbow Runner) |
30 lbs 15 oz |
Hobie Goodale |
Hawai'i |
1963 |
| Mahimahi (Dorado) |
82 lbs |
Kathy Hunter |
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i |
9/24/87 |
| Ono (Wahoo) |
133.2 lbs |
Tom Brandt and Sky Mullins |
Pohoiki, Hawaii |
12/2/00 |
| Shark, mako |
1,207 lbs |
Jodie Daniels |
Kona, Hawai'i |
3/2/90 |
| Shark, thresher |
829 lbs 6 oz |
Kevin S. Nakamaru |
Keahole, Hawai'i |
6/26/90 |
| Small Dolphin Fish (C. equisetis) |
7.09 lbs |
Capt. Rusty Spencer |
Hale‘iwa, O'ahu |
5/11/03 |
| Snake Mackerel Fish |
3 lbs 9 oz |
Hal Takayama |
Milolii, Hawaii |
1/28/01 |
| Sunfish (Mola Mola) |
426 lbs 6 oz |
Ryan F. Kimoto |
Hale'iwa, O'ahu |
6/13/98 |
| Bottom Fish |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
| Berndt's Barbudo Fish |
5.3 lbs |
Les Chatterton |
Kailua |
1/31/00 |
| Cuvier's Berycid Fish |
9.3 lbs |
Les Chatterton |
Kailua |
1/31/00 |
| Evermann's Nomeid |
5 lbs 3.52 oz |
Duke Kiriu |
Kohala, Hawai'i |
7/18/00 |
| Flowery Flounder |
3 lbs 14 oz |
John R. Hansen III |
Hawai'i-kai, O'ahu |
7/24/03 |
| Kalekale |
2 lbs 12 oz |
Edward Kondo |
Penquin Banks |
6/2/04 |
| Large-Headed Scorpionfish |
6.33 lbs |
Steven Hamada |
Barbers Point, Oahu |
3/21/04 |
| Many Whiskered Brotulid |
3 lbs 6 oz |
Michael Matsunaga |
Penguin Bank |
2/11/01 |
| Seabass, giant (Hapu'upu'u) |
563 lbs |
Russell Mori |
Maui |
2/27/89 |
| Seabass, Hawaiian (Hapu'upu'u) |
46 lbs |
Ryan M. Kiriu |
Kohala, Hawai'i |
2/2/99 |
| Snapper, gray (Uku) |
37 lbs 7 oz |
Richard Oliver |
Penguin Banks |
2/11/99 |
| Snapper, long-tailed red (Onaga) |
28 lbs |
Greg Holzman |
Ni'ihau |
8/14/96 |
| Snapper, paddletail |
7 lbs |
John Camero |
Hamakua Coast, Hawai'i |
11/24/89 |
| Snapper, pink ('Opakapaka) |
17.5 lbs |
Michael Matsunaga |
Ka'ena Point, O'ahu |
4/8/98 |
| Snapper, Randall's |
23 lbs |
Naohiko Nonogaki |
Kona, Hawai'i |
9/13/97 |
| Snapper, red (Ehu) |
10 lbs 2 oz |
Ray Maruyama |
Ka'ena Pt., O'ahu |
2/26/96 |
| Snapper, silverjaw (Lehi) |
32 lbs 7 oz |
Patrick Henriques |
Kapa'a, Kaua'i |
12/29/96 |
| Snapper, yellow-barred (Gindai) |
4 lbs 3 oz |
Kirk Kiriu |
Kohala, Hawaii |
4/27/03 |
| Unicolor Grouper |
3 lbs 5 oz |
Jane Kiriu |
Kohala, Hawaii |
4/26/03 |
| Walu (Oil fish) |
85 lbs |
Lois C. Nottage |
Mokumanu Ledge, O'ahu |
6/25/63 |
| Midwater Fish |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
| Aholehole (Flag-Tail Fish) |
2 lbs 1 oz |
Ryan M. Okino |
Puna, Hawaii |
6/24/03 |
| Akule (Bigeye Scad) |
2.03 lbs |
Titus J.K. Day |
East Maui |
5/10/03 |
| Barracuda (Kaku) |
77 lbs |
Dean Hayashi |
Olowalu, Maui |
3/22/92 |
| Giant Needlefish |
15 lbs 12 oz |
Shawn Hackler |
Ka'ena Point, O'ahu |
7/16/00 |
| Kala (Spotted Unicornfish) |
12 lbs |
Kirk R. Kiriu |
Kohala, Hawai'i |
11/19/99 |
| Kala (Unicornfish) |
10 lbs 15 oz |
Regan Park |
Sand Island, O'ahu |
12/23/96 |
| Opelu (D. pinnulatus) |
2 lbs 12.8 oz |
Rex K. Matsunaga |
Ka'ena Point, O'ahu |
3/2/99 |
| 'Opelu (Decapterus muroadsi) |
3.44 lbs |
Michael Matsunaga |
Ka'ena Point, O'ahu |
12/2/00 |
| Palani (Dussumier's Surgeonfish) |
10 lbs 15 oz |
Charles G. Andrews |
Hilo, Hawai'i |
4/16/00 |
| Pualu (Yellowfin Surgeonfish) |
10 lbs 12 oz |
Jonathan Barretto |
Barbers Point, Oahu |
2-14-04 |
| Round Herring or Mikiawa |
.25 lbs |
David McIntire |
Makena, Maui |
3/28/04 |
| Saba (Chub Mackerel) |
1 lb 2.2 oz |
Herbert Nakagawa |
Waimea Bay, O'ahu |
1/27/97 |
| Waha-nui (Fork-Tailed Snapper) |
5 lbs 3.9 oz |
John Meston |
North Shore, Moloka'i |
3/25/93 |
| Wide-Range Fish |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
| Amberjack (Kahala) |
145.5 lbs |
John Llanes Jr. |
Kona, Hawaii |
10/23/02 |
| Barred Jack |
8.09 lbs |
Shamus Kumashiro |
Hawaii-Kai, Oahu |
9/7/02 |
| Bigeye Trevally |
15 lbs 8.8 oz |
Darryl R. Bailey |
Wai'anae, O'ahu |
3/6/92 |
| Black Trevally |
5 lbs 5 oz |
Eddie Carvalho Jr. |
Kohala Coast, Hawaii |
10/5/03 |
| Bluefin Trevally ('Omilu) |
23 lbs 6 oz |
Brandon Uchida |
Honokohau Harbor, Kona, Hawaii |
9/26/02 |
| Butaguchi or Thicklipped Ulua |
40 lbs |
Greg Holzman |
Kaula Rock |
12/6/00 |
| Giant Trevally (White Ulua) |
191 lbs |
Al Gadow |
Lahaina, Maui |
1/14/80 |
| Golden Trevally (Pa'opa'o) |
17 lbs 12 oz |
Tyler Nishioka |
Kane'ohe, O'ahu |
6/23/00 |
| Green Jack |
6.83 lbs |
Bob Takeuchi |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu |
2/5/02 |
| Island Jack (Yellowspot Ulua) |
17 lbs 3 oz |
Brandon Ueki |
South Maui |
10/5/01 |
| Mirror Trevally (Kagami or African Pompano |
48 lbs |
Eric Imasaka |
La'ie Point, O'ahu |
1/79 |
| Omaka |
1 lb 11 oz |
Lisa K. Martinez |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu |
5/6/00 |
| Inshore Fish |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
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| Awaawa (Ladyfish) |
22 lbs 3 oz |
Darryl Nakasone |
Pearl Harbor, O'ahu |
10/26/85 |
| 'Aweoweo (Red Bigeye) |
10 lbs 8 oz |
Yuichi Marumoto |
Barber's Point, O'ahu |
5/29/97 |
| Barracuda (Heller's) |
6 lbs 1 oz |
Merrill DeMello |
Ka'u, Hawaii |
10/20/00 |
| Butterfly Fish |
1 lb 4 oz |
Scot Minemoto |
Hilo, Hawai'i |
9/18/94 |
| Cowfish, spiny |
1 lb 10 oz |
Thomas Newton |
Ewa Beach, O'ahu |
5/27/00 |
| Frogfish (Commerson's) |
12 lbs |
Kahana Itozaki |
Ka'u, Hawai'i |
3/4/99 |
| Goatfish, Blue (Moano Kea) |
6 lbs 12.3 oz |
Richard Oliver |
O'ahu |
3/10/96 |
| Goatfish, Doublebar (Munu) |
3 lbs 1.8 oz |
Daryl M. Wong |
Ewa Beach, O'ahu |
3/24/96 |
| Goatfish, Manybar (moano) |
1 lb 13 oz |
Ronald M. Hasegawa |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
3-27-04 |
| Goatfish, Pfluger's (Moelua) |
7 lbs 9.6 oz |
Tedd Y. Sunahara |
East O'ahu |
10/23/98 |
| Goatfish, Sidespot (Malu) |
1.52 lbs |
Keahi Mamala |
Hana, Maui |
1/14/03 |
| Goatfish, White-Saddle (Kumu) |
6 lbs 14.56 oz |
John D. Hirokane |
O'ahu |
10/11/98 |
| Goatfish, yellowstripe |
1.10 lbs |
Jasen D. Kaya |
Ilikai, Oahu |
8/27/04 |
| Knifejaws (spotted) |
13 lbs 9 oz |
Thomas Pickett |
Island of Kauai |
5/11/04 |
| Kole |
14 oz |
Jason Imamura |
East Hawaii, Big Island |
6/6/03 |
| Kupipi (Black-Spot Sergeant) |
1 lb 9 oz |
Jonathan Juan |
Hamakua Coast, Hawai'i |
5/14/99 |
| Lai (Leatherback) |
6.68 lbs |
Romeo V. Ramos |
Hickam, O'ahu |
4/3/04 |
| Lizard Fish |
11 oz |
William Disbro |
Punalu'u, O'ahu |
11/5/95 |
| Lizard Fish, Clearfin |
1 lb 5 oz |
Colin Chun |
Wailupe, O'ahu |
12/5/99 |
| Mamo (Hawaiian Sergeant) |
12 oz |
Kirsti-Ann Togashi |
Ka'anapali, Maui |
8/21/03 |
| Manini (Convict Surgeonfish) |
1 lb 6.24 oz |
Bryson Bradford Yadao |
Kilauea Lighthouse, Kauai |
6/11/00 |
| Menpachi (Bigscale Soldierfish) |
1 lb 13.5 oz |
Brian Chang |
Kuaei, Maui |
6/25/00 |
| Milkfish (Awa) |
44 lbs |
David Hudcovic |
Lehua, Niihau |
7/13/03 |
| Moi (Pacific Threadfin) |
9 lbs 8 oz |
R. Nobu Tengan |
La'ie, O'ahu |
1/5/91 |
| Mu (Porgy |
13 lbs |
Rex C. Bigg |
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i |
7/12/92 |
| Mullet, striped |
5 lbs 1.6 oz |
Roland Fujiyama |
Wailoa Fishpond, Hawai'i |
11/4/98 |
| Nabeta (Wrasse) |
2 lbs 12.48 oz |
Jimmy Yamamoto |
Kona, Hawai'i |
2/2/97 |
| Nenue (Highfin Chub) |
8.23 lbs |
Shawn Darngii |
North Shore, O'ahu |
7/1/04 |
| Nenue (Lowfin Chub) |
7.42 lbs |
Taylor Kunioka |
North Shore, Oahu |
8/28/04 |
| Nenue (Rudderfish) |
12 lbs 1 oz |
Brad De Rego |
South Maui |
3/5/03 |
| Nohu (Scorpion Fish) |
9.37 lbs |
Jeff Hitchcock |
Ho'okipa, Maui |
9/29/03 |
| 'O'io (Bonefish) |
18 lbs 2 oz |
William Badua |
Hawai'i |
1954 |
| Parrotfish, redlip (Uhu) |
18 lbs 1 oz |
William C. Mahin |
Uaoa Bay, Maui |
3/18/01 |
| Parrotfish, Regal |
4 lbs |
William C. Mahin |
Kapuna, Maui |
9/28/02 |
| Parrotfish, spectacled (Uhu) |
14 lbs 9 oz |
Henry S. Blas |
Kane'ohe, O'ahu |
1/19/03 |
| Parrotfish, Stareye |
8.25 lbs |
Shane Hamamoto |
Puuiki, Oahu |
9/16/01 |
| Po'opa'a (Hawkfish) |
1 lb 8 oz |
Ricky N. Oyama |
Ha'ena, Kaua'i |
7-4-03 |
| Porcupine Fish |
17 lbs 12 oz |
Merrick Nishimoto |
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
1/24/03 |
| Roi (Peacock Grouper) |
7 lbs 9.1 oz |
Troy Baker-Sato |
Hana, Maui |
5/20/00 |
| Sabre Squirrelfish ('Ala'ihi) |
8 lbs 6 oz |
Eddie Carvalho Jr. |
Kohala, Hawai'i |
9/2/94 |
| Snakefish |
12.3 oz |
Dean Corish |
Waimea Bay, O'ahu |
8/23/97 |
| Surgeonfish, whitebar |
.73 lbs |
Marla Yamashita |
Kapoho, Hawaii |
11/9/03 |
| Ta'ape (Blue-lined Snapper) |
1 lb 14.56 oz |
Roger Tyau |
Kane'ohe, O'ahu |
12/29/98 |
| To'au (Blacktail Snapper) |
4 lbs 2 oz |
James Juan |
Hamakua, Hawai'i |
7/1/96 |
| Triggerfish (Black Durgon) |
1 lb 7.04 oz |
Ciarra Kimi Koki |
Koloa Harbor, Kaua'i |
6/29/00 |
| Triggerfish, finescale |
15 lbs |
Jean Kawai Nogues |
Puako, Hawaii |
9/1/02 |
| Wrasse (black spot)/Hogfish/Tableboss |
6 lbs 5 oz |
Kip Harworth |
Puna, Hawaii |
12/3/00 |
| Wrasse, black-striped |
6 lbs 2 oz |
Rex C. Bigg |
Keahole Pt., Hawai'i |
1/1/96 |
| Wrasse, blacktail |
2.57 lbs |
Davis Holt |
Sand Island, Oahu |
6/3/04 |
| Wrasse, Cigar |
2 lbs 1 oz |
Stanford M. Awa |
Haleiwa, Oahu |
7/29/01 |
| Wrasse, green (Hinalea) |
4 lbs 9 oz |
Walter Balai |
Malama Flats, Hawai'i |
2/4/93 |
| Wrasse, pearl |
1.56 lbs |
Brealand Tam |
Lanikai Bay, Oahu |
6/24/03 |
| Wrasse, ringtail (Po'ou) |
3 lbs 8.64 oz |
Kip Kanahele |
Puna, Big Island |
11/13/00 |
| Wrasse, sharp-headed (Po'ou) |
5 lbs 8 oz |
Blake Higashi |
'Olowalu, Maui |
4/24/99 |
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