Hunting season.

Tako poke.  Photos by Mighty Mouse

Good morning 3:40am.
Ala Moana waist high and good.
Diamond Head chest high and bumpy.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

The waves were almost flat today so we decided to hunt for tako.  On the way out, we saw this Hawaiian Monk Seal hunting in the harbor.  Pretty cool to watch.

We were watching for 5 minutes as this seal was giving us a free show.

These are the kind of things you usually see on the Discovery Channel.

The waves were pretty small so it was a good choice to go free diving instead.

I’m trying to turn these 2 girls into Amasan’s.  They can surf, they can dive, they can take photos, and now they can hunt.

Hunting for tako and shells at the same time.  It’s pretty deep so scanning the bottom like this is the best way to find food or treasure.

In this case, we found food.  Both of the girls spotted the elusive tako hiding in its hole.

If you can hunt, you will never go hungry.  Free food is right in front of you.

Came home and had some of the fresh uku sashimi I speared.  This fish tastes better on the 3rd to 5th day as the meat gets oily.  It practically melts in your mouth.

Another favorite dish of mine is carpaccio.  A bowl of rice and miso soup on the side and you have yourself a healthy and happy meal.  Itadakimasu!

This is Kaiwi.  She is the mother monk seal that attacked the lady that was swimming near her baby at Kaimana Beach.  She’s been at Bowls every morning recently so please stay away from her.

Mr. Takabayashi was my teacher in 7th grade at Niu Valley Intermediate.  That was 45 years ago and he still remembered me.  I was a terrible kid back then so he would make me sit in the front row of the class.  I hardly remember anything from those years but I did remember Mr. Takabayashi.  I respected him then and I respect him now.  He’s one of the very few teachers that influenced my life.

Thank you Mr. Takabayashi for the homemade smoked marlin.  It was delicious!!!

These fish are from the deep ocean and are very delicious.  You can eat it anyway you want.  One is for the steamer, and one is for sashimi.

I cut up the head of one and will be making fish head soup.  I learned this from traveling to Indonesia as it’s the locals favorite.  Can’t wait to eat the eyes!