Live and Love Hawaii…

Good morning 3:30am.
Ala Moana waist high and good.
Diamond Head chest high and good.
Light trade winds at 10mph.
Sun, clouds, and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

We left the harbor this morning at 5:30am and headed 17 miles out to the deep blue sea.  The goal was to get out there right at sunrise.

This is one of the most dangerous channel crossings in the world.  People think we’re crazy to free dive out there.  It’s not for everyone.

Joshua Moniz, Kimo Gasper, and Kaito Kino.  Free diving really humbles you and creates a bond between divers.  Each one is looking out for each other and every life depends on one another.  So many things can go wrong so egos stay home and only respect comes along.

While the 3 boys were diving, I was the boatman.  Even though I don’t really like fishing, I tested my luck.

OMG, I caught 2 uku’s!  I was in the boat screaming all to myself.  It was so exciting because I never catch fish on a pole!

Then it was my turn to dive.  The water was so beautiful and blue!

But today there were more sharks than fish.  Right when I jumped in, a shark was curious and swam straight for my head.  I just stayed still and keep calm but it kept on coming straight for me.  I was thinking if I didn’t see it, would it bite off my head?

Thank goodness I’m always looking around because at the very last second, I stuck out my gun to change the sharks direction.  This was the closest encounter I had with a shark in a very long time.  Even the boys were wondering why the sharks were extremely aggressive today?

Joshua speared this monster uku right as the sharks were swarming him.  Luckily he grabbed it before the sharks did.  This is the biggest uku I’ve seen in a very long time.  Congratulations Joshua!

5 ukus on ice is a very successful day of hunting.

Thanks Joshua, Kimo, and Kaito for the wonderful 10 hour dive day.  Can’t wait to do it again!

Ten hour free dive day.  Fish, sharks, fish, and lots more sharks!