Kewalo Basin
Kewalo Basin, also known as Fisherman's Wharf, is a small picturesque port, where a number of excursion, sailing and motor boats are also moored.
It is possible to hire a boat here to go fishing out in the open sea. If doing this, do not dwell on the fact that in early Hawaiian times people who had been made outcasts and had been banished were drowned here.
It is possible to hire a boat here to go fishing out in the open sea. If doing this, do not dwell on the fact that in early Hawaiian times people who had been made outcasts and had been banished were drowned here.
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Fishing boats can be hired here with a captain and a crew for a whole day or for a half-day. Bait, rods and other equipment are supplied.
What can be fished in the waters of Honolulu? Blue or striped marlin, the former being one of the biggest fish there is. In Honolulu, a story is often told of the heaviest of these fish ever to be caught which, when hauled aboard, weighed more than 1764lb/800kg - generally they weigh no more than between 309lb/140kg and 397lb/180kg. The best time to catch marlin is from the end of June to the end of September. There are also ahi and aku (both types of tuna fish, the latter recognizable by its yellow fins), and swordfish and sailfish (recognizable by the fins on its back) and, above all, mahimahi, still to be found on menus.
It is expected, incidentally, that fish caught on Sundays are left for the captain, together with a tip.
What can be fished in the waters of Honolulu? Blue or striped marlin, the former being one of the biggest fish there is. In Honolulu, a story is often told of the heaviest of these fish ever to be caught which, when hauled aboard, weighed more than 1764lb/800kg - generally they weigh no more than between 309lb/140kg and 397lb/180kg. The best time to catch marlin is from the end of June to the end of September. There are also ahi and aku (both types of tuna fish, the latter recognizable by its yellow fins), and swordfish and sailfish (recognizable by the fins on its back) and, above all, mahimahi, still to be found on menus.
It is expected, incidentally, that fish caught on Sundays are left for the captain, together with a tip.
