Hawaii Fishing Records

Fish - Weight - Place - Name of Record Holder - Date

African Pompano 48 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Laie Point - Oahu Eric Imasaka 1979

Albacore Tuna 73 lbs 8 oz Pacific Ocean - Kona Coast Austin Hicks 9/28/2001

Amberjack 121 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Punaluu - Hawaii Stanley Iwashita 12/30/1990

Bigeye Trevally 15 lbs 8.8 oz Pacific Ocean - Waianae - Oahu Darryl R. Bailey 3/6/1992

Bigeye Tuna 228 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Kona Nicci Gehweiler 11/20/1996

Black Marlin 1205 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Red Hill - Hawaii Lei Aloha 7/19/1980

Blacktail Snapper 4 lbs 2 oz Pacific Ocean - Hamakua - Hawaii James Juan 7/1/1996

Blue Marlin 1805 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Waianae - Oahu Gail Choy-Kaleiki 6/10/1970

Blue-lined Snapper 1 lbs 14.56 oz Pacific Ocean - Kaneohe - Oahu Roger Tyau 12/29/1998

Bluefin Trevally 22 lbs 14.08 oz Pacific Ocean - Waianae - Oahu Malcolm K. Ahlo Jr. 3/23/2001

Bluegill Sunfish 0 lbs 8 oz Lake Wilson June Rae Maeda 6/9/2000

Bonefish 18 lbs 2 oz Pacific Ocean - Hawaii William Badua 1954

Brown Triggerfish 7 lbs 5.2 oz Pacific Ocean - Nanakuli - Oahu Trent Cypriano 2/25/1997

Butterfly Peacock Bass 9 lbs 4.2 oz near Lihue Barry Brun 11/5/1990

Channel Catfish 43 lbs 13 oz Lake Wilson Dayton Miyamura 3/24/1974

Conger Eel 27 lbs 1 oz Pacific Ocean - Pauwela Point - Maui Joseph Carvalho Sr. 8/26/2001

Dorado 82 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Kailua-Kona - Hawaii Kathy Hunter 9/24/1987

Frigate Mackerel 3 lbs 11.52 oz Pacific Ocean - Maili Point - Oahu Edward Narimasu 8/26/2000

Giant Seabass 563 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Maui Russell Mori 2/27/1989

Giant Trevally 191 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Lahaina - Maui Al Gadow 1/14/1980

Golden Trevally 17 lbs 12 oz Pacific Ocean - Kaneohe - Oahu Tyler Nishioka 6/23/2000

Grass Carp 13 lbs 4.5 oz Waita Reservoir Darrell K. Ariola 1/16/1996

Gray Snapper 37 lbs 7 oz Pacific Ocean - Penguin Banks Richard Oliver 2/11/1999

Great Barracuda 77 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Olowalu - Maui Dean Hayashi 3/22/1992

Green Jack 6 lbs 13.28 oz Pacific Ocean - Pearl Harbor Bob Takeuchi 2/5/2002

Highfin Chub 5 lbs 12 oz Pacific Ocean - Kapoho Kyle Saplan 6/20/2001

Hogfish 6 lbs 5 oz Pacific Ocean - Keahole Pt. - Hawaii Kip Harworth 1996

Island Jack 17 lbs 3 oz Pacific Ocean - South Maui Brandon Ueki 10/5/2001

Ladyfish 22 lbs 3 oz Pacific Ocean - Pearl Harbor - Oahu Darryl Nakasone 10/26/1985

Largemouth Bass 9 lbs 9.4 oz Waita Reservoir Dickie Broyles 1/26/1992

Mako Shark 1207 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Kona - Hawaii Jodie Daniels 3/2/1990

Many Whiskered Brotulid 3 lbs 6 oz Pacific Ocean - Penguin Bank Michael Matsunaga 2/11/2001

Moray Eel 150 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Kaiwi Point - Hawaii Kimo Lopes 6/29/1994

Mullett 5 lbs 4 oz Kane'ohe, O'ahu Junior Alimoot 11/15/2005

Octopus 19 lbs 0.16 oz Pacific Ocean - Kaena Point - Oahu Stewart Matsunaga 10/6/2000

Oscar 2 lbs 6 oz Lake Wilson Hugh Okuma 8/27/1976

Paddletail Snapper 7 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Hamakua Coast - Hawaii John Camero 11/24/1989

Pink Snapper 14 lbs 12.8 oz Pacific Ocean - Kahalui - Maui Norman Tan 2/7/1998

Porcupinefish 13 lbs 2 oz Pacific Ocean - Hamakua Coast Eddie Carvalho Jr. 12/9/2002

Rainbow Runner 30 lbs 15 oz Pacific Ocean - Hawaii Hobie Goodale 1963

Rainbow Trout 5 lbs 10.56 oz Kawaikoi Stream Mark I. Sueyasu 8/7/1991

Red Snapper 11 lbs 6 oz Ka'ena Pt., O'ahu Michael Matsunaga 5/3/2005

Sailfish 119 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Kailua-Kona - Hawaii Ed Sceery 6/10/1983

Silverjaw Snapper 32 lbs 7 oz Pacific Ocean - Kapaa - Kauai Patrick Henriques 12/29/1996

Skipjack Tuna 40 lbs 8 oz Pacific Ocean - Haleiwa David Borgman 7/2/2000

Smallmouth Bass 4 lbs 2.24 oz Manoa Stream Brian Suyeoka 3/25/1997

Snake Mackerel 3 lbs 9 oz Pacific Ocean - Milolii Hal Takayama 1/28/2001

Spearfish 74 lbs 6 oz Pacific Ocean - Kona - Hawaii Libby Lake 1/17/2004

Striped Bonito 10 lbs 9.76 oz Pacific Ocean - Kona - Hawaii Noriyuki Matsushita 2/7/1999

Striped Marlin 211 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Red Hill - Hawaii Roger L. Paul 1/18/1996

Swordfish 365 lbs 8 oz Pacific Ocean - Kona - Hawaii Bill Graham 6/13/1999

Thresher Shark 829 lbs 6 oz Pacific Ocean - Keahole - Hawaii Kevin S. Nakamaru 6/26/1990

Tilapia 2 lbs 7.04 oz Wailoa Pond Justin Matsu 8/15/1999

Wahoo 133 lbs 3.2 oz Pacific Ocean - Pohoiki - Hawaii Tom Brandt 12/2/2000

Wavyback Skipjack 25 lbs 6 oz Pacific Ocean - Kapaa - Kauai Jason S. Nagahisa 4/21/1998

Yellow-barred Snapper 3 lbs 6 oz Pacific Ocean - Kona Capt. John Llanes Jr. 1/9/2003

Yellowfin Tuna 325 lbs 0 oz Pacific Ocean - Lanai Joey Cabell 7/13/1990