Men’s Division winner Bobby Akana is shown with his ulua that weighed 101 pounds, 6.4 ounces. Photo courtesy of Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation
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More than 300 keiki, adults and kupuna anglers competed in the Department of Parks and Recreation’s 18th Annual ‘Ohana Shoreline Fishing Tournament held August 15-17.
Fishing poles, reels, coolers and other fishing-related prizes were awarded to the top finishers in each division, including the ‘Ohana team division.
Bobby Akana landed the largest fish of the tournament, an ulua that weighed 101.4 pounds, to win the Men’s Division. Other species measured during the weigh-in included papio, nenue and omilu fishes.
Prizes were awarded to the following competitors:
| MEN’S DIVISION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | NAME | FISH | WEIGHT (LBS.) | WEIGHT (OZ.) |
| 1 | Bobby Akana | Ulua | 101 | 6.4 |
| 2 | Wayne Cypriano | Ulua | 23 | 4.8 |
| 3 | Jordan Kilkenny | Ulua | 20 | 9.6 |
| 4 | Franklin Rivera | Omilu | 13 | 14.4 |
| 5 | Jason Matsumura | Omilu | 12 | 6.4 |
| 6 | Zonald Barawis | Kala | 4 | 14.4 |
| 7 | Justin Loa | Nenue | 4 | 12.8 |
| 8 | Douglas Segawa | Omilu | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Zyman Barawis | Omilu | 3 | 8.7 |
| 10 | Isaac Wendling | Papio | 2 | 6.2 |
| 11 | Kaleo Pascual | Nenue | 2 | 1.9 |
| 12 | Keli‘iae‘a Davis Sr. | Uhu | 2 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Kurt Nakamura | Trumpet | 2 | 0.7 |
| 14 | Barry Sugimoto | Nenue | 1 | 13 |
| 15 | Montana White | To‘au | 1 | 12.8 |
| WOMEN'S DIVISION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | NAME | FISH | WEIGHT (LBS.) | WEIGHT (OZ.) |
| 1 | Noemi Ventura | Omilu | 9 | 9.6 |
| 2 | Kehau Kahananui | Omilu | 7 | 14.4 |
| 3 | Taylor Uehana | Table Boss | 5 | |
| 4 | Melissa Mulliken | Omilu | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Tiffany Lee-Read | Nenue | 3 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Amy Tanaka | Papio | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Jennafer Ancheta-Perkins | Uhu | 2 | 12.2 |
| 8 | Candace Kow | Omilu | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Deja Cazimero | Hinalea | 2 | 0.2 |
| 10 | Shaena Franco | Nenue | 1 | 8.9 |
| 11 | Keani Lapinid-Franco | To‘au | 1 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Ka‘ula Reyes | To‘au | 1 | 6.4 |
| 13 | Kahea Matsumoto | Hagi | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Louise Ragasa | To‘au | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Marla Yamashita | To‘au | 1 | 2.4 |
| KUPUNA DIVISION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | NAME | FISH | WEIGHT (LBS.) | WEIGHT (OZ.) |
| 1 | Reuben Llanes | Omilu | 14 | 1.6 |
| 2 | Paul Iwamura | Mu | 3 | 6.9 |
| 3 | Brendalyn Viernes | Papio | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Theresa Bello | To‘au | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Rita Tabanao | Uhu | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Stanley Figueroa | Nenue | 1 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Teodorico Mendoza Jr. | Nenue | 1 | 13.2 |
| 8 | Joseph E. Carvalho | Yellow Awa | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | James Reynolds | Nenue | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Juanita Pascual | Papio | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Robert Kaneo | Hagi | 1 | 4.4 |
| 12 | Sandra Kaneo | Ala‘ihi | 1 | 3.6 |
| TEEN DIVISION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | NAME | FISH | WEIGHT (LBS.) | WEIGHT (OZ.) |
| 1 | Treston Gomes | Ulua | 28 | 11.2 |
| 2 | Telaxie Ross | Blue Bone | 5 | |
| 3 | Kyler Shigematsu | O‘io | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Brandon Ragasa | Palani | 3 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Sam Losalio | Nenue | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Wesley Salboro | Table Boss | 2 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Shyrome Batin | Papio | 2 | 6.9 |
| 8 | Justyn Fujimoto | A‘awa | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Remington Uemura | Nenue | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | James Kagawa | Roi | 1 | 10.2 |
| 11 | Riley Uehana | Hagi | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Ka‘olena Davis | To‘au | 1 | 4.2 |
| CHILDREN'S DIVISION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | NAME | FISH | WEIGHT (LBS.) | WEIGHT (OZ.) |
| 1 | O'Shen Cazimero | Omilu | 12 | 1.6 |
| 2 | Darius Fernandez | Omilu | 11 | 4.8 |
| 3 | Isaac Shigematsu | Uku | 7 | |
| 4 | Shayson Batin | Mu | 5 | 3.9 |
| 5 | Dustin Gomes | Nenue | 4.9 | |
| 6 | Skyler Carvalho | Moana Kali | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Dayhtan Barawis | Barracuda | 3 | 0.5 |
| 8 | Hailey Rivera | Nenue | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Kala Sue | Uhu | 2 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Tiani Akana | To‘au | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Kaijsa Speetjens | Papio | 2 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Hezekiah Viernes | Kala | 2 | 3.1 |
| OHANA DIVISION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | NAMES | WEIGHT (LBS.) | WEIGHT (OZ.) |
| 1 | Hailey Rivera | 2 | 4 |
| Amy Tanaka | |||
| Montana White | |||
| 2 | Titus Sato | 2 | 3.6 |
| Teodorico Mendoza Jr. | |||
| 3 | Sheldon Batin | 2 | 2.9 |
| Shyrome Batin | |||
| Shayson Batin | |||
| 4 | Keahi Akana | 2 | 2.5 |
| Ka‘ula Akana | |||
| Tiani Akana | |||
| 5 | Rita Tabanao | 2 | 0.8 |
| Alston Viernes | |||
| Hezekiah Viernes | |||
| 6 | Mikyla Caberto | 2 | |
| Sienna Mae Caberto | |||
| Michael Caberto | |||
| 7 | Keli‘i Davis Sr. | 1 | 15.6 |
| Keli‘i Davis Jr. | |||
| Ka‘olena Davis | |||
| 8 | Stanley Sato | 1 | 15 |
| Talus Sato | |||
| 9 | Clarence Alameida | 1 | 14 |
| Toni Opamin | |||
| 10 | Kenika Matsuda | 1 | 13.9 |
| Keoni Matsuda-Tavares | |||
| Onipaa Matsuda-Tavares | |||
| 11 | Gregorio Alip | 1 | 13 |
| Niko Alip | |||
| Kai Alip | |||
| Akahai Alip | |||
| 11.9 | |||
| 12 | Ransen Fernandez | 1 | |
| Auli‘i Maikui | |||
| Brandi Ho‘opai | |||
| 13 | Rose Kagawa | 1 | 11.3 |
| Ben Kagawa | |||
| James Kagawa | |||
| 14 | Kurt Nakamura | 1 | 10.4 |
| Laukoa Santos | |||
| Taylor Nakamura | |||
| 15 | Mistyanne Kaho‘opi‘i | 1 | 10 |
| Maile Pang | |||
| Makai Pang | |||
| Mahealani Pang |
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