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Kona Historical Society

From Sea to Table

About two weeks ago member Susan Johns family headed out to go fishing and guess what? They caught a fish…a BIG fish.

This 134 pound tuna was brought aboard and brought back to Ke ‘Olu

Chef Junior was waiting with open arms to take the fish in.

Chef Junior sliced right in and […]

Waiakauhi Pond Recovered After Tsunami

Waiakauhi pond

Since 2011 we have watched as David Chai and his crew have worked to restore the pond next to the Beach House. (Click here to read about how he rehabilitated the pond.) It is looking really healthy now. Here in his own words are how the pond has made it:

Try Wait is signed into Law by Governor

 

It has been a long road and our work now moves to a new phase for the next ten (10) years here . This is a first step towards our goal of eventually managing a sustainable marine resource at Ka’upulehu .

Mahalo for your letters and testimony in support at all […]

MESSAGE FROM AUNTY HANNAH SPRINGER: A KAHEA (CALL OUT) FROM THE FAMILIES OF KAʻŪPŪLEHU ON THEIR PROPOSED MARINE RESERVE & PUBLIC HEARING 2-11-16

 

The families of Kuki`o and Ka`upulehu, have resisted movement away from our `aina aloha, the region of North Kona, called Kekaha and further described as wai`ole (without water). A forever independent lot, we have been goat herders and ranchers, truck drivers and educators, always fishing our home waters and tending our gardens […]

Try Wait – a plan to restore the fish in the reef at Hualālai Resort

Try Wait is a proposal to rest and restore Kaʻūpūlehu’s reef. The Kaʻūpūlehu Marine Life Advisory Committee (KMLAC) is a group of individuals (including the kamaʻāina families of Kaʻūpūlehu) and organizations (including The Nature Conservancy) working to return the fisheries to Kaʻūpūlehu’s coastal waters. The proposal is to rest a 3.6 mile stretch of coastline […]

Jack Fish caught off of Hualalai

“They caught this jack fish or Ulua using a spear gun. I think the fish must weigh close to 50 lbs! Never know what you will come across at Hualalai.” Kathy Ferguson sent this photo in.

In the near future I will be sharing some interesting information about the Ka’upulehu Marine Life Advisory […]

Member, Jack Sampson’s fishing boat used to capture largest Blue Marlin caught in 2014 so far.

 

 

The fish you see in the photo is Kona and the world’s largest Blue Marlin caught so far in 2014. It was caught by the charter boat Nasty Habit on March 27 . Posing with the 1211 pound blue marlin is Captain David Unger. Nasty Habit is owned by Gail and Jack […]

NELHA OUTING AND FARM TO TABLE DINING

On November 15th the staff of Ulu took a group of 30 to explore the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) located makai side just south of the aiport. We all drive past it every time we go into town.

It started with an orientation about the origin of NELHA, why it is located […]

Photos From a Recent Rib Craft Outing

On October 19th Bob Styer took the following photos on the Rib Craft outing…

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What is a Ribcraft?

Available twice a week and free to members is a trip on the Ribcraft. You must make reservations with the club concierge. You will be given a time (in the morning) and you will go to Kona Village and stop at the Beach Pavilion and the Alaka’i Nalu staff will have you sign a waiver, […]

THE FISH CIRCUS IS IN TOWN!!!!

Come one, come all and watch the amazing and stupefying tricks of the fish in the King’s Pond as they swim through hoops, move a soccer ball, and even swim a slalom course!

David Chai, Director of the Natural Resources Department, has been watching the fish in the King’s […]

Pilot Marine Reserve at Hualalai Because of David Chai

Many of us know David Chai, but if you don’t, you should get to know him. He was brought on as a consultant to provide advice on all the wetlands, natural habitats, etc., which led to him becoming the person currently on staff having the longest history with Hualalai, even before construction […]