Good times. Friday evening we 4-wheeled down to Keaweula Bay for a couple nights of camping and fishing. At least this is the name I decided upon after looking at my detailed map. Not even the most intrepid would stumble upon this place. A definite locals sort of place. Not only was I in plenty of company but in honest-to-goodness excellent company! Extremely generous group. In all, there were ten of us adults, three kids (here's two of the boys below), and two dogs.
We fished, we kayaked, snorkeled, slept in the open (5 feet from the ocean) under the moon-lit sky, enjoyed large bonfires, and ate like kings and queens. Last night was a feast of oysters, opihi (see below), steak, Korean chicken, ribs, and corn on the cob. All cooked over the open fire. Here's a picture I took of the opihi. 
Not bad tasting but said to be more of an 'acquired taste.' They are generally eaten raw, but sometimes are grilled in the shell and flavored with butter and garlic. Supposedly, the Hawaiian opihi are a standard at festive meals and they are steeped in history and even legend.
Sorry to say it, but this guy was not with us. I thought I'd cop a picture off the internet just to show what it was we were going for.
If there was one fish to be classified as Hawaii's top game fish, many say it would go to the ulua. Not only prized for their exceptionally fight, but also for their table appeal, the ulua is one of Hawaii's most sought after fish. Ulua grow so large that there exists a hundred-pound club. Ulua, or Giant Trevally as they are known in English, are generally found off the rocky coasts in relatively deep water. They tend to like the waters where the jagged lava meets the ocean, where it drops suddenly off into really deep water. A special method of fishing, slide-baiting was developed by anglers pursuing the fish from the often inhospitable shorelines. We slid-baited our hooks with large chunks of squid, or whole squids that are often called a "taco." Slide-baiting includes setting your line out (one friend, Andy, was swimming the lines way out and anchoring them), then the bait is slid down the main line. If a ulua strikes, it breaks the anchored line loose. Typically the uluas hit at night and fisherman hang bells from their rods and sometimes sleep on the rocks right next to their rod. We had the bells were not that determined to rest on the rocks.
