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I for one am glad that the Cho crew are going to show the whole world who they really are. Notice how Andy's nickname is "the Godfather", who in real life was a despicable thug, and Rob's is " the Muscle"...
I believe I heard one of those two taking a stab at polepole (and Bushy?) on the show. It was that quip about how landing gamefish was harder than landing sharks. I believe that was in reference to the Great Salmon Shark Hunt where polepole landed a fish larger than Andy's so called record.
Hawaiian Native vs Westerners localism is a valid topic of discussion, but these guys were chasing off a fellow Hawaiian.

On a different note, I notice that many of the guys who were fishing big spinning reels years ago have moved to conventional reels with acid wrapped rods.

I will say that the Cho's and others over in Hawaii have some admirable catches, the likes of which we all would hope to have.  Gotta respect that, at least I do!

-Allen

On a different note, I notice that many of the guys who were fishing big spinning reels years ago have moved to conventional reels with acid wrapped rods.

I don't understand the big spinning reel deal, always assumed it was some sort of tropical high speed retrieve thing. Seems like it is a good way to make standard rock fishing more sporty if you used lightweight gear but I only use spinning gear for shore fishing and freshwater.

I liked how they had to make an overnight trip in to get to a secret spot,, but there was a busy public road with a streetlight on the edge of the water behind them as they were shown paddling out....

Eh, I'm going to watch it anyway, the only shows I can watch with my kids are the "reality" shows where people work to make a living, and these guys are doing something I would love to do, in a gorgeous place, so I'm all in. OK yeah the free-diver girl is all kinds of awesome too...

Hi Bruddahs,
I am re-posting an article that I wrote on 11/7/15 on Bushy's  post. This are my feelings and perspective as someone who grew up on the Big Island as a 4th Generation Japanese-American.

11/7/15
Hey Bushy and NCKA Bruddahs,
I just watched the 2nd episode of Pacific Warriors and I have to say that the Bruddahs from the Big Island really pissed me off. First of all, us local guys we don’t treat another Bruddah like that, especially if like NCKA, we are all doing something that we love. Most local guys, contrary to the 2 assholes who gave their Maui Bruddah false intel and sent him on an empty wild goose chase from Honokahau Harbor in Kona (that’s near the Kona Airport). It pissed the hell out of me that those 2 motherfuckers were staking claim to a piece of the ocean that is supposed to be shared by all and tell the Maui Bruddah that he had to leave or they were going to kick his ass. If you noticed, they were launching from what looked like a State or County Park. That was a public beach!!!! It further pisses me off that people not from Hawaii will think that’s how us local guys are and that’s how we treat each other. Bullshit!!! I can truly say that most local people are very kind and generous, most local Bruddahs will not treat you badly if you don’t come off like an arrogant, stupid “haole”. Those 2 Big Island jerks got it all wrong. Locals know that there are parts of the Big Island that is Hawaiian land and has been Hawaiian land foreva. We know that you don’t enter Hawaiian land without someone from the local area or family that has some claim to the land. You have to ask permission to be taken to the ocean by a native Hawaiian and be able to fish there. The ocean in Hawaii is for everyone, there was never any kind of “yeah this is my fishing ground and only us guys can use that”. That’s bullshit!! The ocean in Hawaii is a gift to everyone, and it is to be treated with respect and shared with all. I don’t know if those assholes were putting up a show for this series because in true native Hawaiian tradition, if they were doing for real, they are in for some very big trouble. If they keep doing this something bad is going to happen to them. The Kupuna (elder) spirits and the ancient Hawaiian traditions of “Aloha Aina”-Love for the Land are not to be violated, they watch over the land and the sacred ocean and one day something will happen to those assholes from Kona that will kick their ass if they keep doing for this TV this series or if that’s how they are in real life.
When my Dad and his fishing buddies, Calvin Sueda and Yamamoto Man went fishing in Kalapana, they knew Uncle Robert Hoomalu whose family has lived in Kalapana (Southwest Hawaii where the volcanoes are erupting and going into the ocean) for a very long time, probably before the missionaries came. When Uncle Robert took them fishing they had to walk over Hawaiian land and my Dad would always bring food and other household things for Uncle Robert and his family. Once they even bought him a refrigerator because Uncle Robert’s needed one and was having a hard time buying a new one. When I was growing up I saw this. But never quite knew why my Dad would always go out of his way to bring all these thing when he went fishing in Kalapana.
Although I am Japanese-American in Hawaii, the respect for the land of Hawaii, the sacred places, burial grounds, Pele the Goddess of Fire and the volcanoes and deep respect the native Hawaiian people and their traditions and culture were passed down to me for 4 generations. We were told very early in our life that Hawaii is first the land of the Hawaiians and that we are visitors. To this day, even though I was born and grew up in Hawaii, I still feel in in my bones and my soul. When I go to Kalapana, Waipio Valley or places that has been old Hawaiian settlements, I speak to the Kupuna (elder) spirits and ask them to welcome me into their land. That I am a visitor for a very short time and I thank them for their graciousness and generosity. This may sound weird and too supernatural to some of you, but it is very real to me when I go back home to the Big Island. It was real to me when I was growing up as a kid.
I now think that the reason my Dad was such a great fisherman is because he had great respect for the Hawaiian people and their culture. I also think that the reason that he was never injured or could have been killed fishing on the Hamakua Coast is because he was in tune with the Hawaiian culture and has at least one or many aumakua’s “personal gods that protected him when he went fishing.
I felt that it was an obligation for me to share another side of the culture of Hawaii that is not what was portrayed in the 2nd episode of Pacific Warriors. Now that free diving woman, Kimi Werner. Now she is a great representative of the native Hawaiian culture!!! She looks and acts like the real thing!! Respect for the ocean and only eats what she catches and shares it with family and friends. Now that’s the true Aloha Spirit.
When I was in my twenties, I met a true native Hawaiian kahuna medicine woman named Mornah Simeona. She spoke about Aloha and told us that in the ancient Hawaiian spiritual tradition, Aloha was a sacred greeting meaning “I Bless You with the Breath of the Creator”.
ALOHA NCKA Bruddahs,
Da Bruddah (Michael)

Aloha nui loa Michael.  I completely understand the respect for the aina that you show us. Mahalo for sharing!
Tom

Thank you for sharing that Michael, it's really great to hear from someone who knows the realities.

In my own personal experience, my wife and I met a Hawaiian family on a little side-beach we stopped at on Maui, and I was almost shocked at how warm, friendly and kind they were to us. I remember thinking that I don't know if I would have been as nice as they were to total strangers, and being deeply impressed and grateful to have met them. One of those things that made me want to be more like them, because of how awesome it made me feel? 16 years ago, and I still associate that when I think of Hawaiians (and I'm still a big fan of the Hawaiian people.) 

Those knuckleheads will get theirs, hopefully in the form of Jon-Jon breaking that record! I'm pulling for him!