OCEAN - KAUAI
KE'E BEACH A HUKILAU AT HAENA BEACH
Gil & I took a day off and went out to Ke’e Beach
early. Since bones were discovered a
couple years ago, all parking has been prohibited and even getting there before
9 am meant walking in a quarter mile.
What a beautiful day, and being in the water that early meant some of
the night time feeders hadn’t gone to sleep yet. It was so calm we swam through the rocks and
witnessed the nursery they were housing.
Tiny butterfly fish – multibands, teardrops, and little convict tangs the size of large coins (anyone remember silver dollars?) and some little flits of yellow-black-white were dime size Raccoon Butterflyfish. Even a yellow tang which are very few and far between these days on Kauai as the aquarium trade has all but extinguished them. This was warm-ups for our upcoming trip to the Big Island
Convict Tang top, Teardrop Butterflyfish center
right of center two itty-bitty Raccoon Butterflyfish
All four of them would have fit on my palm!
Black Durgons (triggerfish) and one jack or Bluefin Trevally
It is so hard to say but these triggerfish may be my favorite - their fins are so beautiful in the water and the blue piping is too much! When they get excited, the have veiny areas on top of their heads that flash that neon blue, and when they get agressive the have orange flashing on their cheeks and under the chin!
Trumpet fish - this guy is normal coloration but he can switch to solid bright yellow!
What a phenomenol tail, not to mention the nose!
What a phenomenol tail, not to mention the nose!
I don't get to see these very often so it causes some excitement . . .
Plenty of turtles on the outer reef, blissfully feeding, what a thrill to be among them. With calm behavior on my part, they are not threatened.
Honu
We saw over a dozen in this area
We saw over a dozen in this area
After a summer that was too rough or churned up with sand from rains, it was really a pleasure to be at Ke'e Beach, the end of the road on the North shore of the Universe.
Water at Ke’e - Yipeeeee
On our way back toward home we stopped at Ha'ena Beach
Park
So, what do we come upon? A real Hawaiian hukilau – family net fishing. And we know the family. They had already rounded up the fish, ‘O’io or Bonefish. They were in the process of loading them from the net into small coolers and then hauling them to two trucks with large (truck bed size) coolers filled with ice. We didn't have a dry camera - what? Gil got these with his new smart phone, worth the hassle that is right here; great color.
So, what do we come upon? A real Hawaiian hukilau – family net fishing. And we know the family. They had already rounded up the fish, ‘O’io or Bonefish. They were in the process of loading them from the net into small coolers and then hauling them to two trucks with large (truck bed size) coolers filled with ice. We didn't have a dry camera - what? Gil got these with his new smart phone, worth the hassle that is right here; great color.
Hauling in the net
Closing in on the fish
Loading the catch
Straightening the nets for next time
Togo Hermosura (one of Gil's coaches from Namolokama Canoe Club) and
a truck load of 'O'io
a truck load of 'O'io
These bone fish will become tasty fish cakes and feed many
Just too good, that water was so inviting I went back in and snorkeled the rocky reef while the trucks tried to get up the sandy beach. They made it to the road and it was time to go home for us too.
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