Friday & Saturday, July 24 & 25:
Huggo’s Fishing Party and Wahine Fishing Tournament. Celebrating twenty years of all-women teams, these highly competitive wahine (women) fish for cash prizes awarded to the teams with the largest marlin/billfish weighing more than 300 pounds. This summer tradition here in Kailua Kona, gets started with a party on Friday, at Huggo’s On the Rocks (75-5828 Kahakai Rd., Kailua-Kona), and fishing starts in Kailua Bay on Saturday, starting at 8 a.m. Women stop fishing at 4 p.m. and weigh-ins of the days catch can be seen at Honokohau Harbor, Charter Desk. Prizes and cash will be awarded to the best decorated boat and team costumes. For information including registration, call (808) 329-1493 or visit www.Huggos.com.