Writers Donald S. Aweau     email: omilu@geocities.com Donald is our authority on Hawaiiana and how the ancient Hawaiians related to the sea in their spiritual, cultural and everyday lives. Capt. Clay Ching     email: hallelujahhoufishing@wave.hicv.net Capt. Clay Ching operates a charter business on the Friendly Island of Molokai. His recently refurbished HALLELUJAH HOU is a 24-foot Manta Cat sportfisher perfectly suited to the reefs and blue water conditions of his native island. His charters pursue offshore big game fish, bottom fish and even fly fishing and plugging for big reef predators. In addition to all his own endeavors, Capt. Clay reports on all the other fishing excitement on Moloka'i. There's a lot of it! Lester  Choi     email: choitoy@msn.com Lester is a member of the Waialua Boat Club and an avid troller who fishes out of Haleiwa Harbor on Oahu's famous North Shore. He's also active in the Waialua Keiki Fishing Club and helps young anglers with their angling prowess and shares their catches. Ernie Choy     email: echoy@hawaiiantel.net Ernie has been a long-time monthly contributor to HFN. He operates The Deli on Heeia-Kea Pier in Kaneohe so has a birds-eye view of all the fishing action on the Windward Coast and in Kaneohe Bay. In fact, one of the most popular places to fish near Kaneohe is from Heeia-Kea Pier itself! Ernie has all the scoops on the fishing and diving action on the Windward side of Oahu. Roberta  Davis     email: makaira@connect.com.fj Roberta Davis and Capt. John Llanes Jr. left Hawaii recently and discovered a paradise of their own on the island of Taveuni, Fiji. Their new enterprise, Makaira by the Sea, is not only a beautiful place to visit, it retains its age-old island flavor and has untapped fishing stocks. Wow! We are looking forward to lots more unique and exciting fishing adventures from their South Pacific hideaway. Andria Debina     email: info@charterdesk.com Andria works in a hotbed of Pacific blue marlin fishing activity-Honokohau Harbor outside of Kona, Hawai'i. Every month, she catalogs hundreds of billfish captures and you can only imagine the stories she hears and passes along to us! Oh, and she backs up her stories with pictures of all the monster blue marlin caught in the water of the Blue Marlin Capitol of the World. Bob Duerr     email: KappaHi@aol.com Bob keeps us posted on all the fishing briefs and hunting news in the islands through his Splash! and Hawaii Hunting News columns. He is also a member of the prestigious Outdoor Writers Association of America and an avid offshore fishermen. His favorite crewman is his son Kit. Troy Haspe     email: HASPET001@hawaii.rr.com Troy is a Big Island shorecaster who rubs shoulders with his peers at some of the most renowned shorecasting sites in Hawaii. Troy has made the ultimate capture, an ulua (giant trevally) over 100 lbs from shore and is an active member of the Hilo Casting Club. David G. Itano     email: dgi@hawaii.rr.com No one knows tuna like David. He has tagged and released tens of thousands of them and is immersed in the study of these valuable pelagics. Laron  Kageyama     email: lkageyama@yahoo.com Laron is a Big Island shorecaster who's been bitten by the ulua bug. He's always hot on the trail of new shorecasting developments and adventure on the island of Hawaii. Laron's also an avid offshore hunter and loves those blue water beasts. Knud Lindgard     email: lindgard@aol.com Knud is the driving force behind creating freshwater fishing opportunities on O'ahu. He is a devout volunteer and loves to help kids and adults catch fish. He's been a driving force at both Hoomaluhia and Nuuanu reservoirs and has kept a sharp and experienced eye on the fisheries. Knud's fishing rigs are probably the most clever to have ever graced the pages of HFN. Allois Malfitani     email: alloism@hotmail.com Allois is HFN's Pohnpei connection. His first column appeared in the September 2006 issue and it highlights the tremendous fishing opportunity available in the island paradise of Pohnpei. Allois also arranges visits to this destination for surfing and other tourist activities. George Matsuda     email: trapdiver55@yahoo.com George is a member of the Alii Holo Kai dive club and has been diligent in sharing the news of Hawaii's free-divers, their tournaments, adventures and techniques. These divers-and George's column-just keep getting better and better! Darryl S. Nakasone     email: dsnakasone@yahoo.com A seasoned all-around Hawaii fisherman, Darryl's forte is shore casting and whipping big plugs for giant trevally and other oversized reef predators. Darryl travels to far-flung fisheries in his hunt for fishing action and has visited Mexico, Midway and Fiji in recent years. Jim Rizzuto     email: JimRizzuto@KonaFishingChronicles.com Author and columnist, Jim is based on the Big Island of Hawaii and is a fountain of fishing information. His HFN-published series, "FISHING Hawaii Style" has helped tens of thousands of anglers learn to catch fish from Hawaii's waters--no simple task for novices! Jim's columns in HFN are geared toward creative uses of materials and rigs to help you catch more fish and to understand our unique fishery. Mike Sakamoto     email: fishingtales@hawaiiantel.net Everyone in Hawaii knows this local fishing celebrity. Mike's intensely interested in the future of fishing in Hawaii and keeps a sharp eye on bills in the state Legislature that would infringe on the privileges of Hawaii's fishermen. Donnell A. Tate     email: tatemaui@aol.com Donnell knows what's happening in the "Maui Triangle" and keeps a sharp eye on the Lahaina charter boat action. He's also a professional photographer. Allen Tsukamoto     email:  Allen has been HFN's cartoonist for more years than we can remember. Besides his art, one of Allen's greatest loves is his grandchildren. Allen combines his two great loves every month when he draws "Somethin' Fishy for the Small Fry" for HAWAII FISHING NEWS. It's a great way to share quality time with your keikis and help them learn about the ocean. Malia van der Kamp     email: undertherainbow_6@hotmail.com If you ever wished you could see the world through a child's eyes again, then here's your chance. Malia's family spends their vacation time on Molokai and her experiences there are eye-opening and inciteful. In many ways, she is documenting a passing era and it is a tribute to the local people of Molokai who share their traditions with her. Hawaii Fishing News Staff Chuck Johnston     email: fishnews@hawaii.rr.com Chuck is the founder of HFN and an active shorecaster, offshore troller, bottom fisherman and long caster. He's been publishing HFN for over 25 years! Ellen Johnston     email: fishnews@hawaii.rr.com Ellen handles all personnel matters and billings at HFN. If you think that's easy, come try it sometime. And she's such a nice lady, too! Monica King     email: amking@aloha.net Based on Kaua'i, Monica handles a hefty load of editing every month. She's clocked more than a decade and a half deciphering the scribblings of deranged writers and fishermen yet still maintains her sanity. Thanks to Monica, you can understand what we're trying to say. Brad Deffenbaugh     email: fishnews@hawaii.rr.com Brad is an avid hunter and fisherman who is constantly on the go. If he's not on an adventure, he's planning one! Brad can help you with a plethora of questions from subscription information to how to send your story to us on the internet.