In Hawai‘i, many of the wetlands have been destroyed to build on, and this has greatly reduced the awa population.Īwa that are hatched on one island may even populate a different island. Coastal wetlands and estuaries are super important to awa, as that is where their babies thrive. The milk-fish eat floating algae and grow quickly, and can live in a fishpond that has low oxygen levels. When they are cooked in a soup, they turn the water white, looking like a bowl of milk, and that is how they got their name milk-fish.Īwa was a very important fish to the Hawaiian people for over 1,000 years, as this was the main fish they raised in fishponds. These large fish are world travelers, and in Tahiti they are called “ava,” and in the Philippines “toothless bangus.” The milk-fish do not have many bones, and they are extremely good eating raw or cooked. After about six months they leave their coastal home and go way out to sea.
The little, four-inch-long wrasse removes small parasites from the milk-fish body and sometimes there will be six awa waiting in line to be cleaned by a single cleaner wrasse.Īwa lay their eggs once a year in shallow water, and when the babies hatch they swim up rivers and streams to live the first part of their lives in brackish, muddy water. They look like a silver-colored shark with a large forked tail and once a year in the spring they come close to shore right up onto the coral reefs to be cleaned by the cleaner wrasse. It is not a shark, but many surfers have fled the water thinking so because the milk-fish can get five feet long and has a dorsal fin that looks very much like a shark fin! Awa is the fish that I get asked about the most because they live in the open ocean most of their lives, so people do not know what they are when they see them right in the surf zone.Īwa do not have teeth. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.This time of year, when the surf starts to get smaller on the North Shore of O‘ahu and Kaua‘i, we get a deep-water visitor. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots.Īs these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. We found a total of 96 potential fishing spots nearby Ka‘a‘awa.īelow you can find them organized on a map.
Similar to river mouths, harbour entrances are also great places to fish as lots of fish will move in and out with the rising and falling tides. Harbours and Marinas can often times be productive fishing spots for land based fishing as their sheltered environment attracts a wide variety of bait fish. Kaiaka Bay - 1km, Kahana Bay - 2km, Kanenelu Beach - 3km, Mamalu Bay - 4km, Kualoa Sugar Mill Beach - 5km, Kapaka Beach - 7km, Kaluanui Beach - 7km, Hau‘ula Beach Park - 8km, Kapalaoa Beach - 8km, Makao Beach - 8km, Kaipapa‘u Beach - 9km, Mahakea Beach - 10km, Kalela Beach - 10km, Kokololio Beach - 10km, Pounders Beach - 11km, Kāne‘ohe Bay - 11km, Laniloa Beach - 12km, Lā‘ie Bay - 13km, Lā‘ie Beach - 13km, Moku‘auia Beach - 14km, Pyramid Rock Beach - 14km, Mālaekahana Beach - 15km, North Beach - 16km, Kahuku Golf Course Beach - 17km, Fort Hase Beach - 17km, Kuahine - 19km, Oneawa Beach - 19km, Kailua Beach - 20km We found 28 beaches and bays in this area. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Of 1379 and an average elevation of 33 meters above sea level, located inīest Fishing Spots in the greater Ka‘a‘awa areaīeaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. Ka‘a‘awa is a populated place in US with an estimated population
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