My son and I went out with first mate Johnnie and Captain Chad on the Kai Akua and had an awesome time. Johnnie really knows his stuff and you could tell he loves to fish. We started from the harbor at 1:45am and started fishing just before dawn - within minutes we were reeling in our first yellow fin tuna.... More

Captain Gene and Johnny on the Kai Akuna were awesome. They ran the only early charter that day out of Lahaina, leaving at 2am and had us on the fish at 5 in morning. At the end of the day we had 6 really nice Yellow Fin tuna topping out at 70 pounds and a nice mahi mahi in the... More

Captain Gene and deck hands Johnny and Mason were the best I have ever encountered. Not only did they put us on some really nice fish put their personalities "joking and teasing" made the trip even more enjoyable. Extremely knowledgable of the local spots to fish, bait, tackle ect...thank you again crew of the Kai Akua! Ps. Thanks Mason for... More

Was out on an extended charter with TOP GUN and Captain Don Johnson and his mate for the day Gene Jr. Both where very keen to make shure we had a great day! Gene went the extra meters the day before to get intelligence and agreeing on a game plan for the day, and we turned out ro have a... More

My family, Husband Gregg, sons Everett 15, Austin 14 and I chartered the Kai Akua March 30th, 2012 for a full day of fishing that we will never forget. We caught 25 Mahi Mahi!! Captain Gene and First Mate Johnny were professional and first class all the way. They went out at midnight to catch the live bate we fished... More

Was out in Maui for my wedding and wanted to go fishing with the groomsmen. One of the groomsman's brother had been out with these guys before and recomended "No Problem". Mason and Chino were great! These guys head out the evening before to catch live bait for your trip. We met them at 230 am and hit the water.... More

Captain Gene and Johnny on the Kai Akuna delivered an action packed fishing trip for my wife (Dawn) and me on April 11, 2012. From the moment the first line was tossed in the water we had action. In all, we caught 24 Mahi Mahi, the largest caught by Dawn weighing in at 28lbs, and 55 inches long. Captain Gene... More

Recently booked a full day trip on the "Kai Akuna"...I have to say it was an excellent experience and I would certainly advise any person or group that is interested in going fishing to check these guys out. From safety, staff and equipment...you will not find any better to enjoy your trip out on the water. As far as fishing... More

Thumbs up to Capt. Mason, Johnny, and NO PROBLEM. I had a wonderful time with all of the guests and the fishing was awesome. Mason and Johnny were great...so eager and you can tell that they love to fish! I brought in 4 tuna. The last one was a 50 lb one that got hit by a 9 foot shark.... More