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Cape · Hawaii

Hakuma Point (historical)

19.35°N · 154.98°W · Cape · Big Island Windward Waters

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Best score today · 9 PM · Bonefish

47/100Good
Now
3012 PM HST
Best window
5 PM-12 AMNight bite

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 12 PM · now

Time12PNOW
Score30Fair
Current0.5 knmodeled · toward SSW
Wind22 kn NEgusts 27 · steady
Sea stateRough6.4 ft · 9 s
Air temp82°Hot
WeatherMostly cloudy60% cloud
Water82°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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No rule for Bonefish is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with DLNR DAR before you keep a fish.

Source: DLNR DAR · Sync unavailable, last verified Sep 13, 2026

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Bonefish is best here

Peak season for Bonefish · 1 more week at peak

Bonefish season by week of the year. Peak season for Bonefish · 1 more week at peak.
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Bonefish in Hawaii

Spot profile

Hakuma Point (historical)

Depth
30-500 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · drop-off
Season
Peak seasonBonefish

NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.

About this spot

Fishing Hakuma Point (historical)

Hakuma Point (historical) is a cape in Big Island Windward Waters, Hawaii. Depth in the nearest water is 30-500 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.

Waterlands scores giant trevally and bonefish here. It is peak season now for bonefish, and shoulder season for giant trevally. Giant trevally peak from May through July. Bonefish peak from May through September.

Tackle & technique

Bonefish
Bonefish push onto shallow sand and grass flats with the rising tide to root for shrimp, crabs and clams, often in water under 2 feet deep, and fall back to channel edges and deeper flats as the tide drops. Most fish are sight cast to with a small shrimp or crab fly, a light jig or a live shrimp, which takes bright sun, light wind and a quiet approach. They are catch and release only in Florida, and in Hawaii many anglers also fish bait from shore along sand channels and reef edges.
Giant trevally
Ulua hunt reef edges, rocky points, harbor mouths and sand channels from the shoreline out to deep ledges. Shore anglers slide an eel, tako or crab down a heavy anchored line and fish through the night, while casters throw poppers and plugs over reef edges at dawn and dusk. The first run heads for the rocks, so use heavy line and a tight drag.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Kalepa Point

    Cape · 7.4 mi

    60
    Top: Giant trevallyShoulder season
    • Giant trevally 60
    • Bonefish 30

    10 kt NNEH 12:42 PM · 2.4 ftL 7:28 PM · 0.7 ft

  • Waipuku Point

    Cape · 3.6 mi

    50
    Top: Giant trevallyShoulder season
    • Giant trevally 50
    • Bonefish 30

    10 kt NNE

  • Punahaha (historical)

    Cape · 1.0 mi

    35
    Top: Giant trevallyShoulder season
    • Giant trevally 35
    • Bonefish 30

    22 kt NE

  • Kalaehiamoe

    Cape · 1.5 mi

    35
    Top: Giant trevallyShoulder season
    • Giant trevally 35
    • Bonefish 30

    22 kt NE

Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with DLNR DAR before you keep a fish.