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Maui Channel Swim - FreediveSafe team finished in 5 hours and 10 mins. With 4-5 ft seas, 15-30 knot winds, and a large animal visit @mauichannelswim #mauichannelswim #sporty

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The other day with @deepwaterhawaii we came across what we were hoping was just some trash we could take out of the ocean. What we found was one of the more heartbreaking scenes I’ve witnessed on the water.

Tied to this empty bleach bottle was an oceanic whitetip shark, a critically endangered species that is protected at the state and federal level. The shark had clearly struggled while on the line causing it to noose and ended up strangling itself.

Jugging is a practice some fishermen use to occupy a shark and prevent it from being able to pursue their catch. Sharks that have been jugged tend to die or starvation, exhaustion, or a combination of both.

We are lucky that here in Hawaii we don’t see things like this very often, especially now that we’ve become the only state in the US to officially ban killing sharks. However, it clearly still occurs. And I want to be clear that not all fishermen are monsters or don’t respect the ocean. Hawaii has one of the coolest and most ocean-connected communities of fishermen I’ve ever experienced. But we as fishermen need to still do and encourage better.

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I can’t say enough how much tonight meant for me!

You guys made my life better in the past few weeks and I am so thankful you are all in my life. 🫶🏼

Thanks for coming tonight and making it so memorable. It wouldnt be the same without yallllll. 🤍

Missing in the photo: Chris Funada! ☺️

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Celebrating life & Friends 🌺🤍

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Evenings offshore, coming in after dark, and seeing the island by moonlight

Right when we got in the water, we got buzzed by a marlin. A first for me and pretty unreal seeing one that close in the water while hunting.

Timmy got a beautiful kamanu, and had a tank of a barracuda aggressively going after it. Somehow, no sharks.

Thank you, Cory, for selflessly letting us get in the water first. When you’ve got a camera setup like that, no one wants to be stuck on the boat hearing, “Oh shit, a marlin!” 🫪

Sometimes it’s a desert & sometimes it’s lively. Either way it’s a privilege.

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The Fii instructors really showed up this past spearfishing nationals in Kona! This is one of the largest and most competitive spearfishing tournaments in the country for the whole year.

@britadele & @coryfults placing 1st in mixed teams 🥇 @britadele placing 2nd place female
misfit1214 team placing 5th
@moistmaninis placing 9th individually

Congratulations to these instructors and their hard work.

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me in my element, miles off the coast of Kona

🎥 @coryfults

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Nationals is a wrap da Hem'Roidz placed 9th out of 23 teams and I placed 9 out of 77 guys. Mahalo @evolvediving for the quality gear, the CF and CT put a hurt on the rois. And a huge mahaloz to my teammates @big_island_billy and especially @lawaia_kaimani for stepping in 2 days before the comp, first day back diving since the bite!

The non-native fish were all donated for fish emulsion.

I want to say thank you to the people that made it happen!
@usoa_spearfishing
@calvinlaijr @aquatic_addict_1 @pops_spearfishing @chadintotheblue @kona808divers @hamakua.haole @claireisaia

Last but not least my sponsors @konafreedivers @brightbuoydiving for all the quality gear and @coonbabysan for all the help!

Photos by @karadoeshair303

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A heartfelt mahalo to Four Seasons Resort Hualālai @fshualalai for their generous donation to our 2026 Au’Au Channel Swim fundraiser. Their support helps advance FreediveSafe! Hawaiʻi’s mission to reduce freediving and spearfishing fatalities through free water safety education across the state.

The FreediveSafe team will compete in the 2026 Maui Channel Swim on August 28, 2026, in honor of the lives lost to spearfishing in Hawaiʻi while raising funds for our new Aquatic Safety & Rescue Skills Program—a free community initiative that empowers young divers with life-saving water safety and rescue skills.

FreediveSafe Channel Swim Team:
@nikiwater1 @coryfults @ka.lei.makalii

Sponsor, donations & online silent auction inquires: info@freedivesafe.org

www.freedivesafe.org

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too blessed to be stressed. summer ‘26 we lit

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We found beautiful clean water with @deepwaterhawaii in Kona. Fish or no fish it was sure nice to take some drops in the beautiful clarity there. @kimi_swimmy shot some beautiful MK’s and Buddy played with the uncles! These photos are all shot on the @gopro Mission !

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Hana Ku 2026 x @freedivesafehawaii

Earlier this month the FreediveSafe Hawaii team had the honor of being invited to Hana, Maui to work with their tight knit community and rollout our new in-water Aquatic Safety and Rescue Skills program. We worked with local youth and divers of all ages over the weekend and were blessed to stay at @alakukuihana for their annual Hana Ku retreat.

Humbled would be an understatement. Hana is the most remote area in all the main islands shy of Molokai, and the community there has a unity like I’ve never seen before. We were welcomed with the utmost hospitality and were met with nothing but aloha by everyone. It was by far the most special and cultural experience I’ve ever had since moving to Hawaii 10 years ago.

If staying in such a beautiful place wasn’t enough, we got to spend the weekend with the best chefs in all of Hawaii, and ate the best local kine meals I’ve ever been privy to.

Chefs @musubman @chefwonder @mauifreshstreatery @tai_not_ty and many others put on a culinary work of art marathon with a variety of locally sourced ingredients. I never expected to learn so much about Hawaiian culture and cooking this weekend, so had to post the highlights of all the delicacies we feasted on!

Aside from the food and our teaching event, the most special part was being welcomed into the Hana community with nothing but love. I’m so grateful to everyone who brought us into their ohana and I can’t wait to go back!

Mahalo to everyone who was a part of this, especially @kkanakaole @mistyrayne_ for hosting us, and @nikiwater1 for everything you’ve done to grow @freedivesafehawaii into what it has become. Always a pleasure teaching alongside @coryfults @bigisleboy24

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