Podvodni ribolov Kailua-Kona — vjetar, valovi, vidljivost, plima i kamere uživo

• uhu (parrotfish)
  Scaridae · 2–20 m · ⚠️ zabrana/ograničenje
  Uhu (parrotfish), Maui: ≤2/day, 10–14″ min; taking blue (terminal) males is PROHIBITED.
• ulua (giant trevally)
  Caranx spp. · 2–30 m · dopušteno
• kumu (goatfish)
  Mullidae · 2–25 m · dopušteno
• roi (peacock grouper)
  Cephalopholis argus · 3–30 m · invazivna — meta
  Invasive — removal encouraged, no limit. Roi can carry ciguatera — a health caution.
• ta'ape (bluestripe snapper)
  Lutjanus kasmira · 3–40 m · invazivna — meta
  Invasive — removal encouraged, no limit. Roi can carry ciguatera — a health caution.

• ✓No licence for residents; non-residents need the Nonresident Recreational Marine Fishing License (NRMFL).
• ✓MLCDs — no-take. West Hawai'i FMA — scuba-spear banned. Uhu (Maui): ≤2/day, no blue males. Roi/ta'ape invasive — removal encouraged.

• ⛔ 🚫 Marine Life Conservation Districts (Hanauma/Molokini/Pupukea etc.) — no-take: spear nothing. West Hawai'i FMA — scuba-spear banned.
• ⛔ 🚫 Sea turtles, monk seal and cetaceans — protected, don't disturb. Uhu: blue terminal males (Maui) may not be taken.

US spearfishing law is state-by-state. License, spearable species, powerhead rules and distances vary; federal sanctuaries (Gray's Reef, the Keys, Flower Garden Banks) ban spearfishing. Always confirm with the state agency and local ordinances.

• Sets: watch the wave trains ≥15 min before entering; Hmax ≈ 2×Hs, the wash can run 50 m past the foam line. A lull >10 min with period >12 s = a big set «overdue», do NOT enter; enter right after a full set passes and re-check at minute 30.
• Exit FIRST: find your exit AND a backup before entering. On a rocky/boulder shore a 0.5 m rise in swell can make the exit impossible — getting pinned/unable to climb out is the main killer.
• Headland rip: prominent points often have a permanent topographic rip regardless of the model — locate it, enter/exit on the windward side, never swim against it.
• Cold: wetsuit per the SST chip; the first shiver = a metabolic surge and a drop in breath-hold → get out at the first steady shiver. Cap the session at 45–60 min below 15 °C.
• Solo discipline: buoy up; tell someone the spot and exit time; conservative breath-hold (never push it in cold/murky/surfy water); visibility <3 m — don't enter.
• Afternoon wind: on many coasts the wind builds from midday — plan to be out of the water by midday; the chop builds — get out.
• UV 11:00–15:00 (UVI ≥6): sunscreen and cover up on the surface interval.
• Solo is a fundamental risk (hypoxic blackout with no buddy). Any doubt = No-go.