Hawaii Fishing and Seafood Festival - 10/10/2010

It's 10-10-10... and it's also the 5th annual Hawaii Fishing and Seafood Festival. I went along w/ a few members of the photo group to check out this festival. We met early at 9am so there were plenty parking at HCC. We caught the shuttle bus that took us to Pier 38. I was surprised that even thought it was so early in the morning (for me atleast), there were LOTS of people.
There were lots of booths w/ fishing info and also fishing supplies like fishing lures. They were also giving out free bamboo poles to kids.
Inside the fish aution house, there were great displays of fishes w/ their names. I'm not sure why this fish is named after Joe Louis.
I know i've eaten these striped ones before. You can tell by the clear eyes that they are really fresh.
There was a table selling these cool Gyotaku T-shirts painted on the spot. Choose a fish, and he'll put it on a t-shirt for you.
Here's Mr. Naoki and his Gyotaku art.
We were able to go on a fishing boat. I have to say that I felt a bit light headed with the rocking of this boat even though it was docked! The HDR made the water look more transparent so you can even see the bottom of the boat thru the clear water.
This boat has really tight quarters. It was hard for me to get around inside w/ my camera pack.
I had to climb this tight stairway to get to the top of the steer. I nearly couldn't fit thru the doorway..
We also got a chance to go on board a coast guard ship. I tried another HDR.
The inside was kinda dark so it was a good chance to take HDR.. Luckily, it didn't turn out blurry even though I could feel the boat rocking.
There's no steering wheel here. The coast guard said that this boat is controlled by a joystick on the panel. I had wanted to take a shot of the bus when we first arrived but I didn't have time, so I took one while I was waiting for my shuttle to arrive. It was really orderly...someone said it was like the lines at Disneyland. It was fun and I am glad I got the chance to check this out.