Kahului Harbor · Maui’s North Shore
Fishing Maui’s North Shore
The target matters. Conditions matter more. Captain Armelio brings a documented range of methods and the judgment to change the plan as the day develops.
Read the method index
- Water
- Maui’s North Shore
- Departure
- Kahului Harbor
- Approach
- Captain-led
- Guaranteed catch
- None
The harbor is the starting point.
Rainbow Runner operates from Kahului Harbor on Maui’s North Shore. From there, conditions and fishing interests shape the day.
This is working water, not a fixed itinerary. Wind, swell, current, target possibilities, and Captain Armelio’s judgment determine where the boat can work and which approach makes sense.
No fixed script for the day.
The sequence stays simple even when the decision is not.
- 01
Read the conditions
Wind, swell, current, and what is happening on the water shape where the day can go.
- 02
Discuss the target
Guests can name an interest before the trip. A target starts the conversation; it is not a promise.
- 03
Choose—and change—the method
Captain Armelio may change the approach as the target possibilities and conditions change.
A working method index.
Captain Armelio’s archive documents a range of techniques built across commercial fishing, tournaments, and ordinary days on the water.
- 01
Trolling
Covering water and reading what the day is showing.
- 02
Jigging
Changing pace and working depth when the situation calls for it.
- 03
Bottom fishing
Working depth, structure, and current.
- 04
Baiting
Changing bait and presentation as the situation develops.
- 05
FAD & buoy fishing
One offshore approach documented across Armelio’s fishing record.
- 06
Green stick
A specialized method within a much larger working archive.
A target starts the conversation.
These species appear in Rainbow Runner’s documented history. They show the range of the record, not what a future charter will catch.
- Ahi
- Tournament and family catch records
- Mahi
- Tournament and charter records
- Ono
- The 2013 Ono Run and other dated catches
- Marlin
- Historic and tournament records
- Kawakawa
- Recorded in the 2019 tournament history
2013 · Archive record
The Ono Run.
The owner archive records 15 ono, with the largest at 51 pounds.
The value of the story is not a promise of another day like it. It is a dated record of fishing decisions, changing pressure, and a result preserved in context.
Read The Ono Run- Date
- 2013
- Recorded catch
- 15 ono
- Largest
- 51 lb
- Source
- Maui Fishing Secrets
From Captain Armelio’s fishing archive.
The full 214-post record stays on Maui Fishing Secrets. These selected entries add method and maintenance context without turning the charter site into a duplicate technical blog.
- 01 Open record
Method
Green-stick fishing
An owner-published method post and embedded fishing video. - 02 Open record
2013
The Ono Run
A dated account recording 15 ono, with the largest at 51 pounds. - 03 Open record
2011
Maintaining fishing reels
Captain Armelio demonstrates an owner-published reel-care practice.
Check the current license rules.
Hawaiʻi requires a recreational marine fishing license for nonresidents age 15 and older, subject to current DLNR exemptions. DLNR advises all nonresident passengers on a fishing charter to have a license, even if they do not intend to fish.
Official guidance reviewed August 14, 2026.
- Applies to
- Nonresident ocean fishers age 15+
- Current listed fees
- $20 one day · $40 seven days · $70 annual
- Processing
- Additional online fees may apply
- Source
- Hawaiʻi DLNR · Division of Aquatic Resources
Fish the day in front of you.
Private 8-hour charter · $1,300 before tax
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