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Kalani DeWitt Lickle

Kalani has always been attracted to fish. His great uncle, Billy Carpenter, was a legendary pioneer in big game fishing, with his pursuit of the giant bluefin tuna. DeWitt has fished the North Shore of Maui since the early eighties.

Trolling for the ever-migrating pelagics, anchoring in 1000′ of water in pursuit of the precious snappers, free diving for Tako (octopus) and reef fish, throwing net for shoreline treats -  these are some of the ways Kalani spends his time when not printing fish or tending his farm or loving his ohana (family).

Hooked!

In 2006, Kalani angled his first “Giant”- an eight hundred pound Bluefin Tuna. After three trips in six years to Prince Edward Island, Canada, the fish gods granted his elusive wish .

A big mahalo to the “Catsass” and the P.E.I. crew- especially John and Sherry. Due to the fishery’s scientific nature, Kalani has yet to actually print a giant blue fin tuna. He has, however, printed a lot of IGFA world record and Hawaii state record fish during his 20 years of printing fish.

The ocean and art

Besides being an avid surfer, diver, farmer, and family man, Kalani has been a commercial fisherman and gyotaku artist on Maui since the early eighties.

A year of travels through Southeast Asia exposed Kalani to the art form of gyotaku, which he has taken to new levels.

Nature is the ultimate artist- Just looking at patterns of scales or iridescent eyes, or the endless shapes of fish and marine invertebrates is worthy of meditation, hence the relaxing qualities of an aquarium.

Kalani considers himself an “Artistic Agent of Nature.” Through his art the fish will live forever.