Overview

• Kiyama and his son, Kakela Lee, fought the fish for about an hour and a half off Waianae on Sept. 21.
• The pair are from Nanakuli, and Kiyama started fishing with his father at age 12 and has fished for 61 years.
• His previous personal best was a 580-pound marlin caught with his dad more than 40 years ago.
• Local outlet KHON2 reported the story, which was later republished by WHNT and Fox8 for national audiences.
• According to Marlin Magazine and the IGFA, the Pacific blue marlin record is 1,376 pounds from a 1982 Kona catch, and reports do not indicate IGFA certification for this fish.