Posted on: Friday, September 24, 2004

Hunting-fishing program for all ages at Koko Head

Advertiser Staff

Activities for adults and children that celebrate fishing and hunting will be presented from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday at the Koko Head public shooting range in the 32nd annual Hawai'i Hunting and Fishing Day celebration.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources, in cooperation with island fishing and hunting clubs and organizations and businesses, is hosting the event as a benefit for needy families. The entry fee to each activity is a $1 donation or can of food for the Hawai'i Food Bank.

Instructors will give safety information before activities for adults, to include shooting various firearms, archery and casting fishing lines.

Activities for children will include archery and flycasting. There will be demonstrations, food and prizes.

Since 1995, the department's Hunter Education Program and hunting and fishing clubs have donated more than 3 tons of food and thousands of dollars in contributions to the food bank.

The Hunter Education Program offers free classes year-round to educate outdoorsmen and women about firearms and archery safety, survival and first aid, wildlife identification and conservation, rules and regulations, game care and outdoor responsibility. Completion of the hunter education class is a prerequisite to obtain a Hawai'i hunting license.

Hawai'i Hunting and Fishing Day recognizes the continuing contributions of sportsmen and women in the conservation of wildlife and aquatic resources.