Eight-year-old Damien Reyes-Belt and his father, Kalae Belt, reach for a fish caught during the inaugural Keiki Of Da Aina Foundation bamboo fishing tournament held Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Samson Clark, 5, waits patiently for a fish to bite as his family sits nearby during the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Scores of keiki, parents and friends flocked to the shoreline at Old Kona Airport Park for the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Keiki of all ages took part in the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Keiki were hooking a good number of fish during inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Scores of keiki, parents and friends flocked to the shoreline at Old Kona Airport Park for the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Rachel and Kaiton Matsuoka, 5, wait for a fish to bite during the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Rachel and Kaiton Matsuoka, 5, wait for a fish to bite during the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Peyton Roback poses with her catch of the day, a 3-inch reef fish, with her parents during the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Five-year-old Samson Clark watches intently as his catch is measured by Beau Lumanlan during the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park. The fish measured in at a whopping 3.5 inches.s (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Carolina Mast, 9, stands in the water waiting for a fish to bite during the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Keikis of Da Aina Foundation's Nakoa Pabre helps a participant during the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Renee Hashimoto helps her boys, Blake, left, and Brody, right, during the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) ▲
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KAILUA-KONA — Scores of keiki, parents and friends flocked to the shoreline at Old Kona Airport Park for the inaugural Keikis Of Da Aina Foundation Bamboo Fishing tournament held Saturday.
More than 100 kids ages 17 and younger took part in the free event put on by the nonprofit. It also featured a banquet and awards for age categories: 5 and younger; 6-9; 10-13; and 14-17.