My wife and I had a great trip fishing with Sean and Jordan.  These guys are professional, have a great boat and equipment and know how to use it.  They both were very friendly and helpful.  Jordan shared a lot of knowledge he has learned in several years as a Captain about the environment and fishing off of Kona.  We caught a blue marlin (about 100#s) and a striped marlin (about 35#s).  Jordan fileted the smaller marlin and shared the catch.  Highly recommend this trip.  We caught fish when the boats around us were having little if any success.

Captain Shawn and Jordan were awesome to hang with on our 3/4 day fishing trip. Prior to the trip Shawn communicated great and checked in with me the day before our trip and gave clear instructions on where and when to meet. We drove to the marina the day before to make sure we knew where to go so we wouldn’t be late. They were prompt and very helpful loading our stuff. They had plenty of ice cold water for us. It was my little family of four and the boat was perfect for us. My kids are 8 and 10 and enjoyed the trip and time spent, it was important to me that the captain allow kids and have space for them in the shade and Shawn’s boat fit us well. It was a perfect day to be on the water just not the greatest day for fishing. I’ve always said a bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work. We swapped fishing stories to pass the time, Shawn and Jordan both had plenty. Jordan, being a Kona native, was like our own private tour guide sharing facts and history of the island. Both were very experienced in fishing and knowledgeable of what needs to be done to catch fish but unfortunately for us it was a slow day on the water and that was true for other boats, as the radios were pretty quiet all day. When we come back we definitely will book with Makana Lani again and I can’t wait to hear about all the new stories they have from great people he meets and takes fishing. His business may be new and just getting started but clearly this is what Shawn and Jordan were born to do.

What a fun fishing experience we had with Captain Kenny and Shawn. We started our day at 6:30 and trolled south towards Captain Cooks monument area. We got super lucky and were able to catch the rarest of the billfish species a short nosed spearfish. It was delicious! We also missed a small blue marlin but that’s fishing! Great boat great experience! Highly recommended!!

Captian Shawn called us to find out what we wanted to experiance prior to fishing date and even had us meet him the day prior to ensure our disabled son would have supportive seating and entry!! Excellant communication and helped to keep dignity.. unfortunately we didnt even get a bite.. disappointed in that but couldnt ask for better captain.. disabled fishing is extreemly difficult to find.. we recommend captain shawn

GREAT TRIP!!! Shawn is a first class guy.  Rated the “Equipment/Boat” as 4 stars - equipment was 5 star,  boat is 26’ - a little small but good. Caught my first marlin-80 lbs striped marlin. What a thrill!!! Well always rebook with Shawn when in Kona.