Valmoja wins twice at fishing tournament

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Makoa Vidinha sets down his hammerhead shark pup for weighing Sunday during the weigh-in for the first Kauai Youth Football shoreline fishing tournament at Nawiliwili Park.

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Chad Valmoja watches as the weigh-in team of Gordon Higa and Scotty Taba get measurements of his eel that came in at 7.3 pounds to win the eel category Sunday during the weigh-in of the first Kauai Youth Football shoreline fishing tournament at Nawiliwili Park.

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Braden Ventar, 2, shows off his kupipi that tipped the scales at 0.9 pounds Sunday during the weigh-in of the first Kauai Youth Football shoreline fishing tournament at Nawiliwili Park.

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Kanoa Rosario, Makoa Vidinha and Kamuela Sabedong show off the trio of hammerhead shark pups they snagged Sunday during the weigh-in at the first Kauai Youth Football shoreline fishing tournament at Nawiliwili Park.

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Jayven Ramelb shows off the hinalea that didn’t get away Sunday at the Kauai Youth Football shoreline fishing tournament weigh-in at Nawiliwili Park.

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Roland Rull shows off the trio of ulua he caught, the heaviest tipping the scales at more than 70 pounds to win the ulua category at the first Kauai Youth Football shoreline fishing contest Sunday at Nawiliwili Park.

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The weighing team of Joe Hepa, Gordon Higa and Scotty Taba get measurements of Roland Rull’s 70-pound ulua Sunday during the weigh in of the Kauai Youth Football first shoreline fishing tournament at Nawiliwili Park.

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Kaikona Davis-Caberto shows off his 3.9-pound oio after checking in at the weigh-in station Sunday during the first Kauai Youth Football shoreline fishing tournament at Nawiliwili Park.

NAWILIWILI — Chad Valmoja was a dual winner Sunday during the weigh-in of the first Kauai Youth Football Shoreline Fishing Tournament.

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