Hey Tim,
I went out last August (honeymoon) with a guy named Dan Gibbons (boat named "Marlin Grando". We went out of Kailua-Kona on the big Island. 20 minute $35 flight from Honolulu......He runs a 38ft betram which is not the biggest or newest in the fleet there, but he was toatlly professional and I nailed a Pacific Blue Marlin and we lost two other baits to Ahi tuna.......He's totally ressonable and Kona is the palce to fish deep blue for.....only 4-5 miles off shore.....His number is 808-326-4851. His mobile is 808-937-2903.....Tell him Dave Sullivan (Honey mooner) with the 190lbs Blue from August 1998 sent you...
Good Luck