Hawaiian War Tools with Justin Lee | BRCC #358

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Society & Culture, Comedy

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

You’ve heard the saying “like shooting fish in a barrel.” When Hawaiian spearfisherman JustinLee dove into Lake Powell for the National Spearfishing Championship held the last two days ofApril, fish in a barrel might’ve actually had a better chance of survival.Lee came from behind to claim the national free-dive spearfishing title — killing 82 fish over thetwo-day event, including a tournament-best 20.4-pound carp. The title validates the years ofwork he’s put into the sport, but it also celebrates his hometown’s way of life.In this episode, Logan and Justin dive deep into Hawaiian history and culture, spearfishing, andwhat made Justin the hunter and spearfisherman he is today.

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0:00.0	Black Ribbon Coppsey, baby.
0:01.5	Freedom kill him.
0:02.6	Oh!
0:03.3	Justin Lee, I've been waiting for this one for a long time.
0:11.7	Hawaii native, world-class spear fisherman, guide, hunter.
0:19.0	Just a big island.
0:19.8	All around.
0:20.7	Oh, you're also an essential oil salesman now, kind of.
0:24.1	We grow the stuff.
0:25.2	I don't sell the stuff.
0:26.1	I just grow it and help produce it.
0:28.0	Grower, grower.
0:30.0	Yeah, we've been trying to do a podcast for a long time now.
0:34.1	Yeah, it's been a minute, you know, and the opportunity came and taking my dad
0:40.7	and some friends hunting up in the Uentas and got a call. And I was like, hey, I'm going to be in town.
0:46.3	You want to do this? He's like, I got a birthday party first, but yeah, let's go. Yeah, let's do it.
0:50.7	You already got in the woods. I'm already a little bit jealous.
0:56.0	I'm still a couple weeks out before we are Elkhont dates.
0:59.0	You already got a couple things on the ground.
1:02.0	It was really cool.
1:03.0	So like my best friend Wayne, since I've been friends, we call it Hanabata days when you
1:07.0	got boogers running down your nose and running all over.
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