Lai Legacy: Spearfishing & Life Lessons

A few weeks ago, I got the chance to meet and talk story with Calvin Lai Jr., known by many as Cal. He had just returned from taking his new boat for its first cruise with his dad. “We went holoholo, troll for ono, and I did a bit of spearfishing. Not my dad; he’s too old for that now,” he said as he laughed. Cal’s grandpa, Caesar Rubio, taught him how to spearfish. The sport runs deep in his family.

Cal has been competing in different tournaments throughout the years, and I was pretty excited to learn