The catch boosted the Hawaii team into first place in the 38th annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament with 1,055 points.
The Fun Birds of Aloha got 555 points for the fish, a 100-point bonus for having the day's biggest fish and 100 points for landing a marlin over 500 pounds. The team also tagged and released for 300 points.
After two days, The Fun Birds of Aloha hold a 126-point lead over Oahu's Moana Kai '96 team.
Moana Kai's Warren Ackerman caught a 397-point marlin to pull his team into second place.
"It was one of the most exciting things that has ever happened to me in a fishing tournament," Ackerman said. "It was fantastic, just fantastic."
Eleven marlin were tagged and released yesterday, bringing the total to 24 for the tournament.
Bob Kurz of the Challengers Game Fishing Club, caught a 168-point ahi yesterday to take over the lead in that category.
The finish will be sometime today and the placings of the yachts will determine the overall Kenwood Cup winner.
Australia and the USA Red team are now just three points apart (782-779).
New Zealand also has an outside chance of claiming the cup, standing in third with 723 points.
Early-round winners included Jamie O'Brien of Sunset Beach, Florida's Ben Bourgeois and Kyle Garson, Andy and Bruce Irons of Kauai and Bob Freeman and Ed Fawess of New York.
Winning pitcher Travis Watanabe knocked in four runs while Reid Shimogawa had three RBIs.
Aiea plays Indiana today.
Perkins hit a two-run homer in the first inning and pitched shutout relief from the sixth on.
Pearl City (4-0), the only undefeated squad remaining in the 14-team, double-elimination tournament, advances to the championship game Friday.
Iolani, the 1996 state champion, plays Post 49 of Albuquerque, N.M., in the first round.
Aiea, last year's Hawaii state champion, won the national title.
The women's six-mile race, with a Le Mans start, begins at 8 a.m., with the race route going around Mokolea Rock and back to Kailua Beach Park.
The men's 26-mile event starts at 10 a.m., with the finish at Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki. The first canoes are expected between 12:30 and 1 p.m.
Lanikai Canoe club is the defending men's champion, setting a record in the process last year.
The staff includes former Olympian Mike O'Hara, who is spearheading the new National Volleyball League; Gary Sato, former U.S. Olympic men's assistant coach; former University of Hawaii All-American Pono Maa and pro player Linda Fernandez. Ed Robinson, IPDP director, will help evaluate participants for collegiate and professional recruitment potential.
Players, 12 years old through adult, can choose between the general clinic, Aug. 21-23, and the tournament play clinic, Aug. 24-26. Each clinic is $80 with three six-hour sessions.
Players will also choose their format, either two- or four-person sand volleyball or six-person volleyball on sand or grass. The clinic is also open to teams.
Checks should be sent to IPDP Volleyball, 534 Flint Ave., Suite 1, Long Beach, Calif., 90814. For information, call 310-498-1751.
Tickets can be purchased at Aloha Stadium, the Aloha Bowl office at 1110 University Avenue, Suite 403 (free validated parking behind Varsity Theater) or charged by telephone by calling 947-4141.