As of 1:00 pm Sunday, at least 1,700 box jellyfish were found at Waikiki beaches, with up to 170 stings!
Box jellyfish show up around about once a month, 7-10 days after the full moon, but this month it’s looking like the numbers could be record-breaking. We’ll keep you posted.
Keep your tootsies outta the water!
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A shark sighting at Makaha Beach on Tuesday closed the popular Oahu beach.
A beachgoer spotted the 8 to 10 foot shark, and then lifeguards confirmed the sighting just TWO YARDS from shore!
After another shark sighting in the afternoon, lifeguards decided to keep the warning signs up. They will decide whether it is safe to take them down this morning.
A group of people diving off the Hawaii last week spotted a tiger shark chowing down on a goat.
Joyce Blutt snapped some pics of the shark on goat action which was going down about half a mile off Kawaiahae last Monday. She says the shark had eaten half of the goat by the time they got there. If you look close you can see a hoof on the right hand side. Ew.
The turtle didn’t stand a chance. Some pictures of a shark making a meal out of a turtle were snapped on Monday less than a mile off shore in Maunalua Bay just outside the surf spot called Turtles.
The shark was obviously concentrating on the turtle, but the people in the boat were warned to keep all appendages out of the water.
According to KGMB9 News, warning signs are still posted after a shark was spotted at a North Shore beach for the second day in a row.
A helicopter patrolled the water yesterday afternoon after Ocean Safety officials say an 8-foot shark came close to shore Friday.
Sharks have been hanging around that beach for a few weeks now since the river mouth opened and school of fish have been feeding in the bay.
Hey, you can always work on your tan.
Ocean Safety officials posted warning signs at Waimea Bay and Waikiki yesterday following confirmed shark sightings in the areas.
Lifeguards saw a 6 to 8 ft shark at Waimea Bay at about 10:15 a.m. and another smaller shark was spotted in Waikiki at Duke’s Beach.
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A 6- to 8-foot long shark was seen swimming off Kalama Beach Park in Hawaii on Tuesday afternoon.
The Honolulu Fire Department confirmed the Kailua shark sighting at about 1:45 p.m.
Lifeguards warned beachgoers about the sighting and workers posted shark-warning signs.
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Two more reported shark sightings on Oahu’s Windward side… the first closed Waimanalo Beach Park when someone saw a 15-foot tiger shark in the water.
Then, on Sunday afternoon, someone reported a six to eight foot shark at Lanikai. They couldn’t confirm the sighting so the beach is still open.
This comes after a busy week of sightings and one attack.
In what state experts call the biggest influx of sharks they’ve seen in a long time, beaches from Hapuna to Waialea bay closed for six straight days. They reopened but signs stayed posted Friday.
…and last Tuesday, Todd Murashige was bitten on his right leg while surfing Crouching Lions.
…and on Thursday, a 10-to-12 foot tiger shark off Laniakeas and Chuns Reef had lifeguards pulling people out of the water. No one there was hurt.
Todd Murashige held a press conference where he described the details of his attack. he shark clamped onto his right thigh and left him with a wound wrapping around his entire leg. There was a lot of muscle and tendon hanging out. Ew.
More photos here.
Oh, and here’s a map of O’ahu shark attacks since 2001.
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Todd Murashige, the Kane’ohe man who was attacked by a shark off the Crouching Lion restaurant Tuesday afternoon is on the mend and “thinks he’s going to be able to keep his leg.”
Aren Souza, who came to the aid of the victim, spoke with the man by phone yesterday and gave an update on his condition.
“There doesn’t seem to be any nerve damage,” Souza said. “They’re going to check his wounds in a couple of days.”
The victim was about three-quarters of a mile offshore in the same area as Souza when he was attacked. Todd and Souza, 26, paddled their boards in and Souza was able to wrap the wound with a towel, hail a passing truck and call 911. The attack was over in seconds. The shark struck, the victim yelled and was pulled under water.
Firefighters at the scene had credited Souza with saving Todd’s life, but Souza said Todd was the calm one, telling Souza what he had to do.
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