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Hawaii County Civil Defense message at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 23, 2019. A shark was sighted off Kikauna Point near Kukio Bay in Kona. The Kukio Bay shoreline is closed for the remainder of the day.

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This is a Civil Defense Shark Sighting Update for at 8 a.m., Saturday (March 4). The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) reports Punaluu Beach Park in Ka‘u, which was closed yesterday due to a shark sighting, is reopened today. Have a safe day. This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.

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Hawaii Fire Department (HFD) reports Punaluu Beach Park in Ka‘u is currently closed due to an 8 foot shark sighting in the area. The public is advised to stay out of the water at Punaluu Beach until HFD Ocean Safety conducts a reassessment tomorrow morning (March 4) and determines if conditions have changed.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Laaloa Beach Park, also known as White Sands, was closed Thursday after a shark sighting. A county helicopter flight over the beach confirmed a shark was i the area. Police reported the beach closure at 1:47 p.m. and were awaiting confirmation that the 10-foot shark had left before re-opening the beach. The […]

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‘Now who and why would one do that? It couldn’t have been a threat’

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‘All that work. But what are you gonna do? That’s fishing for you. Sometimes you lose them.’

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Shark sighting off Hapuna Beach Sunday (July 24). Video via YouTube. Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Big Island beaches were closed along four stretches of the Kohala Coast after authorities spotted at least five large sharks lurking about early Monday. A Fire Department spokesman said the county helicopter conducted aerial surveys early Monday after […]

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