Laaloa and Kahaluu beach parks reopened around noon today after both West Hawaii beaches were closed Tuesday following an encounter with a shark. ADVERTISING Laaloa and Kahaluu beach parks reopened around noon today after both West Hawaii beaches were closed
Laaloa and Kahaluu beach parks reopened around noon today after both West Hawaii beaches were closed Tuesday following an encounter with a shark.
An aerial observation conducted via Hawaii County helicopter turned up no sign of a shark, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense.
The beaches were closed about 1 p.m. Tuesday after a man reported a 9-foot shark bit his paddleboard about a quarter mile offshore of Laaloa Beach Park, also known as Magic Sands.
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