Expert calls multiple shark encounters this week ‘unusual’

On Thursday, Honolulu Ocean Safety spotted a non-aggressive 12-foot tiger shark about 30 yards from the break wall at Magic Island.
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[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

@2:20 _”Experts say fatal attacks are extremely rare on O’ahu, with the last one happening in the 90’s”_ …. Uhm no, the last one happened 5 days ago, Tamayo Perry ring a bell?

[@nitai154]

Shark encounters are extremely rare incident that are very common

[@jaybleu6169]

Compared to the number of people in the water, though? I can see like 50 people on surfboards from my window as I type this, and that's just the one break I can see.

[@bondson0094]

Please...

[@elizabethnvisco6015]

Stay out of water🦈🦈

[@Gary-lz5eb]

You mean the tourism board says it’s unusual

[@louisrobinson4164]

The state has not had a shark eradication program for a long time, and no one to fish out the big ones. They are coming back strong. The state really doesn’t care. Soon we will become how Mauritius used to be. It just won’t be safe to go into the water anymore.🤔

[@jorgej5916]

the sharks are tuning Hawaii beaches into Florida beaches.

[@molokaibowhunterscom]

Thanks to the shark bill dlnr pushed through and all the enviros...

[@nitrek]

Ummm... you guys protected the sharks, now they will multiply. Less feedings in the water, they come after your legs! Lol...

[@OSheaGlobalAlliances]

That shark is always around there. If you surf Bambura to kewalo you’ve seen him

[@encouragingword1172]

Nonaggressive? More likely just not hungry. If hungry, they are always aggressive.

[@ampinghard111]

30 yds through the break wall or from??? If it was 30 yards outside they’d say so…. If it swam 30 yds inside of the magic island break wall, that is INSANE. That’s the last place I would ever worry about encountering a tiger.

[@Ryellefrench]

Never know

[@OSheaGlobalAlliances]

Outside. And that would be like once a week if people pay attention. It’s just on peoples minds right now.

[@blairakana9984]

I wonder if rim pack with all the Navy ships and submarines have something to do with the sharks coming in land

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

Someone else suggested that and it’s a great suggestion, but the sightings and attacks began before RIMPAC started… unless they had ships and subs out there prior to it starting?

[@binnny1533]

They hungry

[@StigZeroOne]

Next Week: Sharknado...

[@panoptos4163]

Are sharks not allowed to travel to Hawaiʻi for their convention like everybody else on this planet?

[@cadaverdog1424]

What does Trump say?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

Maybe because it’s Hawaiian monk seal pupping season that’s bringing them in? Maybe Hawaiian monk seals are having a population growth and that’s drawing sharks to shore where monk seals give birth?

[@stanleyjumawanjr8498]

Perfect every buddy not of Hawaiian blood no can fish and dive in Hawaii then no more shark attack bradah tamayo knew goat island get man eaters out there rest in love bradah

[@MochiDaddy1]

makahiki season coming up...willywilly trees dropping soon...next few months see action

[@tuilakepa808]

Yeahhh concerning...

[@KuusFaddah_44]

Transplants knw everything now days 😂 but don’t knw how drive in the damn roads

[@cadaverdog1424]

What is Trump’s reaction???😂😂

[@Louise-hf8zt]

Maybe only a couple of sharks 🦈 are too blame? They swim far & have tasted easy prey, humans.

[@joyy.706]

consult the Kanaka Maoli people Kupuna elders get their perspective they know what the people you’re interviewing do not know. I know. But I’m not telling you go seek research yourself.

[@Jazzfestn]

NEVER trust a so-called "expert". If it happened ONCE, it can and will happen AGAIN. Logic and Probability.

[@ryansells2743]

Don't kill sharks and eat them. They're endangered and magnificent animals. Instead, let them eat you.

[@p3l3_99]

Right now it's shark season hello. The mamas giving birth

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

No shark season is July through November, peaking September through November. It IS Hawaiian monk seal pupping season though, so that could be bringing them in, they love seal meat.

[@p3l3_99]

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom First time I smell the shark in June.. but I know what I'm smelling. Next month gonna be worse.. I was thinking the season must be off little bit. I mean it is summer and it's still raining.

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

@@p3l3_99 Who knows, maybe global warming is throwing the season off, but I don’t think so, because the vast majority of sighting and attacks usually happen off Maui, that’s mostly where sharks pup, but these attacks and sightings are O’ahu and Big Island. But then again, maybe global warming is making them pup in different waters 🤷🏽‍♀️. I still think it’s most likely the monk seals pupping that’s causing it though, that or maybe RIMPAC like others suggested.

[@p3l3_99]

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom good point and you are right about the monk seals.

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

@@p3l3_99 Thank you. If it is, I hope it’s an indication that their population is growing, they need it.

[@wayneduarte2917]

We have a population of a million plus visitors getting in the water a few are going to cross paths

[@KuusFaddah_44]

Tax man coming to collect 💯💯💯 😂

[@tundahking]

Just rub vinegar and garlic you going be cherry aftah dat.

[@raymondkahoonei739]

More dive school are feeding

[@al.b6452]

Secrets/Bomburas get sharks swimming thru the lineup every now and then. Been surfing there since the late 80's.Saw some big ones out there many times!😱

[@OSheaGlobalAlliances]

There’s a resident there. Seen him about 50 yards from the Ala wai channel once and I went in. Sometimes you paddle across the channel after sundown. Try not to dwell on it.

[@encouragingword1172]

@@OSheaGlobalAlliances If you have that kind of ability to not dwell on it, l truly admire you. If you enjoy the ocean so much you’re willing to swim with huge carnivores, you are a very brave individual. Being raised in the desert l have no love of the ocean at all. No desire to go there, see it, or get in it. Went once at age 16, went in, found out later ppl were shark fishing on a pier next to where l was swimming! I’ve seen the ocean once since then. Went by myself and just watched the water. Gave me the willies. Didn’t find it appealing at all. I guess its just a different mindset. I don’t even eat seafood, so its hard for me to understand, but l hope you always enjoy your time there and that you stay safe. God bless!

[@AlexGarcia-vf3so]

Hawaii is a isignificant shark danger destination. The tourism board hates this fact.

[@andyleo8418]

That's why I always use shark spray before I swim in the ocean or a pool.

[@Dobertathon]

I wear sharkbanz in my pool just to be safe.. you never know what those monsters are gonna do...

[@Eggzlord]

@@Dobertathonthey ain’t monsters

[@Dobertathon]

@@Eggzlord let's put on our thinking caps

[@Teresa-jj5mo]

Gas lighting much! Sharks are feeding on the he’e that are running 🤙🏼

[@misscelly83]

Just swim in a pool, folks

[@diveanddine]

if I start seeing great whites in the water my diving days are over

[@SeanShineYouth]

Non aggressive… that’s such spin.

[@velie]

I really think people get tired of these so called experts.

[@juliethompson8685]

It's been "unusual" every single summer.

[@chuckschwaab]

"non aggressive tiger shark". Yeah okay 🤦

[@miketkong2]

Yeah… that doesn’t really make me feel better, but I appreciate your work.

[@Minimumholloway]

Multiple shatk sightings in the ocean????!!!! 😮😮😮😮

[@rickylee2477]

So unusual to see sharks in the ocean. ..

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

It’s the frequency of shark sightings and attacks in a short span of time, not in pupping season, that’s unusual… not sharks presence in the ocean. 😑🙄

[@jimshoe402]

Fish Too.Haha

[@raenahunter6545]

You could say the same thing about a certain animal in an area when their population booms. My area has had a spike in cougar pop since you can’t hunt with dogs anymore and the cougars are eradicating deer populations. By the way, your comment is one I see time and time again from people who are not educated enough on a subject to comment. Have a good day:)

[@okolepuka3134]

too many turtles=to many big sharks

[@guycabral1847]

Unusual????

[@LoveYouForeverPapa]

Summertime ❤️

[@Ckm808]

Maybe RIMPAC has something to do with it

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

Really good suggestion, but the sightings and attacks began before rimpac did.

[@TripleNpple]

Wonder if certain foods make attacks more frequent

[@cadaverdog1424]

Sharks love Oreo cookies, cotton candy, steak, avocados… they are basically herbivores.

[@oger_ROG]

Experts say..... Experts say....who the expert? Say the name 😂

[@jaybleu6169]

Dr Andrew Rossiter, Director of Waikiki Aquarium. Not only was the name and title on screen, they showed video of the guy talking.

[@oger_ROG]

@@jaybleu6169 watch the ending. He director not a scientist bud.

[@jaybleu6169]

@@oger_ROG Do you suppose they just found him on the street and made him director? He does have a PhD and background as a research scientist. And It's not like I'm some kinda Dr Rossiter cheerleader (though I've been to the aquarium a couple times, and it's nice for as small as it is). That's just stuff I learned from a quick Google search. Anyway... point is, the information you asked for was right there in the video. You can argue the guy's credentials if you want, but they did name the expert they were referring to.

[@oger_ROG]

@@jaybleu6169 so he the one that did the stats in the end what they referring too got it 🤣

[@azb2605]

@@oger_ROG “according to state data”, that’s where your “stats” came from..also mentioned in the video. The experts she mentioned were most likely marine biologists, who study such happenings. You the guy that needs everything spelled out nice and slow..?

[@We_Toke_Chronic]

You Need more people fishing for sharks there 🤦🏼‍♂️