A California teenager was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a shark attack at Kahana Beach.
It happened around 9:45 a.m. at the beach fronting the Hololani Resort at 4401 Lower Honoapiilani Highway, a third of a mile north of the surf area known as "S-turns."
Fire crews arrived and found a 16-year-old girl with a 4 to 5 inch gash to her left calf. Fire personnel provided medical treatment and dressed the wound.
The family declined medical transport, instead driving the female in a rental car to seek treatment.
The girl who is from Livermore, California told DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) that when she was bit she was sitting in nearshore waters with her dad about 2-3 feet deep and did not see anything.
The girl who is from Livermore, California told DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) that when she was bit she was sitting in nearshore waters with her dad about 2-3 feet deep and did not see anything.
Her dad was kneeling in the water next to her and felt something bump his lower back. Shortly thereafter she said something had bit her. The injury appears to have been caused by a small reef shark, species unknown. However, it was not a tiger shark.
Shark warning signs are being posted to close a portion of the beach. DLNR enforcement officers will be warning the public both on land and on jet skis in this area.
Shark warning signs are being posted to close a portion of the beach. DLNR enforcement officers will be warning the public both on land and on jet skis in this area.
The beach will be closed at least through sunset this evening. Officials will reassess the situation at that time to determine whether to reopen the beach.
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