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Shark Sighting Off Kona Closes Beach
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by Big Island Video News
on Feb 23, 2019 at 10:24 am

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STORY SUMMARY

HAWAIʻI ISLAND - Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense issued a "Shark Sighting and Shoreline Closure" message for Saturday, February 23 at 10 a.m.

(BIVN) – A shark sighting has led to the closure of a North Kona beach on Saturday morning.

According to a 10 a.m.  “Shark Sighting and Shoreline Closure” message from Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense, the Hawaiʻi County Fire Department reported a shark was sighted this morning off Kikauna Point near Kukio Bay.

As a precaution, the Kukio Bay shoreline area has been closed for the remainder of today, officials say.


Filed Under: Kailua-Kona Tagged With: Kukio, sharks

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