#Department of Land and Natural Resource

Tipster provides photos of couple with dog too close to endangered Hawaiian monk seal

An anonymous tipster provided the Hawai’i State Department of Land and Natural Resources with photographs taken last week that show a couple posing and their dog too close to a Hawaiian monk seal on a beach within the Ka‘ena Point State Park in Honolulu County. 

Shark attack reported Tuesday morning at ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay on Big Island

Shark warning signs have gone up at ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay on Tuesday morning following an apparent encounter between a man in his mid-60’s and what has been reported as a 12-foot tiger shark.