Category Archives: Hawaii

Innovation: Electronic Shark Defense System repels sharks

VIA – HAWAII BUSINESS   Innovation: Electronic Shark Defense System repels sharks By Marcie Kagawa PRICE: $299 ($335 with a surfing leash) esdshawaii.com Photo: David Croxford Creator:  Wilson Vinano Jr., avid surfer and owner of Z to A Innovations, has been inventing things for years and wanted to make the ocean safer for people. With … Continue reading Innovation: Electronic Shark Defense System repels sharks

ESPN Body Issue Sneak Peak: Tyson Chandler, Maya Gabeira, Strip Down Nude In 2012

VIA – INQUISITR ESPN Body Issue Sneak Peak: Tyson Chandler, Maya Gabeira, Strip Down In 2012   The ESPN Body Issue celebrates the potential of the human body. This year’s magazine features athletes from all around the world with a special focus toward the 2012 London Olympics. Tyson Chandler,  Maya Gabeira, Jose Bautista, and several woman … Continue reading ESPN Body Issue Sneak Peak: Tyson Chandler, Maya Gabeira, Strip Down Nude In 2012

  VIA – HAWAII MAGAZINE   Honolulu Surf Film Festival spotlights Hawaii watermen legends, intrepid stoke by: Maureen O’Connell posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 at 12:12 PM   The fifth annual Honolulu Surf Film Festival will get under way this weekend at the Honolulu Museum of Art’s Doris Duke Theatre with an opening-night lineup spotlighting … Continue reading

VIDEO: Shark bites California girl at Maui beach #SurfReport

VIA – HAWAII NEWS NOW Shark bites California teen at Maui beach Posted: Jun 26, 2012 4:36 PM EDT Updated: Jun 27, 2012 2:06 AM EDT By Rich Meiers By Ian Scheuring KAHANA, MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) – A California teenager was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a shark attack at Kahana Beach. It happened … Continue reading VIDEO: Shark bites California girl at Maui beach #SurfReport

Hawaii: Island of Lanai Sold to Chief Executive of Oracle

VIA – NY TIMES Hawaii: Island of Lanai Sold to Chief Executive of Oracle By IAN LOVETT Published: June 21, 2012 Lanai, the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island in Hawaii, has been sold, the governor’s office announced Wednesday. Castle & Cooke, the company that owned 98 percent of the 141-square-mile island, agreed to sell that … Continue reading Hawaii: Island of Lanai Sold to Chief Executive of Oracle

Six-year-old tries coping with 'Soul Surfer' girl's injuries

Compassion is what makes the world go round and civilizations advance, in youth it shows itself in the purest forms… VIA – COURIER PRESS Six-year-old tries coping with ‘Soul Surfer’ girl’s injuries Posted May 26, 2012 at 3:38 p.m., updated May 26, 2012 at 3:38 p.m. Six-year-old Maddie Royster, daughter of Richard and Terry Royster … Continue reading Six-year-old tries coping with 'Soul Surfer' girl's injuries

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79 Shark attacks in 2010 with 6 deaths, see the breakdown by countries/states here…

Over 40% of all attacks are from the USA and FL is the number one state, Interesting data… VIA – FLORIDA HISTORY OF NATURAL HISTORY ISAF 2010 Worldwide Shark Attack Summary (REVISED: 1 February 2011) The International Shark Attack File (ISAF) investigated 115 alleged incidents of shark-human interaction occurring worldwide in 2010. Upon review, 79 … Continue reading 79 Shark attacks in 2010 with 6 deaths, see the breakdown by countries/states here…