![]() Road Closure Notifications are intended for unplanned closures of major roadways by the Maui Police Department where safe, alternate routes are available to be used. Our purpose is to provide the general public, media, and our visitor industry - especially its security divisions - with the most up-to-the-minute information on road closures or hazards so that all are aware of potential delays, hazards or traffic problems that may delay or deter transit plans. ![]() The Maui Police Department, in cooperation with the County of Maui ITS Division, is providing road closure notifications via Email and SMS. "They also reminded me that, the ocean is their home and not ours, and we need to respect that," Kapule said.įind more updates on this story at : If nothing is listed above, there are no current notifications "The ocean is their home and not our, and we need to respect that."- Nick Kapule The lifeguards also reminded swimmers that the ocean is the shark's home - not ours. "They're typically not too aggressive after the first initial swim up, if they attack, there's not much you can do." ![]() "Poke the shark in the nose or grab the nose when you can," Kapule said. Lifeguards advised Kapule and other surfers to poke the shark in the nose if the shark approaches. While Kapule initially thought the shark was a tiger shark, lifeguards later told him it was a great white shark that frequents the area. RELATED: Tiger shark attacks kayaker off Hawaii coast: ‘Mistook me for the seal’ (Credit: Hawaii Nearshore Fishing via Storyful) The video, recorded on May 12, captures the moment the shark charged at the kayaker, only for him to kick the shark away in a quick act of self-defense. Tiger shark tries to attack kayaker in Hawaii, video reveals "I didn't really know there was that that that there were that many shark sightings until I posted the video online and all of a sudden everyone's coming up to me saying, "Oh, I've seen something like that last week." After posting the GoPro video on his Instagram account, Kapule said that others chimed in saying that they had come across the same shark- but weren't able to document it. The native Hawaiian shared that shark encounters are common, but not usually this size. Thinking back, the surfer shared that the encounter was "scary." "It all happened so fast that, but I felt safe at the moment and I popped right past it."ĪMERICAN SURFER MIKALA JONES, 44, DIES IN FREAK ACCIDENT WHILE SURFING IN INDONESIA "I didn't want to make too much commotion."įive minutes later, Kapule breathed a sign of relief, thankful that he managed to escape the shark without getting injured. Kapule said that he remained composed and attempted to get some distance from the 20-foot creature. A foil surfboard, Kapule explained, is essentially a hoverboard on water and is a lot easier to fall off than a surfboard.įOOTAGE CAPTURES GROUP OF SHARKS SWIMMING JUST BELOW SURFERS AT CA BEACH Kapule said that he was freaking out and hoping that he would not fall off the precarious foil surfboard. ![]() "That's not a whale, that's a shark!"- Nick Kapule "I got chills, and I was like, wait, that's not a whale, that's a shark!" "As I get closer and closer, I see this huge tail fin come out of the water, it was 4 to 5 feet tail and super sharp," Kapule recalled. The shadow of the 20-foot long great white shark off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. ![]()
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