All beaches along the South Kohala reopened Friday, two days after a shark attack that severely injured the arm of a Kansas man.
Hawaii County Civil Defense announced the reopening of Waialea Bay and Hapuna Beach Friday morning.
Beaches were evacuated around lunchtime on Wednesday when a 10- to 12-foot tiger shark inflicted severe bite wounds on the left forearm and thigh of a 58-year-old man from Overland Park, Kan., who was snorkeling with his family about 20 yards off a point popularly known as “Jump Rock” at the south end of Hapuna Beach.
The tiger continued to cruise the beach an hour after the attack.
The victim was treated Wednesday afternoon at North Hawaii Community Hospital and flown to The Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu in stable condition.