Several hammerhead sharks were spotted yesterday in Hanalei Bay around 5 p.m., resulting in a beach closure, county officials said.
Lifeguards, who had just left for the day, returned to the beach to post signage and warn swimmers. They will reassess this morning whether to keep the beach closed, officials said.
The county received wide-ranging reports of [...]

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A 46-year-old Kekaha man died Saturday afternoon while watching a canoe race in Hanalei, a county news release states yesterday.
Darren Gonsalves was holding onto a buoy used for canoe races in the water fronting Hanalei Pavilion at around 2:49 p.m.
At the start of the race, Gonsalves let go of the buoy and began swimming away.
As [...]

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Ed Conrad of Waimea was the overall winner of the 8 Mile Run with a time of 45:56, at this past weekend’s Annual Ha‘ena to Hanalei 8 Mile Run/Walk, 5K Run and 1 Mile Youth Run.
Before dawn, Saturday morning, the pier area at Hanalei was filled with runners and walkers of all ages preparing themselves [...]

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Black Pot Beach Park in Hanalei was closed yesterday for clean-up and repair work, but it was pretty much business as usual for beachgoers and surfers.
Residents and visitors ignored a sign saying the park, pavilions and campground were closed for maintenance and continued to use the showers and other facilities.
According to one surfer who did [...]

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