The beach at Hanalei Bay on Kaua’i’s North Shore has been closed because of shark sightings.
Kaua’i Ocean Safety Bureau officials said several sharks between 6- and 8-feet long were spotted by lifeguards in the area this morning.
The beach will reopen when the bureau determines it is safe to do so, the county said in a [...]

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Kee Beach has become the first state park on Kauai to have lifeguards, county officials announced yesterday.
Kee, which sits at the end of the road on Kauai’s North Shore, was visited by more than 700,000 people last year, according to the Hawaii Tourism Authority.
It is also one of the deadliest, with about 10 drownings since [...]

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Lifeguards to protect Ke‘e Beach
Swimmers and snorkelers at one of Kauai’s most popular beaches will soon be better protected when they enter the azure waters on the North Shore.
More than $700,000 in state money will be spent this year to fund four water safety officers, a tower, truck, ATV, trailer, beach dolly, personnel gear and [...]

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Ka-ume ka-iwa, the beautiful beach between Moloa’a and Kilauea, derived its modern name, Larsen’s Beach, from the manager of the Kilauea Sugar Plantation in the 1920s.
Larsen’s has claimed two lives in the last few months.
One was a visitor from Bellingham, Wash., who left behind a pregnant wife. The other was one of our fine local [...]

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