Avoiding a Hawaiian ‘Jaws’ Hunt
“I’m not talkin’ ’bout pleasure boatin’ or day sailin’. I’m talkin’ ’bout workin’ for a livin’. I’m talkin’ ’bout sharkin’!” said Capt. Quint, in “Jaws” the movie.
Patrick Briney, an experienced Washington state fisherman, was killed in a kayak fishing shark attack off Little Beach in Makena, Maui. Hawai‘i normally sees four shark attacks in a year, but this year Patrick was the eighth Maui shark attack, the 13th statewide and the second Maui fatality. With the rash of shark attacks and two deaths, the prospect of a retaliatory war against sharks looms. Can Hawai‘i avert a shark hunt out of the scenes of “Jaws”? Can Maui avoid becoming a “Shark Week” headliner, a “Sharknado” sequel, or, worst yet, a real-life “Jaws 7”? Most importantly,…
