Join Shark Stewards with Keep Puako Beautiful for another marine debris cleanup and survey- freedive optional to follow.
Meet us at Makeahua Gulch Kawaihae Harbor at Gate 1 and 300 ft from the Akoni Pule Hwy.
Sharks at Jacks
Join Shark Stewards Kona dive partner celebrate their 41st anniversary with great dive sales, mermaids, kid education and more. Talk on sharks with Shark Research Institute, Deron Verbeck I am Aquatic and David McGuire of Shark Stewards showing images and discussing sharks, and a book signing of Sharks for Kids.
Read MoreEveryday is Shark Awareness Day
Shark Awareness Day, a day created to dispel myths about sharks and to raise awareness about the importance of sharks to the ocean. It is a day to recognize the power and beauty of sharks and their importance to ocean ecosystems.
It is also a day to inspire action and save many species of sharks and rays from their imminent extinction.
International Shark Day- Sharks of Kona and Beyond
Join Shark Stewards with shark experts, photographers and cultural experts on International Shark Day in Kona, Hawai’i.
Read MoreKeep Puako Beautiful Beach and Bay Cleanup
Beach Cleanup and event at Kawaiihae Keep Puako & South Kohala Reef Alliance and Shark Stewards
Read MoreRespect for Fish- Saving Hawaii Reef Fish
Join Shark Stewards with our Friends at I Defense of Animals and The Dark Hobby Film for Respect for Fish Day 2022.
Read MoreCapitol Hill Ocean Week
Capitol Hill Ocean Week Join us online or through your signatures to lobby for two US congressional bills to protect US sharks.
Read MoreKeep Puako Beautiful for World Oceans Day
Keep Puako Beautiful and South Kohala Reef Alliance
Read MoreSave Hawai’i Fish and Sharks: Endangered Species Day
Join cultural advocates, conservationists and the filmmakers of The Dark Hobby in a discussion on Hawai’i reef fish, sharks, cultural connection and actions to protect them.
Read MoreShark Attack in Hawaii- What is the Risk?
On December 4, 2021 a man was bit by a shark while surfing at the popular break Banyans in Kailua- Kona between the hours of 5:55 and 6 PM during a period of light rain. Jahred Willieford was waiting for a wave with a nearby
surfer when the shark grasped his arm, pulling him off the board and submerging him before releasing. He reported the shark bit him then spun and hit him in the face with its tail but was able to swim to the adjacent surfer. Aided by his fellow surfer, Mr. Willieford was able to come ashore and was treated by emergency responders
for severe lacerations to his arm, a broken nose and missing teeth.