(Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i) – A 68-year-old woman was seriously injured after an apparent shark bite at Anaeho’omalu Bay on the Kohala coast. Official say the incident happened at approximately 8 a.m.
The captain of an ocean sports vessel reported the incident, after hearing calls for help coming from a woman near a channel marker, an estimated 600-feet offshore. A tender from the
Spirit of Aloha tour vessel was used to take the woman to shore, where she was transported to North Hawai‘i Community Hospital in Waimea.
A Hawai‘i Fire Department (HFD) helicopter flew over the area and its crew did not spot any shark activity. The DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), in conjunction with Hawai‘i County authorities have placed shark warning signs, one-mile, on either side of Anaeho‘omalu Bay. Signs will remain in place until Sunday, after a the Hawaii County Fire Department does another surveillance flight over the area.
December 21, 2020 at 1:06 pm
Today, the State Department of Health confirmed 134 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the total number to 20,351.
The Big Island has 13 new cases, bringing the island’s total to 1,803. The island has had 50 deaths from COVID-19 out of the state’s 282 total deaths attributed to COVID-19.
There are now two FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines, one by Pfizer/BioNTech and one by Moderna. The State is receiving both, and has a priority list for how vaccines will be distributed. Both Kona Community Hospital and Hilo Medical Center are receiving vaccines today–Kona Hospital has already received vaccines. The first priority is health care workers. Dr. Jill Hoggard Green, CEO of Queen’s Medical Center on O’ahu, said today during the House Committee on COVID-19 that Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital will receive part of the Kona Hospital shipment and plans to begin vaccinating health care workers tomorrow.
December 20, 2020 at 12:42 pm
Today, the State Department of Health confirmed 204 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the total number to 20,217
The Big Island has 13 new cases, bringing the island’s total to 1,803. The island has had 50 deaths from COVID-19 out of the state’s 282 total deaths attributed to COVID-19. Hawaii County Civil Defense reports that 4 people are hospitalized. On Friday, Hilo Medical Center reported 2 patients with COVID-19 in the ICU. Yesterday at 5:10 p.m., Kona Community Hospital reported no patients with COVID-19 in the hospital. North Hawaii Community Hospital does not provide a report.
There are now two FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines, one by Pfizer/BioNTech and one by Moderna. The State is receiving both, and has a priority list for how vaccines will be distributed.