Surfing contests on Oahu’s South Shore, where Olympian Duke Kahanamoku and his fellow Waikiki beachboys put the sport on the map, dropped off heavily during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ocean Safety personnel on jet skis will continue to warn surfers of the situation for the rest of the day, said spokeswoman Shayne Enright of the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services.
A 58-year-old man bitten on the right leg by an 8-foot tiger shark while surfing Sunday in waters off Kewalo Basin remains hospitalized with severe injuries.