From Maui Now:

鈥淏ig Beach鈥 at聽M膩kena State Park was closed for about two hours on Sunday, Aug. 25, due to a shark sighting.

Officials with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources say the closure began at 2:10 p.m., when lifeguards spotted a 12-15 foot shark in the area.

The area was reopened about two hours later.

And here鈥檚 the latest in other neighbor isle gov鈥檛 and politics:

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