Comments on: Shark tours in isles attracting opposition http://alohareporter.com/2009/07/shark-tours-in-isles-attracting-opposition/ The Hawaiian Buzzzzz Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:34:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Greg Knudsen http://alohareporter.com/2009/07/shark-tours-in-isles-attracting-opposition/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Greg Knudsen Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:41:20 +0000 http://alohareporter.com/?p=62#comment-3 The Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board passed a resolution on April 28, 2009, calling for a complete statewide ban on shark tours. You can see the reso, which cites several reasons, at http://twitpic.com/56krb. Shark tours cannot exist without feeding the sharks, and feeding sharks is illegal. Also, when shark feeding does occur, sharks congregate, which is not good in Hawaii's recreational waters. There are legal, ecological, environmental, cultural, and spiritual reasons to ban shark tours in Hawaii. The Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board passed a resolution on April 28, 2009, calling for a complete statewide ban on shark tours. You can see the reso, which cites several reasons, at http://twitpic.com/56krb.

Shark tours cannot exist without feeding the sharks, and feeding sharks is illegal. Also, when shark feeding does occur, sharks congregate, which is not good in Hawaii’s recreational waters. There are legal, ecological, environmental, cultural, and spiritual reasons to ban shark tours in Hawaii.

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