kayaker killed in Hawaii today

[PAL]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

ITS A BLUE KAYAK!

O wait!! its one of those hobie pedal kayak, that have moving part underwater

"a granite colored 9-foot long Hobie Mirage Sport"

The victim's appears to have been the granite one. No one can say whether he had used the pedal drive immediately prior to the strike. I mentioned it primarily because the short 'yaks and lack of rigging are data points that suggest experience level when so much other information is unavailable, maybe forever.

I don't see Hawaii's on the water environment and hazards the same as ours locally. For the most part, Hawaii's sharks are more aggressive, curious test biters. Kayak anglers encounter them on a regular basis.