Occurrence of White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Hawaiian Waters

Table 1

White sharks observed in the Hawaiian Archipelago.

Date	Animal ID*	Location	TL (m)	Sex	Basis for identification	Source
May 18, 1926	19260603	Kahuku, Oahu	3.8	U	Captured specimen	[12]
Dec 7, 1959	19591207	Kahuku-Waialee, Oahu	3.5	M	Original catch data	[14]
Mar 6, 1960	19600306	Windward Oahu	3.3	F	Original catch data	[14]
Mar 8, 1961	19610308	1 mile outside Honolulu Harbor	4.1	U	Captive specimen	[1, 15]
Jan 20, 1966	19660120a	Kawaihae Bay, Hawaii		U	Original catch data	[1, 16]
Jan 20, 1966	19660120b	Kawaihae Bay, Hawaii		U	Original catch data	[1, 16]
Mar 8, 1969	19690308	Makaha, Oahu		U	Tooth impressions in surfboard	[17]
May 3, 1969	19690503	Kawaihae Bay, Hawaii		M	Original catch data	[1, 16]
Oct 28, 2002	20021028	Penguin Bank, Molokai		U	Video footage	[18]
Oct 4, 2004	20041004	Makapuu, Oahu	3.9	F	Video footage	[18]
Jan 4, 2005	20050104	Molokini, Maui	Large	U	Photograph	[18], 1
Dec 28, 2005	20051228	Near Haleiwa, Oahu	4.5	F	Video footage	2
Jan 29, 2006	20060129	Mahukona, Hawaii	4.2	F	Photograph	3
May 1, 2011	20110501	Between Molokai and Maui	3.3	U	Video footage	4

∗Animal ID is given as date in the format. Detailed descriptions of each individual are in the Supplementary Material available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/598745.
Sources: References ¹Photographs and descriptions by John Chakerain provided to K. Weng, 2012; ²Jimmy Hall photos provided to K. Weng; ³Todd Buczyna photographs provided to K. Weng, 2012; ⁴Virginia Moriwake and Jeff Drazen, University of Hawaii.