Which Hawaiian Island has the least shark attacks per year?

This list and the accompanying graphics do not include encounters in which a shark does not actually bite a person or board (e.g. person grazed by a shark), nor incidents classified by the International Shark Attack File as boat attacks, scavenge, or doubtful. read more

Shark attacks in Hawaii are exceedingly rare. In the last 184 years there have been only 116 confirmed unprovoked attacks (Map of Hawaii's Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks) among all islands. Consider Florida had 663 in the same time frame. Lanai has the fewest, but per capita, O'ahu has the fewest by far. read more

Yearly in Hawaii there are an average of three to four shark attacks in the waters around the islands. In 2012 there were eleven attacks. In 2013 already we have had eight, four in Maui alone, and we’re only in the latter half of August. read more

The April 29, 2015 news of a fatal shark attack off of Makena on the island of Maui brought attention to shark attacks across the globe and in Hawaii. The victim was a 65-year-old woman whose body was found approximately 200 yards off-shore. read more