A Hawaiian Hammerhead Shark Experience

Uncommon in Hawaii,of all the sharks in the world, perhaps the easiest one to identify is the hammerhead shark, or mano kihikihi. Early Hawaiians highly revered sharks as both spiritually important and necessary for the health of the ocean.One of the most fascinating characteristics of scalloped hammerhead sharks is its frequent schooling. The scalloped hammerhead is the only known large shark to participate in this type of behavior.

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[steelersguy74]

Silky sharks also regularly school.

[MauiSeas]

The key word here is frequent! Many sharks school to feed and some to breed, however the hammerhead does this on a schedule unlike most other sharks. I do however find that many statements that science make as fact, exceptions have been found.

[jacredsox]

They aren't uncommon in Kaneohe Bay. In fact, for quite a while it was known as the world's largest breeding ground for hammerhead sharks. I lived there for three and a half years and spent a lot of time in that Bay. There was an old Japanese man who used to go fishing at night on the weekends in the Bay. He would sit off the end of the pier that stretched south from the Marine Corps Air Station (now Marine Corps Base). He would catch hammerheads all night on squid bait.

[aboudqadi]

im going diving there this summer

[sngrmnsthsm]

Awesome! I Love Sharks! 12*s!!

[EnjoysReality]

Wow, amazing and awesome, great video!

[TillyFlop]

Excellent video!!!