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"Mako" is the Hawaiian word for "shark". Hawaiians also use the word "mano" for various kinds of sharks, such as Mano kihikihi for hammerhead sharks. One species of shark common in Hawaiian waters as well as being found worldwide is called the "Mako Shark". You are invited to visit the Sharks webpage to read general information and see many photographs regarding the forty plus species of sharks in Hawaiian waters. The sharks in Hawaiian waters pose little threat to human beings. The sharks that have been responsible for the most hazards in Hawaii have been the galapagos sharks, scalloped hammerhead sharks, gray reef sharks and tiger sharks. While great white sharks can be dangerous, they do not frequent Hawaiian waters in great numbers because of their feeding habits. For more info about which shark species are the most aggressive and the most dangerous, more photographs, fascinating facts, shark research, safety tips, suggested reading and links to more shark websites, click, here.
Click Image Above to Enlarge Click the links below to view Hawaii Flowers and Animals To see photographs of a sampling of the Flowers and Animals on land and in the waters of Hawaii, click Here.
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To read the compelling history of (Jozef) Joseph de Veuster who in his youth went by the nickname "Jef" and was known to the world as Father Damien, and now as St. Damien de Veuster, click here. The portrait above, is Jef at age 20. Also to view portraits of Damien at ages 20, 33, 48 and 49, click here. Father Damien gained world renown for caring for the victims of leprosy at the leper colonies at Kalawao and Kalaupapa on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai in the late 1800s.