Its shark week in hawaii

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HONOLULU (KHON2) - A shark attack Saturday morning has shaken a private community on the Big Island.

Hawaii county officials told KHON2 a 25-year-old man was attacked while he was stand up paddle boarding.

We're told the victim is a resident of the community at Kukio Golf and Beach Club.

He was last listed in critical condition.

The attack happened around 9:30 a.m. at Kukio Beach on the west coast.

The fire department said a man was stand up paddle boarding with his father about 100-150 yards offshore when the shark swam up.

We're told there aren't any county lifeguards but a private safety team was at the beach at the time.

"Apparently they had heard a scream from the ocean and they took a four man canoe out to find a male individual who had been bumped off his paddle board about 100-150 yards offshore," Fire Capt. Michael Grace said. "They recovered him from the ocean. He had injuries to his right side extremities. The bystanders and the staff there at Kukio did a wonderful job and applied some tourniquets before EMS arrived."

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