Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
(1-2: Fish Rain, Molokai / 3: Pyramid Point, Lehua)
Scalloped Hammerhead SharkSphyma lewini
(1-8: Fish Rain, Molokai)
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
(1-8: Hulopoe Bay, Lanai)
The largest fish in the world. This one's 30-35 feet long. The "little" fish next to it are pilot fish, and are themselves more than a foot long.
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
(1,6: Mala Pier, Maui / 2: Pentagon, Kona / 3: Pinnacles, Oahu / 4-5: Olowalu, Maui / 7: Happy Talk, Kauai / 8: Sheraton, Kona)
This is a juvenile. Note the more slender body (and it was only a couple feet long):
This unfortunate shark has a hook in its mouth:
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