Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Paia Bay Maui Hawaii USA, United States — February 21, 2013
What happened
A historical reference describes an event at Paia Bay Maui Hawaii USA, United States in 2013-02-21. Recorded activity: Surfing. Classification: Watercraft. Outcome: No injury.
What is known
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Paia Bay Maui Hawaii USA, United States.
- Date: 2013-02-21.
- Activity: Surfing.
- Classification: Watercraft.
- Outcome: No injury.
What remains uncertain
- The shark bit the surfboard; the Hawaii local-date record is used.
- Historical species wording: Requiem shark. It does not establish a single species.
- This restoration uses a supplied historical summary citing the general GSAF incident log, not a case-level primary document. It has not been independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- February 21, 2013
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Paia Bay Maui Hawaii USA, United States
- Country
- United States
- Activity
- Surfing
- Incident classification
- Watercraft
- Outcome
- No injury
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- Coordinate precision
- Unknown
Location context
Historical locations can be approximate. No coordinates have been assigned from the place name, and this record does not imply a map marker or a current risk estimate.
Sources and verification
- Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack FileSupports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.
The cited incident log is a general reference, not a linked case-level primary document. Source timestamps record when the supplied reference was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.