From Maui Now:

A total of 14 tiger sharks are now being tracked via satellite transmitters as researchers round out phase two of a project to observe their movement in Maui waters.

The study comes following an “uptick in the number of shark attacks reported on Maui,” including two fatalities last year, according to information released today by the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. Read more.

And here’s the latest in other neighbor isle gov’t and politics:

Lawsuit over NY teen’s death on kayak tour settled

International Awareness connects Kauai to world

$7.1 billion elderly care, education bill considered

Insurance chief will address Maui gathering

State to hear Kauai pro-bono protest of GMO law

Kenoi outlines plan to reduce waste

State’s mandated learning hours, paid teaching time clash 

Molokai power outages unexplainable

Forever farming bill falters

Kailua-Kona man dies in police custody

State high court backs former LHS worker

Groundbreaking for 117 DHHL beneficiaries in Kona

Monk seals leave Keokea Beach Park

Rain closes Molokai access road

Abercrombie talks on Big Island

Photo: Shark. (ahisgett)

—Chad Blair