Sharks feeding on whale carcass off Pahoa

PAHOA, Hawaii » The state is warning the public to stay out of the waters off Pahoa where a decomposing whale carcass is attracting tiger sharks.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is posting shark warning signs within a mile of where the carcass was found Wednesday on the rocky shoreline in front of the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision.

Numerous sharks are actively feeding on the 50-foot-long sperm whale carcass in near-shore waters.

State and federal agencies are working with a private marine salvage company to remove the foul-smelling carcass. The public is warned to stay out of the water until three days after the carcass is removed.

Caldwell’s daughter caught behaving badly

A Honolulu mayoral candidate has apologized to his opponent for the actions of his 18-year-old daughter.

Hawaii News Now reports that candidate and former city Managing Director Kirk Caldwell confirmed his daughter Maya is one of two girls seen in photos setting fire to opponent and former Gov. Ben Caye­tano’s campaign sign.

One of the photos posted on Instagram shows Maya holding a lighter to the sign. The photos have been removed from the social networking application.

Her father said he’s disappointed and planned to have a serious father-daughter talk. She was scheduled to leave for college in Massachusetts on Friday.

Caldwell said he apologized to Caye­tano. Caye­tano said he’s sure Maya Caldwell regrets what she did.