Kenji Nonaka, 61, was attacked by a shark in Maui on Friday, Nov. 1 Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Brenton's work has previously ...

Maui surfer Kenji Nonaka was released from the hospital Thursday. Just a week before, the 61 year old was surfing at Sand Piles in Waiehu, when a shark bit off part of his leg. The update came ...

Kenji Nonaka was bitten on the leg by a shark while surfing at the "Sand Piles" on Waiehu Beach Park on Friday, Nov. 1 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...

Back in November of 2024, Kenji Nonaka was surfing on the north central side of Maui when a shark attacked his right leg, ...

MAUI, Hawai'i (Island News) -- Two months after losing a part of his right leg to a shark bite, Kenji Nonaka is grateful to finally be back surfing again. "I so happy," Nonaka said with a smile.

"I am so happy, I am so grateful," said 61-year-old Wailuku resident Kenji Nonaka, whose right leg was severed from the knee down after a shark bit him a week ago. The shark atacked Nonaka while ...

Maui shark attack victim Kenji Nonaka says he grateful to be alive and to have the goodwill of people who have donated to his recovery. Near him is his wife, Tomoko. Renee Wilcox/Photo courtesy ...

COURTESY PHOTO GoFundMe donations totaled $105, 900 for Kenji Nonaka, above, who lost the lower part of his right leg in a shark attack on Maui. 1 /2 COURTESY PHOTO GoFundMe donations totaled $105 ...

Kenji Nonaka, 61, was attacked by a shark in Maui on Friday, Nov. 1 The avid surfer was released from the hospital on Nov. 7 and is "super motivated to begin the rehab and recovery process to get ...

“I am so happy, I am so grateful,” said 61-year-old Wailuku resident Kenji Nonaka, whose right leg was severed from the knee down after a shark bit him a week ago. The shark atacked Nonaka ...