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.

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 ...

Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You Kenji Nonaka said he’s felt uneasy about sharks ever since his hero died after being attacked on Oahu earlier ...

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 ...

“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 ...