POSTED: 06:21 p.m. HST, Oct 20, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 07:55 a.m. HST, Oct 21, 2012
Maui lifeguards closed Big Beach in Makena for two hours after a shark was sighted within 15 feet of shore Saturday afternoon.
A lifeguard reported seeing the shark around 3 p.m. while he was swimming a few yards offshore.
The beach was reopened just after 5 p.m.