The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said Tuesday that shark expert George Burgess of Florida confirmed that an eel, not a shark, bit a surfer in waters off Waikiki on Saturday.

A 33-year-old man told DLNR officials that he felt pain in his left foot after he fell off his surfboard.

Man found dead in ravine ID’d

Big Island police have confirmed the identity of a body found in a ravine in Hilo as that of 93-year-old Masaru Miyamoto.

An autopsy determined Miyamoto died from injuries in a fall, police said Tuesday.

Miyamoto and his wife, Tamie, 88, were reported missing Friday after the couple had not been seen in Hilo since Oct. 11.

Police located Miyamoto’s body Friday afternoon at the bottom of a ravine behind a home on Kahema Street.

During a search of the surrounding area, police found Tamie Miyamoto in thick vegetation, suffering from exposure. She is in good condition at Hilo Medical Center, police said.

Koloa zoning open house set

The Kauai Planning Department will hold a zoning workshop/open house next week on the Koloa Town Walkable Mixed-Use District.

The open house will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 30 at the Koloa Neighborhood Center.

The event will focus on the new zoning standards for the Koloa Town Walkable Mixed-Use District, a special planning area established in July through the South Kauai Community Plan.