Red-bellied piranha in Lake Wilson. In the early 1990s, a Windward resident went freshwater fishing in Wahiawa's Lake Wilson and caught an omnivorous red-bellied piranha.
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Tiger sharks are the most wide-ranging top reef predator in Monument waters, routinely swimming hundreds of kilometers along the Hawaiian Archipelago and out into open ocean. Grey reef and galapagos sharks occasionally cross open ocean between islands but are generally resident at a single island.
For the most part, you are very safe on the Hawaiian Islands from all animal and plant life. There are no large predators or snakes, and there are few plants that will irritate when hiking (no poison oak or ivy, for example).
No wolves in Hawaii. If that was a concern you had – rest easy. Hawaii is labelled as a pretty safe holiday destination. You won't find many apex predators in the landscapes of this tropical island paradise (even snakes).
Big cats not only are rare on Hawai'i, but illegal. State law prohibits wildcats like lynxes, jaguars, bobcats, leopards and hybrids, all of which are not native to the islands.
The reason for Hawaii's strict pet travel policies is that it's the only state in the United States that is rabies-free. Since rabies doesn't exist in Hawaii, pets who live there don't get vaccinated for the virus. That means the Hawaiian government has to be extremely strict when it comes to four-legged tourists.
Because it's the only state in the U.S. that's rabies free, the Hawaiian Islands have very strict protocols for bringing in cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals. Additionally, because of the islands' unique and delicate ecosystem, some animals are entirely restricted.