Beau Ewan

Beau Ewan is an English professor at Kapiolani Community College. He holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Florida Atlantic University. His writing has been published in the The Chronicle of Higher Education, Hawaii Pacific ReviewPoydras ReviewAdventum and several surfing magazines: SurfingSurferThe Surfer’s PathEastern Surf Magazine and Tracks. He was also a regular contributor to Maui Time Weekly.

Terrorized By The Numbers Dallas Nagata White

Terrorized By The Numbers

This column was a finalist in Civil Beat’s Emerging Writers contest

Bad Rap? Sharks Are Not Serial Killers Travelbag Ltd, CC BY

Bad Rap? Sharks Are Not Serial Killers

Shark attacks often feed a longstanding mythology of predatory, “Jaws”-style maneaters. The truth isn’t nearly as scary or as worrisome.