by Claudine Zap Usually, when we hear about a shark attack , things end badly. But this shark encounter was more about two species having a moment, then both going their separate ways. No harm done. (Except for the surfboard. More on that later.) Here's what happened. One Jim Rawlinson of Hanalei Bay, Hawaii , was catching some waves earlier in the week, when, according to a local news report , he felt something grab his surfboard.