"They’re naturally curious animals, and will come right up to the surface and to the cage to check you out; it’s quite exciting," said Steve Jordan, owner of Hawaii Shark Encounters.

A two-hour shark cage dive trip with Hawaii Shark Encounters offers an up-close look at sharks off the North Shore of Oahu. Reporter Laylan Connelly poses underwater during the excursion three ...

A two-hour shark cage dive trip with Hawaii Shark Encounters offers an up-close look at Galapagos sharks off the North Shore of Oahu. (Photo courtesy of Tom Cozad) Expand ...

A two-hour shark cage dive trip with Hawaii Shark Encounters offers an up-close look at Galapagos sharks off the North Shore of Oahu. (Photo courtesy of Tom Cozad) Expand ...

A two-hour trip just three miles off the North Shore of Oahu gives an up-close look at sharks — and you never know, a tiger shark might just show up.