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Hawaiʻi · 2001—2026

Hawaiian monk seal

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Total reports
93
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17 February—15 June

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Island markers filter reports. Place markers show named shores or offshore islands from published records, never exact animal positions. Counts are reports, not seals.

34 of 34 reports name a mapped island · 24 have a named shore or island reference

Main Hawaiian Islands same scale

N ↑Kauaʻi: 4 reports, remove area filter1Oʻahu: 28 reports, filter this area2Molokaʻi: 1 report, filter this area3Maui: 1 report, filter this area4Lahaina shoreline10

Kauaʻi coast enlarged

Poʻipū Beach: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate1

Oʻahu coast enlarged

Kaʻena Point: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate2Pōkaʻī Bay: 2 reports; named place reference, not an observation coordinate3Kahe Point: 5 reports; named place reference, not an observation coordinate4Paradise Cove: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate5Three Tables Beach: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate6White Plains Beach: 5 reports; named place reference, not an observation coordinate7Kaimana Beach: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate8Mānana (Rabbit Island): 6 reports; named place reference, not an observation coordinate9

Reported islands west to east

  1. Kauaʻi4 reports
  2. Oʻahu28 reports
  3. Molokaʻi1 report
  4. Maui1 report

Named shores and islands

  1. Poʻipū Beach1 report
  2. Kaʻena Point1 report
  3. Pōkaʻī Bay2 reports
  4. Kahe Point5 reports
  5. Paradise Cove1 report
  6. Three Tables Beach1 report
  7. White Plains Beach5 reports
  8. Kaimana Beach1 report
  9. Mānana (Rabbit Island)6 reports
  10. Lahaina shoreline1 report

Outline: Natural Earth. Place references: USGS, State of Hawaiʻi, NOAA and University of Hawaiʻi.

Reports over time

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Select a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.

  1. 12001
  2. 12002
  3. 22007
  4. 12008
  5. 32009
  6. 12010
  7. 22011
  8. 22012
  9. 22013
  10. 52014
  11. 22015
  12. 22017
  13. 32018
  14. 32019
  15. 42026

Months in 2026

  1. 0Jan
  2. 1Feb
  3. 0Mar
  4. 0Apr
  5. 2May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 0Jul
  8. 0Aug
  9. 0Sep
  10. 0Oct
  11. 0Nov
  12. 0Dec

Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.

  1. 2026
    Kauaʻi shoreline (beach not named) Kauaʻi
    RV28 (formerly PK1) Kauaʻi HMS Conservation Hui

    RL28 weaned her male pup after 40 days of nursing. The pup, initially PK1, was subsequently tagged as RV28. Hawaiian monk seal · 1 seal

  2. 2026
    East Kauaʻi coast Kauaʻi
    R1NP Kauaʻi HMS Conservation Hui

    A yearling male seen regularly between Waipouli and Lydgate was flipper-tagged as R1NP. The team described him as small but strong and healthy. Hawaiian monk seal · 1 seal

  3. 2026
    Kauaʻi shoreline (beach not named) Kauaʻi
    RL28 and pup PK1 (later RV28) Kauaʻi HMS Conservation Hui

    RL28 gave birth to her first pup, a male initially called PK1. The monitoring team later assigned the pup the permanent ID RV28. Hawaiian monk seal · 2 seals

  4. 2026
    Poʻipū Beach Kauaʻi
    Unidentified E bailey / Wikimedia Commons

    A Hawaiian monk seal was photographed resting on the beach. Hawaiian monk seal · 1 seal