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Hawaiʻi · 2001—2026

Hawaiian monk seal

Seals around Hawaiʻi.

Follow public seal observations from Hawaiʻi. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.

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Total reports
93
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1 January—31 January

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Explore Hawaiʻi sightings

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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.

5 of 5 reports name a mapped island · 4 have a named shore or island reference

Main Hawaiian Islands same scale

N ↑Oʻahu: 5 reports, remove area filter1

Kauaʻi coast enlarged

Oʻahu coast enlarged

Kaʻena Point: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate1Pōkaʻī Bay: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate2Kahe Point: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate3White Plains Beach: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate4

Reported islands west to east

  1. Oʻahu5 reports

Named shores and islands

  1. Kaʻena Point1 report
  2. Pōkaʻī Bay1 report
  3. Kahe Point1 report
  4. White Plains Beach1 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. 22005
  2. 12007
  3. 12011
  4. 12015
  5. 12016
  6. 12017
  7. 42019
  8. 282026

Months in 2026

  1. 5Jan
  2. 3Feb
  3. 4Mar
  4. 2Apr
  5. 1May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 2Jul
  8. 5Aug
  9. 5Sep
  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
    Electric Beach Oʻahu
    RN14 (Kalani) / RL08 MonkSealMania / Team R&B

    RN14 was initially resting alone on shore. RL08 had joined him when the observers checked again. Hawaiian monk seal · 2 seals

  2. 2026
    White Plains Beach Oʻahu
    KG89 (Huakai) MonkSealMania / Team R&B

    KG89 was reported resting on the ʻEwa side of the beach during rain and a rising tide. Hawaiian monk seal · 1 seal

  3. 2026
    Kaʻena Point Oʻahu
    RW02 / R330 / RL47 / RP24 / RN58 / R420 MonkSealMania / Tammy and Lesley

    Tammy and Lesley reported six seals: RW02, R330 (Squinty), RL47 (Kamakana), RP24 (Mohala), RN58 (Luana), and R420. Hawaiian monk seal · 6 seals

  4. 2026
    Kahe Oʻahu
    RG32 / RM31 (Kai) MonkSealMania / Team R&B

    RG32 and RM31 were reported resting together on the rocks. Hawaiian monk seal · 2 seals

  5. 2026
    Pōkaʻī Bay Oʻahu
    RH48 (Lei Ola) / R3CX (Nalu) MonkSealMania / Team R&B

    RH48 was seen foraging in the morning. A later visit recorded RH48 and R3CX foraging on the rest-camp side of the bay. Hawaiian monk seal · 2 seals