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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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20 April—9 November

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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.

7 of 7 reports name a mapped island · 3 have a named shore or island reference

Main Hawaiian Islands same scale

N ↑Kauaʻi: 3 reports, filter this area1Oʻahu: 4 reports, remove area filter2

Kauaʻi coast enlarged

Oʻahu coast enlarged

Camp Erdman shoreline: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate1Paradise Cove: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate2Baby Makapuʻu tide pools: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate3

Reported islands west to east

  1. Kauaʻi3 reports
  2. Oʻahu4 reports

Named shores and islands

  1. Camp Erdman shoreline1 report
  2. Paradise Cove1 report
  3. Baby Makapuʻu tide pools1 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 2019

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

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

  1. North Shore, Oʻahu Oʻahu
    Recently weaned male RL36 (Makoa) NOAA Fisheries

    NOAA reported recently weaned male RL36 (Makoa) deceased on Oʻahu's North Shore. Hawaiian monk seal · 1 seal

  2. Camp Erdman, Kaʻena Point Oʻahu
    Yearling male RK88 (Kuokala) NOAA Fisheries

    NOAA reported RK88 deceased at Camp Erdman, Kaʻena Point. Hawaiian monk seal · 1 seal

  3. Paradise Cove Oʻahu
    Female pup RL44 (Nanea) NOAA Fisheries

    Female pup RL44, later known as Nanea, was born at Paradise Cove. Hawaiian monk seal · 1 seal

  4. Baby Makapuʻu tide pools, Waimānalo Oʻahu
    Unidentified male pup NOAA Fisheries

    A days-old male pup was found deceased at the tide pools. Hawaiian monk seal · 1 seal