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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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Explore Hawaiʻi sightings

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

1 of 1 reports name a mapped island · 1 have a named shore or island reference

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N ↑Oʻahu: 1 report, filter this area1

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Kaʻena Point: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate1

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  1. Oʻahu1 report

Named shores and islands

  1. Kaʻena Point1 report

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

Reports over time

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

  1. 12026

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

  1. 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