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Hawaiʻi · 2001—2026

Hawaiian monk seal

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Total reports
93
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17 February—27 February

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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.

4 of 4 reports name a mapped island · 3 have a named shore or island reference

Main Hawaiian Islands same scale

N ↑Kauaʻi: 1 report, filter this area1Oʻahu: 3 reports, filter this area2

Kauaʻi coast enlarged

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

Oʻahu coast enlarged

Pōkaʻī Bay: 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate2Mānana (Rabbit Island): 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate3

Reported islands west to east

  1. Kauaʻi1 report
  2. Oʻahu3 reports

Named shores and islands

  1. Poʻipū Beach1 report
  2. Pōkaʻī Bay1 report
  3. Mānana (Rabbit Island)1 report

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

Reports over time

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  1. 12001
  2. 12002
  3. 22005
  4. 32007
  5. 12008
  6. 32009
  7. 12010
  8. 32011
  9. 22012
  10. 22013
  11. 52014
  12. 32015
  13. 12016
  14. 32017
  15. 32018
  16. 72019
  17. 32020
  18. 32021
  19. 32022
  20. 32023
  21. 32024
  22. 32025
  23. 342026

Months in 2026

  1. 5Jan
  2. 4Feb
  3. 4Mar
  4. 2Apr
  5. 4May
  6. 2Jun
  7. 2Jul
  8. 6Aug
  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
    West Oʻahu shoreline Oʻahu
    Temp 402 (Naʻau; N45) MonkSealMania / Team R&B

    The young seal identified as Temp 402 / N45 was resting ashore. Observers described an improved appearance but noted that it still looked underweight. Hawaiian monk seal · 1 seal

  2. 2026
    Pōkaʻī Bay Oʻahu
    RL20 / RH76 (Kala) / R3CX (Nalu) MonkSealMania / Team R&B

    The observers reported RL20, RH76, and R3CX hauling out in the bay after watching seals foraging offshore. Hawaiian monk seal · 3 seals

  3. 2026
    Rabbit Island (Mānana) Oʻahu
    Unidentified MonkSealMania / Marilyn

    Marilyn recorded an adult male, a subadult female, a juvenile, and an adult female during the 12:15–14:22 observation session. Hawaiian monk seal · 4 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