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Hawaiʻi · 2001—2026

Hawaiian monk seal

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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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21 July—29 July

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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.

2 of 2 reports name a mapped island · 1 have a named shore or island reference

Main Hawaiian Islands same scale

N ↑Oʻahu: 2 reports, filter this area1

Kauaʻi coast enlarged

Oʻahu coast enlarged

Mānana (Rabbit Island): 1 report; named place reference, not an observation coordinate1

Reported islands west to east

  1. Oʻahu2 reports

Named shores and islands

  1. Mānana (Rabbit Island)1 report

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

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  8. 32011
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  11. 52014
  12. 32015
  13. 12016
  14. 32017
  15. 32018
  16. 72019
  17. 32020
  18. 32021
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  21. 32024
  22. 32025
  23. 342026

Months in 2026

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  4. 2Apr
  5. 4May
  6. 2Jun
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  8. 6Aug
  9. 5Sep
  10. 0Oct
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  12. 0Dec

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

  1. 2026
    Rabbit Island (Mānana) Oʻahu
    Unidentified MonkSealMania / Marilyn

    Marilyn reported nine seals during 11:58–14:09, including a mother–pup pair attributed to RH76 (Kala) and PO13. Other seals were described by age, coat, sex and tags. Hawaiian monk seal · 9 seals

  2. 2026
    Oʻahu shoreline (undisclosed beach) Oʻahu
    RV58 (formerly PO11) NOAA Fisheries

    Rocky's pup was tagged RV58 and released after weaning the previous day. Hawaiian monk seal · 1 seal