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Hawaiʻi · observation

Poʻipū Beach

· Kauaʻi

A Hawaiian monk seal was photographed resting on the beach.

Species
Hawaiian monk seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
E bailey / Wikimedia Commons

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Supporting evidence
Photographer's caption and file metadata both date the observation to 17 February 2026. Individual identity is not supplied. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hawaiian_monk_seal_-_Neomonachus_schauinslandi_-_Poipu_beach,_Kauai.jpg
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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Kauaʻi shoreline (beach not named)

RL28 weaned her male pup after 40 days of nursing. The pup, initially PK1, was subsequently tagged as RV28.

Source: Kauaʻi HMS Conservation Hui

East Kauaʻi coast

A yearling male seen regularly between Waipouli and Lydgate was flipper-tagged as R1NP. The team described him as small but strong and healthy.

Source: Kauaʻi HMS Conservation Hui

Kauaʻi shoreline (beach not named)

RL28 gave birth to her first pup, a male initially called PK1. The monitoring team later assigned the pup the permanent ID RV28.

Source: Kauaʻi HMS Conservation Hui

Kauaʻi shoreline (beach not specified)

A male pup later identified as RL40 was born on this date. A later field report attributes him to R400; this observation does not count the mother because the initial birth documentation shows the pup.

Source: Kauaʻi Seals field account