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Hawaiʻi · observation

East Kauaʻi coast

· Kauaʻi

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

Species
Hawaiian monk seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
R1NP
Source
Kauaʻi HMS Conservation Hui

About this record

Supporting evidence
The June 1 post says tagging occurred 'last Friday', corresponding to May 29. It does not specify the tagging beach. Source: https://kauaiseals.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/monk-seal-monday-256-meet-r1np/
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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Other reports with the same broad area or attributed name.

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

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

Poʻipū Beach

A Hawaiian monk seal was photographed resting on the beach.

Source: E bailey / Wikimedia Commons

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