Oʻahu
Rocky's pup was tagged RV58 and released after weaning the previous day.
Source: NOAA Fisheries
21 Jul 2026 · OʻahuHawaiʻi · Pacific Ocean
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From the public record.
Read recent published observations from Hawaiʻi. Each entry keeps its original source attribution and a link back to the archive.
Oʻahu
The weaned pup was released at a new beach and explored the water.
Source: NOAA Fisheries
19 Jun 2026 · OʻahuKauaʻi
RL28 weaned her male pup after 40 days of nursing. The pup, initially PK1, was subsequently tagged as RV28.
Source: Kauaʻi HMS Conservation Hui
15 Jun 2026 · KauaʻiKauaʻi
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
29 May 2026 · KauaʻiKauaʻi
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
6 May 2026 · KauaʻiMaui
A Hawaiian monk seal was filmed swimming in shallow water during a reported rock-throwing incident. AP later reported NOAA's identification of the seal as adult male R404.
Source: Hawaiʻi Public Radio / Associated Press
5 May 2026 · MauiOʻahu
Kaiwi gave birth to a pup at sunset on May 3. The state announcement identifies the mother as RK96.
Source: Hawaiʻi DLNR / HMAR
3 May 2026 · OʻahuOʻahu
RN14 was the seal reported during the observers' visit to the beach.
Source: MonkSealMania / Team R&B
30 Apr 2026 · OʻahuOʻahu
RL20 was reported resting alone.
Source: MonkSealMania / Team R&B
30 Apr 2026 · OʻahuOʻahu
The observers reported KG89 and RL12 on the beach.
Source: MonkSealMania / Team R&B
31 Mar 2026 · OʻahuOʻahu
One juvenile female with two red tags was recorded during a brief 12:44–12:52 observation session.
Source: MonkSealMania / Marilyn
31 Mar 2026 · OʻahuOʻahu
RG32 was reported alone on the rocks and alert.
Source: MonkSealMania / Team R&B
31 Mar 2026 · Oʻahu