Then and Now


Hien has grown a lot. … Read more “Resident Hawksbill Sea Turtle Since 2019”

wildlife inventory and issues affecting kawaihae coral reef
Then and Now


Hien has grown a lot. … Read more “Resident Hawksbill Sea Turtle Since 2019”
I saw four Hawksbill sea turtles today in the harbor. One, HI-044, “boy,” has been a resident since 2020.





2024.09.16
A sea fan was found close to the stairs from the break wall into the ocean outside Kawaihae Harbor. It lay in the sand about 6-7ft underwater. Other than a thin covering of algae, the sea fan was not damaged. I did not know then that sea fans are not found in Hawaii.… Read more “A sea fan mystery”