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.






These images confirmed that this hawksbill dislodged a barnacle on its head. A mature barnacle was seen on its head a month earlier. The second image shows its head without the barnacle. One can also see the “footprint” of where the barnacle was.… Read more “Hawksbill can dislodge a barnacle”