DESCRIPTION: Named for its resemblance to a Catholic monk, the Hawaiian monk seal has folds around its neck and is gray in color, with pelage often turning brown from weathering. Adult females weigh ...

HONOLULU – The number of endangered Hawaiian monk seals born in the main Hawaiian Islands is growing. So too, are the chances of pups and their mothers interacting with people. The Social ...

Hawaiian monk seals are considered endangered, with a reported 1,400 of the marine mammals left living in the wild on Hawaii's islands The birth of a Hawaiian monk seal was recently captured on ...

A Hawaiian monk seal and its pup lie on the beach in this photograph provided by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. With March through August being the primary birthing season for ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Oahu residents celebrated the sweetest bundle of joy on the North Shore, welcoming the first Hawaiian monk seal pup of the 2025 season. The Hawaii Marine Animal Response ...

The first Hawaiian monk seal pup of peak pupping season has been born on Oahu’s North Shore, according to Hawaii Marine Animal Response. HMAR, a nonprofit, announced in a social media post that ...

Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You The Hawaiian monk seal, Kaiwi, gave birth to a pup at the busy south shore beach early Wednesday morning ...

HALEIWA, Hawaii (Island News) -- Connecting the land, sea and sky, Kailani arrived on Oahu's north shore as the first Hawaiian monk seal of the season. The Hawaii Marine Animal Response Team ...

2 /2 COURTESY DLNR Last summer, Hawaiian monk seal Kaiwi gave birth to a pup at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki. State officials are reminding the public to maintain 150 feet of distance during peak ...