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Monk Seals

Monk Seals interacting with honu Kukio Golf and Beach Club personnel reported 5 severly injured/dead turtles  between  March 19, 2021 and March 23, 2021.  All 5 of the turtles exhibited similar injuries:  damage to the upper eyelids, scales missing or injured on the trailing edges of the front flippers and very low energy level.  All …

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MAUNA LANI AUBERGE HOTEL-TURTLE MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT TRIP #2

MAUNAI LANI AUBERGE RESORT   On Wednesday , 9/29/2021, students from the HPA Sea Turtle Research Program traveled with Laura Jim and Marc Rice to measure, weight and tag 4 captive green turtles during their monthly health assessment.  These turtles are captive reared turtles from the Oceanarium “sea life park” on Oahu.  4-6 month old …

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Mauna Lani Auberge Hotel- Turtle Measurement and Assessment Trip

MAUNA LANI AUBERGE RESORT On Wednesday, August 24th, Laura Jim took her Capstone students to help Pi’I Laeha and Ethan Sousa to measure, weight and tag 6 captive green turtles during their monthly assessment.  These turtles are captive reared turtles from the Oceanarium “sea life park” on Oahu.  4-6 month old turtles are sent to …

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