In August 2011 I went to a beach on the east side of Oahu to see a Hawaiian monk seal pup. I had never seen one and was very curious. When I saw that incredibly active, little black seal, and her v...view moreIn August 2011 I went to a beach on the east side of Oahu to see a Hawaiian monk seal pup. I had never seen one and was very curious. When I saw that incredibly active, little black seal, and her very doting mum, I fell in love. This was Ka'iwi.
After that I decided to follow the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal population in Hawai'i, more specifically in the island of Oahu.
I have logged more than 16,000 hours observing and taking footage of the behaviour of the Hawaiian monk seal in the wild.view less