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 ...

State officials are reminding the public that peak Hawaiian monk seal pupping season is underway, and to give mom-and-pup pairs plenty of space as they nurse and rest along shorelines. Although ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s officially Hawaiian monk seal pupping season and officials are warning the public to keep their distance. The number of endangered monk seals born in the Hawaiian ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...