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At 0921, Kolohe hauled out to join the other two. There was light , play interaction between all of the cast. At 1102, with Duke in the lead, all three entered the water. I got only glimpses of their play activity since the water conditions were extremely rough. At 1306 all three hauled out together to 3BS, again with Duke in the lead, and went to immediate snooze mode for the rest of the day.
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On one of many pans of the beach at 0901 I chanced to see a hind flipper flex and then a head scratch, 40 ft left of 1BS, behind the Morning Glory covered sand dune. I'm always atuned to that spot since I know critters can be there at the base of the cliff. Just as with yesterday's find, it would prove to be Sam. He would finally move down to cool off at 1308, and remained there the rest of the day.
Team Billand checked in at 0703 with the report of Irma near tower #2 at White Plains.
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Dana checked in ate 1600 to advise that a volunteer had confirmed Ua Malie at Fishermen's Point, TB, and also two other animals, one skinny with tags, and a larger critter with a scar on a hind flipper. Without supporting photos it's impossible to tell who they might be, but my guess would be R5AY and Right Spot, but that is purely personal opinion. To all you posse persons....... ya' gotta' get photos guys , so we can get positive ID's on your finds.
Aloha good people, please make sure you take the opportunity to double click on the photographs to enlarge them. You will enjoy more detail especially the photos from Rabbit Island. *there are time when certain pics will not enlarge, unfortunately thats beyond my control.)
Buster, Duke and Kolohe
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Sam coming out of the green
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Irma and honorable man in blue
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Any updates on RA50? I was wondering what he maybe up to and whether or not he is doing fine.
I've been wondering the same thing myself. We had a 3 day period with RI37 at Shark's Cove, and with each report I was hoping it might be RA50, but alas, it was not. He is a very small needle in a huge blue haystack, so he may well be out there and we just don't get the reports, or he may well have continued his journey through the islands, or back home. There are no reports that I am aware of. I'll check with Tracy on Monday and get back to you if I learn anything. DB
Aloha,
Was the horrible man in blue there for some particular reason? Did something happen? I thought the blue guys were our friends, there to protect us???? Just following the blog closely.
That is Officer Mamiya, he found Irma early and called, also watched her as people were out there. We came and roped off the seal, signed it up, gave seal 101 to those that asked questions. We had some wise guys come late afternoon, talked about petting Irma and would give him $20 to do it. We looked at these guys, talked to them right away and that it is against the law to do that, harrass it in any way. I wish you'd come out to the sites, than that way you can learn what really goes on out there. You wouldnt believe all the crap that goes on with seals. Stay with them, listen to the comments, watch the dummies that want to touch our seals, than DEAL with it. Most folks are great, there are some that .... well, if you were out there, then you'd know. I am surprised you know about A50????? Not many know about that seal, and he rarely shows up.
Anon, not sure why you would refer to the officer as a horrible man in blue.... more often than not the base police and even HPD are extremely helpful when it comes to the seals....
If you are referring to the DOCARE officers that is a entirely different department... and the truth is the officers are not the bad people, its the system and limited resources that makes it a problem.
I think Anonymous misread the word. It was Honorable man in blue, not Horrible.
Hello DB and Barbara, I was the one with the question about RA50. I did not have anything to do with the second posting.
I am quite familiar with the DOCARE, HPD, and to some extent base police.
The system that you refer to is basically the administrators of DLNR and the former person in charge of DOCARE.
There is a new person at the helm of DOCARE with years of experience with the US Coast Guard, so I hope he will be able to persuade the powers above to implement changes that provide the officers with better and more available resources.
Maybe, they will be more receptive to the idea of a Reserve DOCARE officer program, similar to what other agencies in Hawaii, and throughout the mainland have to bolster there forces without the added expense of full time wages.
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