8/29/2014 DB's Dailies: T990&Buster@SB, Kaiwi@BH, Kainoa@RI, Kolohe@GR, Pohaku@Nanakuli, M&M@KCG

I was at Sandy Beach, dark and early at 0530 and found an overnighted T990, still within the signs. The cordon was redone. Posse member Lani called at 0954 to advise that T990 had departed. I picked up the stuff, and then proceeded to do a check of the east end of SB. To my surprise I found T990 newly arrived near the outfall, and once again redid the cordon. This is Buster territory and I suspected it would be just a matter of time till they met.

By pure luck I happened to arrival back at SB just as Buster (RV08) arrived at 1202. They did a 10 rounder, battling a bit and then Buster would slow roll back to the water, only to charge again, and again. Finally, at 1232 both entered the water. T990 went west, Buster east. Buster would do a few more patrols of the Sandy Beach area, and though he tried to haul out a couple of times the adoring hordes would not allow it. I last saw him foraging again at Blowhole, just as I’d found him at 0634.

 At 1104 I found what would prove to be Kaiwi (RK96) in the cove on the Sandy Beach side of the Blowhole Lookout.

 At 1128 on a brief Rabbit Island check, I found Kainoa (RN04) front 1BS.

 Team Billand called at 0630 with the report of Kolohe (RW22) at Maili Guard Rails.

 At 0710 they reported Pohaku (RO28)at Nanakuli. She would depart at 1100.

 At 0853 the Billands found M&M (R020) at Al’s Bench, Kalaeloa Campgrounds. Diane T reported her departure at 1013.

 The Billands found a swimming head off shore of the Reef Runway this morning but it never hauled out and water shots provided no clues. Eileen called them at 1415 to advise that she saw a 50% molted U’ilani at the birth beach, RR.

 In the Yesterday’s News department Kimo Smith sent shots from his end of the world trek yesterday. He found Ka’ena, RW02, RK36 & RL42 at Ka’ena Point.

 Kaiwi at Blow hole

 T990 hanging out at Sandy Beach...  

 T990 very green old tail...  this guy needs to get a new coat going 

 Resting comfortably UNTIL.....

Buster arrives... and the claim for territory begins 

 for an old dude he can hold his own

 

Kolohe at Guard Rails

 MM at Kalaeloa

 hmmm collection of pallets.... bet it's going to be a fun weekend

 Pohaku at Nanakuli

Yesterday's News from Kimo

 RK36 and RW02

 RL42 and RK36

 RW02