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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

September 3, 2025 Wednesday's Dailies

Todays dailies are brought to you by Marilyn, Tammy and Team R&B💕

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island today from 10:20 am to 1:22 pm and there were five seals seals seen during that time.

Initially on the berm in the middle of LPB was RT19. (Kala's 2024 pup) He is juvenile size, older coat, male belly and two red tags. He is looking healthy.

On the 1BS side of LPB was an adult female with an old coat: dark

brown with some green, female belly and two red tags. This seal is believed to be RJ30 Wailea, who just pupped on Mokolua Nui on July 18, 2025.

At 12:36 pm, the two recent weaners hauled out together between the 3BS and SRI. Both looking chubby weaner size and shape with two red tags and light tan male bellies. One of them is RU48 and the other RU64.

Near the SRI channel was a small seal that is labeled as RU38: older weaner size and shape, two red tags, tannish yellow female belly.

Tammy was out at Ka'ena Point with Lesley and Michael. Their first find was RG40 Holokai on hidden beach. There are lots of wedge tailed shearwater chicks and their growing, making it easier to find.

The big surprise was seeing RU40 out at the point. He is the last of the Ka'ena weaners to be seen at the point. Seems all three weaners have grown up enough to make it to the point at sometime. They watched as he foraged in a tide pool and at one point he got himself a sea cucumber.

Down the shoreline was his cousin RU56 resting on the coral. She has an applied bleach N56 which makes it easy to ID. A big adult seal came up and pestered her. It was RW02 PvKauai, who shouldn't be pestering this weaner girl. After a few nudges he left.

Lastly, there have been four bristle thighed curlew at the point and great for them to watch.

Team R&B first find was at Pokai. There was an adult male without tags. They were able to ID RG32 alone. A second seal to the right was RH76 Kala. She was alone on the rocks near the homeless camp. Team R&B didn't stay so they wouldn't draw attention to her.

They saw R3CX Nalu with RH48 Lei Ola foraging by rest camp. There were sharks in the area feeding, the seals went to the far right.

Heading over to tracks, they were surprised to see R604 still there. She was alone other than the woman walking by her with her dog.

Their next stop was at plains where they spotted two seals way up on shore. Thankfully they were roped off. There was the RL12 Aukai and RN14 Kalani. It appears that RL12 might be starting her molt with an opening around her neck area.

Much to their surprise, Team R&B found two more seals by the cabins. There was KG89 with R407/ It appears that KG89 has lost her hook. Team R&B did not see it at all today.

Their last find of the day was a seal they spotted from afar near the lifeguard stand. They headed over and there was the lovely RL70 Leina. She has gained a lot of weight since they last saw her. She is looking good and being watched over by being near the lifeguards.

Rabbit Island