9/15/2018 Monk Seal Dailies (part 1) RH32, $N14, RK72, RR70

Today's dailies are brought to you by Team Billand and Lesley. Lesley's update is part two of the dailies.


Team Billand  arrived at Ka'ale's Kitchen just after 6 am this morning. There were three volunteers on site when they arrived. A few minutes after arriving they spot a seal coming to the outfall, and it went to the jetty and passed by with a large fish in its mouth. There he was RH32 Ka'ale, Team Billand pointed him out to the volunteers and fishermen.  They  "think" the fish was an aha or deep sea fish with lots of teeth. Watching Ka'ale they see the tail of this fish sticking out of his mouth. It took him a while finish it off but that boy ate it all. Then he was gone from the area and was not seen again.

Team Billand's next find was at a nearby beach where they usually find Ka'ale, but his buddy RN14 Kalani in his waterhole sleeping alone. No one was aroung just some divers off shore. Suddenly they were yelling at each other, Barbara thought they were yelling at her but no.... shark! shark! The divers move to the right of the right away far from the area. Team Billand waited, hoping to document something, but did not not see anything.
On their next check Kalani RN14 was gone. 

Team Billand got to a west side beach and didn't see any seals, they walked around and still nothing. Sat down to scope out the water line and then boom there it is a seal popped out. He hauled out and up on the mid rocks and they ID'd Kekoa Alii RK72 alone. 
While with Kekoa Team Billand got a call from a friend about a seal at Nimitz and there were people all around. They left too check on the situation.

When they arrived they spoke to their friend who was very upset. He said that a volunteer had been on site, took pictures and then left. Given this beach has cabins, guest and people walk their dogs especially on weekend, it seemed odd.  Team Billand got a tag shot and ID'd RIP RR70, the people who were around the seal dispersed when they saw Team Billand.  Team Billand called the hotline twice and I don't know if they weren't taken seriously or not, but all I will say is when you want people to report sightings, treat them with respect.

Robert was able to talk to a man who was too close to take a picture of RIP with his cell phone. 
Seems this would be one of those busy beaches where signs would come in handy at least to act as an educational tool.
Team Billand stayed for a bit but found themselves so frustrated it was difficult to deal with the public in a educational way.

Kaale RH32 

 Kalani RN14

 Handsome Kekoa RK72

 RIP RR70