Found another Monk Lover in Haleiwa

check out this web site: http://www.turtlesandmoregallery.com/Gallery.php
Terry has interesting photo's on Monks, Turtles and other sea creatures. His gallery is located in Haleiwa across from the old post office now across from Stortos Deli and next to Grass Skirts.

Right Spot decides to take her day off at Sunset Beach

Right spot was being left alone while hundreds of visitors all over the beach gave her her space.


compare these belly dimples to the Monk on Nov. 26. Look familiar? I'll bet Nov 26 sighting was Right spot. Cannot be sure, but I'll bet it was.

KC decides to spend Thanksgiving 2008 at Alii Beach

After we set up our perimeter surroundings for KC's protection, 2 adults and 2 young boys walked through the perimeter carrying fishing poles. I approached them to ask them to go around the perimeter and not to disturb the monk. Instead of responding with aloha, they got in my face and defended that they were doing nothing wrong. I asked them to take the lead in showing respect to the animal but again they responded negatively. I called HPD to handle the situation. I also called DLNR to take over to handle what could have been a bad situation, but they left the area and went back to their picnic grounds. We did take pictures of them inside the perimeter and throwing a fish to the seal. DLNR is under its restrictions to only take action for three actions called Injure, take, kill. If someone injures a protected animal, if someone takes a protected animal or if someone kills a protected animal, then DLNR can act. There appears to be no legal action taken again an individual that harrasses a protected animal. This whole ordeal took 2 hours and then we finally left. We're on our way to another Monk up at Sunset Beach. This will be our next posting.



KC heads back into the ocean at around 4:15 plays on the shallow waters for about 10 minutes and gave everyone quite a show. I would guess that there were 100 people on the shore taking pictures of her. She would look up every minute or two, look at the crowd and then play a bit. She would come out of the water and make sure everyone was paying attention.




Then she takes off to deeper waters for a sea food dinner.

Nov 26 Sighting

This little lady was kinda difficult to identify. I'll see what the pros have to say about who she is!


Here's a shot of her left side. Her back is laying in the sand.



Here's a picture of her fins. I guess from the picture that most of you all can figure out that these are her rear fins.


And Here's a picture of her belly. She would not roll over and I could not see her right side or her back where most of the recordable scars are. There were no tags on her so we know it wasn't Honey Girl. My guess is it's either KC or right Spot. But I'm favoring calling this sighting Right Spot because of the dimples on her left side / belly area.

An article from the Honolulu Advertiser

Here is a link to the article: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081111/NEWS01/811110336/1001

Camping may be allowed at Ka'ena
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By Eloise Aguiar
Advertiser North Shore Writer

State officials are considering opening Ka'ena Point to camping and are looking at ways to improve management of the area, one of the last accessible wilderness areas on O'ahu.


Management of Ka'ena Point has undergone rule changes to protect the environment and wildlife there. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources controls the area, which is known to have endangered native Hawaiian species clinging to life amid destructive human use.

"There are issues of off-road vehicle activity that need to be addressed," said Dan Quint, DLNR director of state parks. "There's some interest and discussion of possibly creating some places to camp."

The proposal will be discussed at a state-sponsored meeting next week at Camp Erdman in Mokule'ia.

The meeting follows complaints voiced last week by dozens of hunters and fishermen, claiming that one game warden there has been overbearing and has harassed people at Ka'ena State Park who have done nothing wrong. DLNR officials said they are looking into the matter.

Some of the problems may stem from rules that guide game wardens and an apparent attempt to keep the area clear of homeless people, said Michael Nawaki-O'Connell, whose family has roots in Ka'ena. Nevertheless, residents said neither the homeless nor others should be treated with disrespect.

Nawaki-O'Connell said his family has fished and camped there for more than 40 years. Because of the no-camping rules, fishermen who stay overnight are told it's illegal if even one of their children happens to fall asleep.

"They said it's a privilege to camp at the state park," Nawaki-O'Connell said. "I said it's a constitutional right."

Nawaki-O'Connell is referring to the state constitutional right to gather and hunt as was done in the Hawaiian tradition.

He said he has 7,000 signatures on a petition to allow fishermen to go night fishing with such camping gear as blankets, portable cots and shelters, which are now prohibited by state park rules. Nawaki-O'Connell said he will take his concerns to next week's meeting.

Instead of picking on cultural practitioners, the state should be going after people who harm the environment, such as off-road drivers, said Hawaiian cultural practitioner Summer Nemeth.

Nemeth said her family was cited while they were practicing their Hawaiian culture and teaching their children to care for the land. Instead, the DLNR should be learning from the practitioners and fishermen, she said.

"What I'd like to see happen is for DLNR to recognize that fishermen and cultural practitioners are interested in managing Ka'ena in a right way, a pono way ... to work together in partnership to make sure the place can be used by everyone in the right way and not just for fishermen and cultural practitioners, but people who want to come out and see the beauty of the place."

Reach Eloise Aguiar at eaguiar@honoluluadvertiser.com.

R5AY at Hauula 11-10-08

Sean (on the left) was first to spot Honey Girl at around 07:00 this morning.

KC decided not to go surfing today

KC decided not to go surfing today but decided to sit this one out.
Any closer and this guy would have surfed right into KC's back yard.





KC sitting on the shore break where 15' waves were just on the horizon.


KC with all her identifying marks.