Turtles gathered at Poipu Beach this week under a full moon. Read our guide to viewing Hawaiian Sea Turtles on all of the islands.
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Turtles gathered at Poipu Beach this week under a full moon. Read our guide to viewing Hawaiian Sea Turtles on all of the islands.
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What an interesting article and so informative. I really enjoyed it.
Hawaii is one of the few places that green sea turtles come ashore to rest. In other areas of the world, they come on shore only to lay eggs. When you see turtles on shore on Kauai, it does not always mean they are there to lay eggs. They seem to be attracted to the keiki pool at Poipu for resting. The sand there is not deep enough in most areas for egg laying, with lava rock just inches under the surface. I counted 25 there early one morning last year but I have talked to people who have seen more. Most of the turtles you see on Kauai actually lay eggs on French Frigate shoals, 400 miles away, where they were hatched. There are numerous nesting sites showing up on Kauai in the past few years, though.
Have gone swimming and snorkeling with them a good many times. On Maui, there’s an aquarium. There is a section of the aquarium which is for the rehabilitation of green sea turtles. They feed them a lot of green broccoli. Seems that green sea turtles will eat most anything that is green. That aquarium is a must see for travelers to Maui.
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Hi Roy.
Thanks for that.
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Thank you so much for this beautiful informative picture. You always provide us with the very best and latest on Hawaii.
Hi Vicki.
Thanks so much.
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What a magnificent picture and what awesome creatures of the sea. I (along with my family have visited Kauai 24 times (once every year)since 1998. We love everything about the island. This is the first year we haven’t made the trip, due to Covid 19. We saw one very large Honu resting on Po’ipu Beach one time only. It was May of 1918. We were absolutely mesmerized by the scene. I enjoyed reading this article with so much interesting information about the Honu that I did not know before. Thank you for this all these wonderful facts and the picture. We are missing Kauai, and hoping we can return again next year.
Magnificent picture!
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Bill
Hi Bill.
Thank you.
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My daughter and grandson like to snorkel in the lagoon at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. There are several Honu there, and they love to watch them glide through the water. They are so beautiful. The picture you posted was amazing. Thanks for the information on the Honu, I’ll pass it on to my grandson. We are all missing Hawaii, and hope to return in March. Maybe we’ll see some whales too.
Hi Lee.
Thanks for that and your 3 dozen other comments!
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Punalu’u on the south coast of the Big Island is well known for it’s black sand and turtles basking in the sun. A beautiful day trip from Kona for sun bathing and turtle watching!
Thank you for your information. I
We always see them at Whalers Cove Resort. You can look down at Waikomo Stream and go down the steps at the public access.
I have swam with turtles at Lawai Beach, Ke’e Beach and Tunnels…all great snorkeling spots.