Kaua'i
Hawksbills


Documented: 26 hawksbills (click through their tabs below to find out more)
#KI1 Salty (juvenile): 2009
#KI2 Terry (juvenile): 2009
#KI3 Tiny (juvenile): 2012
#KI4 Dakota (adult female): 2015
#KI5 Lilley (juvenile): 2015
#KI6 Leo Hone Kekahi (adult female): 2016 & 2018 & 2021
#KI7 Ke'ahi (juvenile): 2017
​#KI8 Analani (adult female): 2017, 2019 & 2020
#KI9 Hi'ilani (adult female): 2018
#KI10 Lokana (subadult): 2018 & 2019
#KI11 Kainoa (juvenile): 2018 & 2019
#KI12 Kaumakani (juvenile): 2018 & 2021
​#KI13 Kamoana (subadult): 2019
​#KI14 Aniu-Bacon (juvenile): 2019
#KI15 Inoa (juvenile): 2019
#KI16 Lou (juvenile): 2019 & 2020
​#KI17 Sakura (subadult): 2019
#KI18 Hikari (juvenile): 2020
#KI19 Brady (juvenile): 2020
#KI20 Amos (subadult): 2020
#KI21 Cari (juvenile): 2020
#KI22 'Olina (adult female): 2017
#KI23 Aubri (juvenile): 2020
​#KI24 Sawyer (juvenile): 2020
#KI25 Kumu (juvenile): 2019
​#KI26 Carlton (juvenile): 2020
  • #KI1 Salty
  • #KI2 Terry
  • #KI3 Tiny
  • #KI4 Dakota
  • #KI5 Lilley
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"Salty" is a subadult hawksbill that was photographed by Esmond Lee in 2009.
"Terry" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Terry Lilley in 2009.
"Tiny" is a small hawksbill that was photographed by Terry Lilley in 2012.
"Dakota" is an adult female hawksbill that was photographed by Mark Malone in 2015.
"Lilley" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Terry Lilley in 2015.
  • #KI6 Leo Hone Kekahi
  • #KI7 Ke'ahi
  • #KI8 Analani
  • #KI9 Hi'ilani 
  • #KI10 Lokana
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"Leo Hone Kekahi" ("elegant one" in Hawaiian) is an adult female that has been photographed in 2016, 2018 & 2021:
2016: Marcus Madson
2018: Scott Bacon
2021: Josh Khan (@joshkhan24)
"Ke'ahi" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Scott Bacon in 2017.
"Analani" is an adult female hawksbill that has been photographed in 2017, 2019 & 2020:
2017: Scott Bacon 
2019: Salil Gandhi
2020: Scott Bacon
"Hi'ilani" is an adult female hawksbill who was photographed by Scott Bacon in 2018.
"Lokana" (Roxanne) is a subadult hawksbill that has been photographed in 2018 & 2019:
2018: Kalani Robledo
2019: Jared Brewer (@bamfnamedjared) & Sonene Donnelly (@sonene_d)
  • #KI11 Kainoa
  • #KI12 Kaumakani
  • #KI13 Kamoana
  • #KI14 Aniu-Bacon
  • #KI15 Inoa
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"Kainoa" is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed in 2018 & 2019:
2018: Anthony Kuntz
2019: Scott Bacon & ccollard58 (iNaturalist)
"Kaumakani" is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed in 2018 & 2021:
2018: Anthony Kuntz & Scott Bacon
2021: Jim van Gogh
"Kamoana" is a subadult hawksbill that was photographed by Anthony Kuntz in 2019.
"Aniu-Bacon" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Scott Bacon in 2019.
"Inoa" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Scott Bacon in 2019.
  • #KI16 Lou
  • #KI17 Sakura
  • #KI18 Hikari
  • #KI19 Brady
  • #KI20 Amos
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"Lou" is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed in 2019 & 2020:
2019: Scott Bacon
2020: Terry Lilley
"Sakura" is a subadult hawksbill that has been photographed in 2019-2020:
2019: Scott Bacon
​2020: Caleb Morrison
"Hikari" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Scott Bacon in 2020.
"Brady" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Julie Gardner in 2020.
"Amos" is a subadult hawksbill that was photographed by Andre Raine in 2020.
  • #KI21 Cari
  • #KI22 'Olina
  • #KI23 Aubri
  • #KI24 Sawyer
  • #KI25 Kumu
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"Cari" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Caleb Morrison (@cobbym) in 2020.
"'Olina" (joyful, rejoicing) is an adult female hawksbill that was photographed by Kelly Quin in 2017.
"Aubri" is a juvenile hawksbill that was spotted by Bri Smith (@seawithbri) & Josh Khan (@joshkhan24) in 2020.
"Sawyer" is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed by the Reef Guardians Coral Reef Kids Camp (led by Bri Smith & Robin Mazor) in 2020.  Read all about their encounter and naming process:
The Garden Island
"Kumu" is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed by Sonene Donnelly (@sonene_d) & Jared Brewer (@bamfnamedjared) in 2019.
  • #KI26 Carlton
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"Carlton" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Scott Bacon in 2020.