Maui & Molokini
Hawksbills


Documented: 102 hawksbills
#MUI1 Keoki (adult female): 1998-2006
#MUI2 83M=Ake (flipper tagged adult female): 1999-2002, 2005, 2007, 2009-2012, 2015, 2018, & 2019
#MUI3 Molo1 (juvenile): 1999-2000
#MUI4 'Ekahi (subadult): 2000
#MUI5 'Ikena (subadult): 2000
#MUI6 Kiniana (adult female): 2000, 2001, 2007-2009, 2012, & 2016-2018 (also was sighted mating on Moloka'i in 2015)
#MUI7 Kamali'i Wahine (subadult): 2001
#MUI8 Stubby (juvenile): 2002
#MUI9 Scott (subadult): 2002
#MUI10 Kuamo'o (juvenile): 2004
#MUI11 The Turtle Formerly Known as Prince (PIT tagged subadult): 2004-2009
#MUI12 Skinny Molo-mini (juvenile): 2003-2005 & 2007
#MUI13 Mustache (subadult): 2004 & 2010
#MUI14 1D67=Pohue (flipper tagged adult female): 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017, & 2020
#MUI15 Hope (PIT tagged adult female): 2004-2007, 2009-2014, 2016-2021
#MUI16 Lilia (juvenile): 2005, 2007 & 2010
#MUI17 Roxy (subadult): 2007
#MUI18 Pueo (adult female): 2005-2010, 2012, 2013, 2016-2020
#MUI19 AJC (adult female): 2006
#MUI20 Likeke (subadult): 2006 & 2008
#MUI21 Melinda (adult female): 2007-2020
#MUI22 Batwoman (subadult): 2007 & 2010
#MUI23 Rocket Girl (PIT/flipper tagged adult female): 2007-2021
#MUI24 Misty (PIT/flipper tagged adult female): 2007, 2009-2013, 2015-2019
#MUI25 Leftie (adult female): 2007, 2010-2013
#MUI26 Kamala'ole Male (adule male): 2008 & 2010
#MUI27 'Oli (PIT tagged juvenile): 2009 & 2010
#MUI28 Squiggles (deceased juvenile female): 2009-2013
#MUI29 U&P (unknown size): 2009
#MUI30 Twinkles (juvenile): 2010 & 2011
#MUI31 Skeeter (subadult): 2010 & 2011
#MUI32 Scar Boy (adult male): 2011
#MUI33 Lady Grunge (adult female): 2011-2019
#MUI34 Nani (juvenile): 2012-2014
#MUI35 Skirts (subadult): 2012
#MUI36 Sooty (subadult): 2012, 2013, 2016, & 2020
#MUI37 Akamai (juvenile): 2012-2014
#MUI38 SelmaKai (adult female): 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, & 2020
​#MUI39 Trilogy (pelagic juvenile): 2013
#MUI40 Barnacle Billie (PIT/flipper tagged adult female): 2013-2020
#MUI41 Lady Jane (subadult): 2013
#MUI42 Morgan (adule male): 2014, 2015, 2017, & 2019
#MUI43 Iola (adult female): 2015
#MUI44 Psycho (adule male): 2015-2018
#MUI45 'Ekolu (juvenile): 2015
#MUI46 Shanelle (juvenile): 2015
​#MUI47 Nike (deceased juvenile female): 2016
#MUI48 Truda (adult male): 2016, 2019 & 2020
#MUI49 Chelonibia (adult female): 2016
#MUI50 Hokulani (adult female): 2016
Please see the next page for the following photos of:
#MUI51 Dylyana (deceased juvenile female): 2016
#MUI52 Sister Mary Agnes (juvenile): 2016 & 2017-2019
#MUI53 Polanui (juvenile): 2016 & 2017
#MUI54 Cyan (juvenile): 2017 & 2019
​#MUI55 Future (juvenile): 2017
#MUI56 Tutu/Kāloa Pau (PIT/flipper tagged adult female): 2017
#MUI57 Makua (adult male): 2017
#MUI58 Little O (PIT/flipper tagged subadult): 2017-2020
#MUI59 Phoenix (juvenile): 2017
#MUI60 Bubbles (subadult): 2017
​#MUI61 Captain (juvenile): 2017
#MUI62 Thelma (subadult): 2017-2021
#MUI63 Louise (juvenile): 2017 & 2018
#MUI64 Kalea (subadult): 2017-2018 & 2020
​#MUI65 Ki'ihele (juvenile): 2018
#MUI66 Ka'aukai (juvenile): 2018
​#MUI67 Skittles (juvenile): 2018-2020
#MUI68 Pono (adult female): 2018
​#MUI69 Georgie (juvenile): 2018
#MUI70 Kaneki (juvenile): 2018
​#MUI71 Koa (juvenile): 2018
​#MUI72 Zippy (juvenile): 2018
#MUI73 Rusty (subadult): 2018
#MUI74 Makana (juvenile): 2018-2020
#MUI75 Huna (juvenile): 2018
#MUI76 Sid (adult male): 2019-2020
#MUI77 Dana (subadult): 2019-2021
#MUI78 Liz (adult female): 2019
​#MUI79 Sydney (subadult): 2019
#MUI80 Ikaika (juvenile): 2019
#MUI81 Chalbru (juvenile): 2019 & 2020
#MUI82 JoJo (unknown size): 2019
​#MUI83 Flash (adult male): 2019
#MUI84 Donatello (adult male): 2019
#MUI85 Hoa (juvenile): 2019
#MUI86 SCUBA Barry (adult male): 2019
​#MUI87 John Smith (juvenile): 2019
#MUI88 Sierra (juvenile): 2019
​#MUI89 Mele Lani (juvenile): 2019
#MUI90 Joy (juvenile): 2019
​#MUI91 Kau Anu (juvenile): 2019 & 2021
#MUI92 Skitter (juvenile): 2020
#MUI93 Mālama Honua (juvenile): 2020
#MUI94 Kaila Kolokea (juvenile): 2020
#MUI95 Arrow (juvenile): 2020
#MUI96 Cousteau (adult male): 2020
#MUI97 Pī'oe (adult male): 2020
#MUI98 Juneypur (juvenile): 2020
#MUI99 Ruby (juvenile): 2020
​#MUI100 Emma (subadult): 2021
#MUI101 Lucy Liu (subadult): 2020
#MUI102 Georgia Blue (subadult): 2021

MAHALO to all who have contributed,
especially our Maui-based Turtle Transect Team!

See #MUI1-50 below
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  • #MUI1 "Keoki"
  • #MUI2 "83-M=Ake"
  • #MUI3 "Molo1"
  • #MUI4 "'Akahi"
  • #MUI5 "'Ikena"
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"Keoki" (George in Hawaiian) is an adult female hawksbill that has been photographed from 1998-2006:
1998-2001: Ursula & Peter Bennett
2002: Cheryl King & Alastair Hebard
2003: Bill Stohler 
2004: Marci Allen
2005: Zac Lovoy
2006: Heather Spalding
"Ake" (Archie in Hawaiian; 83-M is her right rear flipper tag # from nesting on Hawai`i Island) is an adult female hawksbill that has been photographed from 1999-2002, 2005, 2007, 2009-2012, 2015, & 2017-2019:
1999: Ursula & Peter Bennett & Bill D
2000: Bill D & Bill Barnes
2001: Ursula & Peter Bennett & Bill D
2002: Bill D
2005: Cheyenne Laczek-Johnson
2007: Ananda Stone
2009: Robert Pasqua, Don McLeish, Mike Drazkowski
2010: Don McLeish & Mike Drazkowski
2011: Keith Saddler & Mike Drazkowski
2012: Dai Mar, Mike Drazkowski & Don McLeish
2015: Don McLeish
2017: Tim Rollo
2018: Don McLeish
2019: Don McLeish, Bruce Weyermann & Alan Espiritu
"Molo1" is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed at Molokini from ~1999-2000:
<1999?: featured in the documentary "Red Turtle Rising"
2000: Cheryl King
"'Akahi" (one, or the first when counting in a series in Hawaiian) is a subadult hawksbill that was photographed by Cheryl King in 2000 using a cheap disposable camera with film that had to be developed, so please pardon the horrible image capture.  :)
"'Ikena" (view, seeing, knowing in Hawaiian) is a subadult hawksbill that was photographed by Cheryl King in 2000.
  • #MUI6 "Kiniana"
  • #MUI7 "Kamali'i Wahine"
  • #MUI8 "Stubby"
  • #MUI9 "Scott"
  • #MUI10 "Kuamo'o"
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"Kiniana" (Jeanne in Hawaiian) is an adult female hawksbill that has been photographed from 2000-2001, 2007-2009, 2012, & 2015-2018:
2000-2001: Ursula & Peter Bennett
2007: Krista Jaspers
2008: Ursula & Peter Bennett
2009: Don McLeish
2012: Lloyd Johnson
2015: Cheryl King (click to read about Kiniana mating off Moloka'i)
2016: Don McLeish, Lloyd Johnson, Scott Hareland, Amber Dezelle, & John Mader
2017: @tadas_ontas & Don McLeish
2018: Erik Bridge
"Kamali'i Wahine" (princess in Hawaiian) is a subadult hawksbill that was photographed by Cheryl King in 2001.
"Stubby" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Mike Severns and is featured in the "Molokini" book, co-authored by Pauline Fiene and Mike Severns (2002).
"Scott" is a subadult hawksbill that was photographed by Scott in 2002.
"Kuamo'o" (backbone, spine, road, path) is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Ursula & Peter Bennett in 2004.
  • #MUI11 "TTFKAP"
  • #MUI12 "Skinny Molo-Mini"
  • #MUI13 "Mustache"
  • #MUI14 "1D67=Pohue"
  • #MUI15 "Hope"
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"The Turtle Formerly Known as Prince" is a subadult hawksbill that has been photographed from 2004-2009:
2004: Amber Kuehn, Ralph & Susan Nicholson
2005: Don Bloom, Anita & Robert Wintner, Steve Williams, & Jim Petruzzi
2006: Mike Fausnaugh, Sue Bayley, Anita & Robert Wintner, & Ziggy Livnat
2007-2008: Anita & Robert Wintner
2009: Anita Wintner, Cheryl King, Jennifer Vander Veur,  Jim Petruzzi, Rob, & the 2009.06.16 NOAA tagging team (George Balazs, Marc Rice, Anita  Wintner, Cheryl King, Tyler Hassig, Bartholomew Buckeye Bottoms,  Steve & Esten Williams, & Don Bloom)
"Skinny Molo-Mini" is a juvenile hawksbill that was first photographed at Molokini from 2003-2005 & 2007, then around West Maui in 2007 & possibly 2009:
2003: Kim & Chris Luu & Brian Dobruck's PWF crew
2004: Pauline Severns, Mary Grady, Josh, Kim & Chris Luu, Amber Kuehn, & Bill Rath
2005: Amber & Jeff Kuehn, Kim Luu, Jim Petruzzi, Pauline Severns, & Daniel Bramwell
2007: David Briscoe, Kathy Becklin, Mike Roberts, Benja Iglesis, Ananda Stone, & Don McLeish
<2009?: John Cesere
"Mustache" is a subadult hawksbill that was photographed by Chris Stankis in 2004 and Beth in 2010.
"1D67=Pohue" is an adult female hawksbill that has been photographed from 2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2010, 2013, & 2017 and was tagged after nesting at Pohue on Hawai'i Island in 2007 (1D67 is her right rear tag #):
<2004?: an unknown NOAA phtographer
2005: Ursula & Peter Bennett
2007: Don McLeish
2008: Terry & Marie Schroeder, Ursula & Peter Bennett
2010: Don McLeish, Cheryl King & Ramzi Talbi
2013: Marina Nadir, Don McLeish & Tim Rollo
2017: Robert Pasqua & Don McLeish
2020: Chris Doerr, Harmony Colella, Annika Meintjes, Victoria Martocci, John Mader, & Ayla Weeks
"Hope" is an adult female hawksbill that has been photographed from 2004-2007, 2009-2014 & 2016-2021:
2004: Amber Kuehn
2005: Steve Williams & Don Bloom
2006-2007: Anita & Robert Wintner
2009: Anita Wintner, Cheryl King, Justin Warner, & the 2009.06.16 NOAA tagging team (George Balazs, Marc Rice, Anita  Wintner, Cheryl King, Tyler Hassig, Bartholomew Buckeye Bottoms, Steve & Esten Williams, & Don Bloom)
2010: Cynthia Matzke, Anita Wintner, Cheryl King, Jake Freeman, Jennifer Vander Veur, & the 2010.05.26 NOAA tagging team (George Balazs, Marc Rice, Anita  Wintner, & Cheryl King)
2011: Karolle Wall, Anita Wintner, Cheryl King, Rob, Flo Barr, Marc Adler, Tom Melcher, & Cindy Coker
2012: Chris Stankis, Jan & Stu Thompson, & Anita Wintner 
2013: Griff Dempsey, Peter Hamilton, Anita Wintner, Dale & Keith Knox, Justin Haghbin, 
2014: Anita Wintner
2016: Chris Feleppa, Anita Wintner, Jesse Luearsen, Josh Wittmer, Christopher, Curtis Geary, Cheryl King, Don Bloom, Matt Robson, Tom Melcher, Cindy Coker, Joshua Blue, & Justin Warner
2017: Pauline Fiene, Karolle Wall, @mauidaddio, Terry, Curtis Geary, Anita Wintner, Cheryl King, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, & Tara Branham, Mike Romey, & Don Bloom
2018: Don Bloom, Curtis Geary, Anita Wintner, Cheryl King, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, Tara Branham, David, & Tatiana Gonnason
​2019: Don Bloom, Bo Blinski, Anita Wintner, Bruce Weyermann, & Alan Espiritu
2020: Cheryl King, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, Anita Wintner, Shizen Shrestha, Tatiana Gonnason, Mary Levegood, George Allen, Tara Branham, Meryl Cohen, Kristen & Derek DeCrausaz, Miranda Camp, & Lloyd Johnson
2021: Julie Higgs
​Click here to learn more about Hope.
  • #MUI16 "Lilia"
  • #MUI17 "Roxy"
  • #MUI18 "Pueo"
  • #MUI19 "AJC"
  • #MUI20 "Likeke"
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"Lilia" is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed from 2005, 2007 & 2010:
2005: Dr. Mark Deakos
2007: Rob
2010: Don McLeish & Cheryl King
"Roxy" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Rob & CT in 2007.
"Pueo" (owl) is an adult female hawksbill that has been photographed from 2005-2010, 2012-2013, & 2016-2020:
2005: Bill
2006: Amanda Cummins
2007: Cheryl King, Jeep Pagel & Don McLeish
2008: Don McLeish
2009: Cheryl King & Don McLeish
2010: Cheryl King, Don McLeish & Jeff Kuwabara
2012: Mike Drazkowski
2013: Michele Hoffman, Chris & Mer
​2016: Keith Saddler, Shawn Caley, & Justin Warner 
2017: Kimberly Allen, Kelvin Dale, Miranda Camp, Lloyd Johnson, Curtis Geary,  & Corry Jones
2018: Ali Young, Emily, Lloyd Johnson, Benjamin Iglesis, Enzo, Curtis Geary, Corey Mahjoubian, Rob Wilson, Linda Tesar-Amimoto, Michele Tripplett, & Barry Lewis
2019: Andy Schwanke (& the Mike Severns Diving crew), Jennifer Rodgers, Tommy Cutt, & Lloyd Johnson 
2020: Hannah Erickson, Charles Millman, Anita Wintner, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, Brian McDaniel, Lyle Krannichfeld, William Newhouse, Ted & Donna Wolfrum, Curtis Geary, & Lloyd Johnson
Click here to read more about Pueo!
"AJC" is an adult female hawksbill that was photographed by Amanda Cummins in 2006.
"Likeke" (Hawaiian for Richard) is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Ursula & Peter Bennett in 2006 & 2008.
  • #MUI21 "Melinda"
  • #MUI22 "Batwoman"
  • #MUI23 "Rocket Girl"
  • #MUI24 "Misty"
  • #MUI25 "Leftie"
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"Melinda" is an adult female hawksbill that has been photographed from 2007-2020:
2007: Ananda Stone, Amanda Cummins & Don McLeish
2008: Don McLeish, Janet Hochella, Terry & Marie Schroeder
2009: Don McLeish, Emily Kelly, Ursula & Peter Bennett, & Robert Pasqua
2010: Don McLeish, Mike Drazkowski, Cheryl King, Karen Wetmore, & John Seebart
2011: Don McLeish
2012: Don McLeish, Abby, Terry & Marie Schroeder, Mike Drazkowski,
2013: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Greg Lindley, Anita Wintner, Terry & Marie Schroeder, Julie & Michael Merrick, Ruth & Tom, Karen Levy, & Jill Quaintance  
2014: Tim Rollo & Don McLeish
2015: Don McLeish
2016: Lloyd Johnson, Kristen Decrausaz & Mike Wakashige
2017-2018: Don McLeish
2019: Tim Rollo & Barry Lewis
2020: Don McLeish
"Batwoman" is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed from 2007-2008 & 2010:
2007-2008: CT
2010: Don McLeish & Cheryl King
"Rocket Girl" is a PIT/flipper tagged adult female that has been photographed from 2007-2021:
2007: CT
2008: Don McLeish, Ursula & Peter Bennett
2009: Don McLeish, Emily Kelly, Robert Pasqua, & Mike Wakashige
2010: Rick Long, Flo Barr, Don McLeish, & Cheryl King 
2011: Don McLeish & Tim Rollo
2012: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Anita Wintner, & Mike Wakashige
2013: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Robert Pasqua, & Karen Levy
2014: Tim Rollo
2015: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Robert Pasqua, Keith Saddler, & the 2015.09.30 NOAA tagging team (T.Todd Jones, Shandell Brunson, Alexander Gaos, Shawn Murakawa, Irene Kelly, Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Hannah Bernard, Tommy Cutt, & Keith Baxter): click here to see photos
2016: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Lloyd Johnson, Julie Therien, & Mike Wakashige
2017: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Robert Pasqua, Mike Wakashige, Karen Wetmore, Keith Saddler, Scott Hareland, Mike Rudenko, & the 2017.09.21 NOAA satellite tag removal team (T.Todd Jones, Irene Kelly, Shandell Brunson, Shawn Murakawa, Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Shawn Caley, Alan Espiritu, & Bruce Weyermann)
2018: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Tara Branham, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, Anita Wintner, Karen Shay, Shawn Caley, & Tim Rollo
2019: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Tara Branham, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, Anita Wintner, Shawn Caley, Peyton Hoge, John O'Leary, Tim Rollo, Harmony Colella, & Robert Pasqua
​2020: Don McLeish , Tim Rollo, Cheryl King, Peyton Hoge, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, Kim Sakamoto, Monika & Malik Slosberg, Harmony Colella, Robert Pasqua, & Juan Luciano
​2021: Don McLeish
"Misty" is a PIT/flipper tagged adult female that has been photographed from 2007, 2009-2013, & 2015-2019:
2007: CT
2009: Don McLeish
2010: Don McLeish & Mike Drazkowski
2011: Don McLeish & Cheryl King 
2012: Don McLeish
2013: Chris Stankis, Mike Drazkowski, Karen Levy, & the NOAA tagging team (T.Todd Jones, Kyle Van Houtan, Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Rick Long, Karen Wetmore, John Seebart, Jeanne McKay, Miranda Camp, & Donna Brown)
2015: Mike Wakashige & the 2015.09.30 NOAA tagging team (T.Todd Jones, Shandell Brunson, Shawn Mirakawa, Alexander Gaos, Irene Kelly, Cheryl King, Don McLeish, Anita Wintner, Bruce Weyermann, & Alan Espiritu): click here to see photos
2016: Jeff Kuwabara, Keith Saddler, Lloyd Johnson, Danielle Bliss, Don McLeish, & Mike Wakashige
2017: Don McLeish & the 2017.09.21 NOAA satellite tag removal team (T.Todd Jones, Irene Kelly, Shandell Brunson, Shawn Murakawa, Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Shawn Caley, Alan Espiritu, & Bruce Weyermann)
2018: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Tara Branham, Karen Shay, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, & Julia O'Brien
2019: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Tara Branham, Bruce Weyermann, & Alan Espiritu
"Leftie" is an adult female hawksbill that has been photographed from 2007 & 2010-2013:
2007: CT
2010: Don McLeish, Cheryl King & Tim Rollo
2011: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Jake Freeman, & Tim Rollo  
2012: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Tara Branham, Anita Wintner, Tim Rollo, & Mike Drazkowski
2013: Lloyd Johnson, Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Anita Wintner, Greg Lindley, Tim Rollo,  Mike Drazkowski, & Chris Stankis
  • #MUI26 "Kamala'ole Male"
  • #MUI27 "'Oli"
  • #MUI28 "Squiggles"
  • #MUI29 "U&P"
  • #MUI30 "Twinkles"
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"Kamala'ole Male"  is an adult male hawksbill that was photographed by CT in 2008 and Pauline Fiene in 2010. 
"'Oli" (joy, happiness, pleasure in Hawaiian) is a PIT tagged juvenile that has been photographed from 2009-2010:
2009: Anita Wintner, Cheryl King, Rick Long, Steve Williams, Don Bloom, Jonathan Colt, Justin Warner, Bryan Carroll, & the 2009.06.16 NOAA tagging team (George Balazs, Marc Rice, Anita  Wintner, Cheryl King, Tyler Hassig, Bartholomew Buckeye Bottoms,  Steve & Esten Williams, & Don Bloom)
2010: Anita Wintner, Cheryl King, Jake Freeman, Flo Barr, Mike Rineer, Don Bloom, Justin Warner, & the 2019.10.14 NOAA capture team (George Balazs, Cheryl King, Anita Wintner, plus Steve & Esten Williams): 'Oli had a large abscess that developed on the top of its neck, so after surgery on O'ahu it was returned to Maui then released.  The last sighting was three months later...  
Click here to read our "Finding 'Oli" book, by Maui artist & author Marjorie Tyler! 
"Squiggles" is a deceased juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed in 2009-2013:
2009: Rob, Donna Brown, Kevin Flanagan, & Mike Wakashige
2010: Don McLeish, Cheryl King Mike Wakashige, CT, & Robert Pasqua
2011: Mike Wakashige
2012: Keith Saddler, Curtis Geary, Mike Wakashige, Keone Laepa'a, & Don McLeish
2013: Lindsey Low & Mike Wakashige, then Squiggles was found deceased on shore (nearshore fishing gear interaction) 

"U&P" is an unknown sized (but likely an adult) hawksbill that was photographed by Ursula & Peter Bennett in 2009.
"Twinkles" is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed from 2010-2011:
2010: Tim Rollo, Don McLeish & Emily Kelly
2010: Don McLeish, Tim Rollo, Cheryl King, Mike Wakashige, & Emily Kelly
  • #MUI31 "Skeeter"
  • #MUI32 "Scar Boy"
  • #MUI33 "Lady Grunge"
  • #MUI34 "Nani"
  • #MUI35 "Skirts"
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"Skeeter" is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed by Don McLeish from 2010-2011.
"Scar Boy" is an  adult male hawksbill that was photographed by Mike Wakashige in  2011.
"Lady Grunge" is an adult female hawksbill that has been photographed from 2011-2019:
2011: Don McLeish
2012: Ursula & Peter Bennett, Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Anita Wintner, & Tim Rollo
2013: Lloyd Johnson, Don McLeish, Cheryl King, & Greg Lindley 
2014-2015: Mike Drazkowski
2015: Mike Drazkowski
2016 & 2017: Tim Rollo
2018: Don McLeish
​2019: Kristen Decrausaz
"Nani" (beauty, glory, splendor) is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed from 2012-2014:
2012: Anita Wintner, Cheryl King,  Bryan Carroll, Dale Stewart, Keith Knox, Rick Long, Darla White, Don Bloom, Day Yuan, Richard Cameron, & Paul Sava
2013: Paul Sava, Lesley Czechowicz, Anita Wintner, Cheryl King, Tara Branham, Miranda Camp, Lisa Davis, Tanya Gonasson, Ali Young, & Bryan Carroll
2014: Anita Wintner, Cheryl King, Tatiana Gonnason, Griff Dempsey, & Peter Hamilton
Click here to read more about Nani!
"Skirts" is a subadult hawksbill that was photographed by Don McLeish in 2012.
  • #MUI36 "Sooty"
  • #MUI37 "Akamai"
  • #MUI38 "SelmaKai"
  • #MUI39 "Trilogy"
  • #MUI40 "Barnacle Billie"
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"Sooty" is a subadult hawksbill that has been photographed from 2012-2013 & 2016:
2012: Don McLeish & Cheryl King
2013: Tim Rollo
​2016: Mike Drazkowski
2020: Harmony Colella & Jose Silva
"Akamai" (smart, clever) is a juvenile hawksbill that has been photographed from 2012-2014:
2012: Don Bloom
2013: Cheryl King, Griff Dempsey & Peter Hamilton
2014: Cheryl King, Anita Wintner, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, Lloyd Johnson, Curtis Geary, & Lloyd Johnson
"SelmaKai" is an adult female hawksbill that has been photographed from 2012-2013, 2015-2016 & 2020:
2012: Mike Drazkowski & Tim  Rollo
2013: Tim Rollo
2015: Tim Rollo, Cheryl King, & Don McLeish
​2016: Tim Rollo
​2020: Don McLeish
"Trilogy" is a juvenile hawksbill (likely still in its pelagic phase) that was rescued and released from a ghost net by Cyrus Perry & the Trilogy Crew in 2013.
"Barnacle Billie" is a PIT and flipper tagged adult female that has been photographed from 2013-2020:
2013: John Seebart, Karen Wetmore, Don McLeish & Mike Drazkowski
2014: Don McLeish
2015: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Robert Pasqua, Kranichfeld Photography, Don Mccuaig, @saltystoke, Keith Saddler, Audrey Dack, Mike Wakashige, & the 2015.09.30 NOAA tagging team (T.Todd Jones, Shandell Brunson, Alexander Gaos, Shawn Murakawa, Irene Kelly, Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Hannah Bernard, Tommy Cutt, & Keith Baxter): click here to see photos
2016: Keith Saddler, Don McLeish, Mike Wakashige, Cheryl King, & Tim Gannon
2017: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Tara Branham, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, c4b (iNaturalist), Keith Saddler, & the 2017.09.21 NOAA satellite tag removal team  (T.Todd Jones, Irene Kelly, Shandell Brunson, Shawn Murakawa, Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Shawn Caley, Alan Espiritu, & Bruce Weyermann)
​2018: Don McLeish, Cheryl King, Tara Branham, Karen Shay, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, Tim Rollo, Dianne Flores, Rachel Smith, & Mike Wakashige 
2019: Don McLeish, Robert Pasqua, Cheryl King, Bruce Weyermann, Alan Espiritu, Shawn Caley, Harmony Colella, Mere Lins, & Shizen Shrestha
2020: Don McLeish, Ananda Stone, Kristen DeCrausaz, Cheryl King, Tara Branham, Meryl Cohen, Monique Boyles, Judd Levy, & Marla Tomorug
  • #MUI41 "Lady Jane"
  • #MUI42 "Morgan"
  • #MUI43 "Iola"
  • #MUI44 "Psycho"
  • #MUI45 "'Ekolu"
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"Lady Jane" is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Don McLeish in 2013.
"Morgan" is an adult male that has been photographed from 2014-2017 & 2019:
2014: Josh Wittmer
2015: Pauline Fiene
2016: Benja Iglesis
2017: Curtis Geary & Bert Weeks
2019: Barry Lewis
"Iola" is an adult female that has been photographed  by Keith Saddler, Shawn Caley & Mike Wakashige in 2015.
"Psycho" is an adult male hawksbill that has been photographed from 2015-2018:
2015: Mike Rudenko, Levi Kinney, Joe Zajac, Keith Saddler, & Mike Wakashige
2016: Curtis Geary, Jude Cournier, Rachel Domingo, Davey Groth, Joshua Blue, Bo Blinski, Koa Cramer, Greg Walker, Christopher Nunez, & Jerry Baltrus
2017: Mark Malone, John Gorman, Jim Luecke, Bo Blinski, Cheryl King, Miranda Camp, Anita Wintner, Bruce Weyermann, & Alan Espiritu
2018: Laura Porschellar, Simona Clausnitz, Pauline Fiene, Benja Iglesis, and Scott Anderson
Click here to learn about Psycho
"'Ekolu" (three) is a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed by Shawn Jezerinac in  2015.
  • #MUI46 "Shanelle"
  • #MUI47 "Nike"
  • #MUI48 "Truda"
  • #MUI49 "Chelonibia"
  • #MUI50 "Hokulani"
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"Shanelle" is a juvenile hawksbill that was filmed by @shane.hawaii (posted on Instagram).
"Nike" was a juvenile hawksbill that was photographed in 2016 by Cheryl King, Anita Wintner, Tara Branham, & Miranda Camp, and then found deceased washed ashore entangled in nearshore fishing gear (a hook in the left front flipper with clear monofilament line wrapped tightly around the neck and both shoulders) in 2017.  Necropsy results discovered  this juvenile to be female.
"Truda" is an adult male that was photographed by Lloyd Johnson in 2016 & Barry Lewis in 2019 (note the tail growth and loss of barnacles in between the sightings).  Truda was then photographed by Steve Eady in 2020.
"Chelonibia" (the genus name for barnacles that typically attach to sea turtles) is an adult female that was photographed by Kevin Campbell in 2016.
"Hokulani" (heavenly star in Hawaiian) is an adult female that was photographed by Greg Walker in 2016.

Please see the next page (or click here) for
the rest of the hawksbills starting with #MUI51 --->