Nature

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1/ Sadly keeping with the theme of my post last week, more disturbing changes to the North Shore while I was back on Oahu last month... this shot in 2020 shows 5 Honu peacefully resting on a remote beach.

However, a few weeks ago, I was surprised to observe the Honu began moving back to the water when I was still hundreds of yards away.

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4/ I reached out to local volunteers to confirm that I'm not the only one that has noticed this change in behavior, which likely reflects a level of harassment that is impacting nesting behavior as well. Nesting is down significantly from 2020.

3/ On beaches like Laniakea on Oahu, Ho'okipa on Maui, and Poipu on Kauai, where volunteers do outreach & education about these beautiful turtles, you can see dozens of turtles haul out to rest on the beach, with hundreds of people gathered to watch.

2/ It's certainly behavior I've seen in other places in Hawaii,  especially on beaches in remote locations, where the turtles are being harassed.

It's not just the presence of people.

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Yeah, it was great to be home in Hawaii, but a lot of disappointing developments too.

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Amazing how quickly it's coming undone, though.

That’s very beautiful to see the impact of the work

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Yeah, it really was a little shocking to see how much had changed, and not in a good way.
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This is so sad to see .. i wish people would respect nature and animals more …

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For sure, those folks were encroaching - they kept getting way too up in the babies space.

The real key is coexistence, so there does have to be some balance. If the seal population overwhelms the human population, and forces them off popular beaches, that’s not great either.

People ruin everything.... I was watching the video of the seals in San Diego clapping back and going after folks. People don't give animals any respect of space.