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Meet Hōʻailona.
Watch our resident Hawaiian monk seal in real time, one of fewer than 1,500 of his species left on Earth.
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Monk Seal Habitat — Live from Waikīkī
Stream may pause during care, training, or after-hours rest. Best viewing 9 AM–4 PM HST.
A rescue story eight years in the making.
Hōʻailona was found on the island of Kauaʻi in 2008, abandoned by his mother at birth. That discovery was the beginning of a long journey for "Hōʻa," which on November 1, 2011 led him to a permanent home at the Waikīkī Aquarium in Honolulu.
The Aquarium partners with NOAA Fisheries to provide education, conduct outreach, and continue research necessary to gain critical information on monk seal health and disease. Every visit, every share of his stream, helps the wider effort to save this endemic and critically endangered species.
<1,500
Hawaiian monk seals left in the wild
2008
Year Hōʻailona was rescued on Kauaʻi
Endemic
Lives nowhere else on Earth