Scientists long thought that tiny turtles drifted passively with ocean currents ... This photo provided by researchers shows a young hawksbill turtle with a satellite tag swimming in sargassum seaweed ...

“Initially I was very confused. This turtle had the beak of a hawksbill but the rounded shell of a green sea turtle,” said Luecke, “Almost all turtle sightings in Hawaii are green sea turtle ...

Every few years, female leatherback, green, and hawksbill turtles return ... beaches from February to August. Loggerhead turtles can also be found swimming around the island during nonbreeding ...

Beneath the surface of Hawaii’s blue ocean waters, Wild Me and Hawaiian Hawksbill Conservation are using photographs and computer vision technology to help protect Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtles.

And for another, this beach is often visited by honu (Hawaiian green sea turtles) that like to swim to and sun on the shore. You might also catch a glimpse of a hawksbill sea turtle from time to time.

Scientists long thought that tiny turtles drifted passively ... This photo provided by researchers shows a young hawksbill turtle with a satellite tag swimming in sargassum seaweed next to a ...

This photo provided by researchers shows a young green sea turtle released with ... by researchers shows a young hawksbill turtle with a satellite tag swimming in sargassum seaweed next to a ...