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Waikiki Elementary School students name Hawaiian monk seal

By Cindy Ellen Russell

Aug. 10, 2022

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The monk seal pup known as PO8 was gifted the Hawaiian name Koalani, which means "heavenly warrior," by fourth grade students from Waikiki Elementary School.
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Waikiki Elementary School fourth grade students watch a monk seal mother and her pup from Kaimana Beach Hotel on Wednesday.
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The newly named monk seal, Koalani, vocalizes as his mother, Rocky, wades in the water at Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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Waikiki Elementary School fourth grade students react after the name "Koalani" was announced for the monk seal pup born at Kaimana Beach in July.
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Then newly named monk seal pup, Koalani, relaxes with his mother Rocky, at Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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Waikiki Elementary School fourth grade student Milena Peroff shares a high-five after an interview with the media about naming the monk seal pup “Koalani.” With her are fellow students, from left to right, Lily Yasuda, Peroff, Brady Ragasa and Bolt Nakatani.
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A crowd gathered to view the monk seals at Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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A DNLR conservation officer keeps an eye on the monk seals as a swimmer wades to shore at Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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Emily Greene is the education and engagement manager with Hawaii Marine Animal Response.
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Signs warn beachgoers to keep a distance from the monk seals at Kaimana Beach.
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A plastic bag blows over the monk seal pup named Koalani at Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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The newly named monk seal, Koalani, frolics with his mother Rocky, at Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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The newly named monk seal, Koalani, vocalizes as his mother, Rocky, swims at Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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Then newly named monk seal, Koalani, plays with a piece of debris along the shore of Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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The Hawaiian monk seal mom, known as "Rocky," wades in the water with a food package covering her eyes at Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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Then newly named monk seal, Koalani, scoots closer to his mother, Rocky, on the shore of Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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Then newly named monk seal pup, Koalani, relaxes with his mother Rocky, at Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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A crowd gathered to view the monk seals at Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.
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Then newly named monk seal pup, Koalani, relaxes with his mother Rocky, at Kaimana Beach on Wednesday.

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