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Oil Painting 2006
Twenty years ago, seeing a Hawaiian Monk seal on the main Islands was like seeing a mermaid according to Patrick Ching. Their range was mainly restricted to the protected Northwest Hawaiian Islands. Now they are much more common with seals being born on the main islands each year. In the distance is Manana island, nicknamed Rabbit Island. Occasionally, seals are born on Manana and venture to nearby beaches such as Sandy's Beach and Makapu'u. This young seal is resting under a native heliotrope shrub with beach morning glory in the foreground.