For August, our featured species is the Hawksbill Sea Turtle, and our featured organization is Hawaiian Hawksbill Conservation. Their educational site, www.Hihawksbills.org, is dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of the critically endangered Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtle, honu’ea (Eretmochelys imbricata), to aid in its local and global conservation. The goal for the site is to continue to be the ultimate hub for all Hawaiian hawksbill information. This site houses the statewide photo-ID catalog, where our turtle team and citizen scientists have contributed to the sightings of 361 hawksbills (and counting) since 1998! To donate, or for more information, contact Cheryl King, 24 Laumakani Loop, Kihei, HI 96753.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle Tiles, Tray, and Plate

Charming one-of-a-kind glass pieces, featuring the silhouette of a Hawksbill. Show your love for this imperiled species. We can ship internationally.

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Cheryl King first learned about sea turtle photo-ID methodologies at the first International Sea Turtle Symposium she attended: The 19th Annual ISTS, South Padre Island, TX in 1999. She watched an insightful presentation by Peter Bennett and Ursula Keuper-Bennett about their project monitoring the Honokowai honu: www.turtles.org. Not realizing how much that presentation would influence the rest of her life then, and as is the way of everyone’s life path… a number of other factors influenced her decision: Cheryl ended up getting a one-way ticket from Hilton Head Island, SC to visit a good friend on O’ahu in November, 1999. After visiting Maui from there, she made the permanent move to Maui on January 9, 2000 (her birthday). She found her first Hawaiian hawksbill on June 23, 2000, named it “‘Akahi” (Hawaiian for the number “one”, but is now #MUI5 in the catalog), and the rest is history… She has now documented 40 different Hawaiian hawksbills (not including the many nesters and thousands of hatchlings).

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