Was lucky enough to spot the very rare, endangered, and indigenous to Hawaiian Islands Monk Seal! Only about ten to 12 seal pups are born on the island every year.
My mom and I being dorks :)
Spotted Eagle Ray
You can see how rocky the topography in Hawaii is in this photo. These cracks were created by lava!
This picture makes me happy
A school of Hawaiis very popular fishes; Millet Seeds
Caves
Rocky ridges and pinnacles
Left: Millet Seed Fish Right: Monk seal & diver
In early June I was visiting Kauai (the oldest and least populated of the Hawaiian Islands) and was lucky enough to dive off of Niʻihau which is 17 miles off the west coast of Kauai with Sea Sport Diver. Niʻihau is Kauai’s neighbor island also known as the “Forbidden Island” which is privately owned, has 250 residents that are mostly of Hawaiian descent, has no roads, hotels, electricity, or restaurants. So one can imagine how epicly untouched the diving is off of Niʻihau! Besides the impressive 680 species of fish which 24% of them are endemic to Hawaii I also found the topography off of Niʻihau particularly interesting as it consisted mainly of lava ridges, archways, caves and pinnacles formed by molten lava that has turned into coral reefs over centuries of erosion. I cant wait to one day return to Hawaii and explore the other islands treasures both underwater and on land!!! Its definitely on my to do list :).
