Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Description:

The Hawksbill is an endangered sea turtle that lives in the waters of the Hawaiian islands. They are known to nest on nine beaches on Hawaiʻi. This Particular beach is Kamehame Beach

Habitat:

You can see the relationship between these turtles and humans in the second picture. Many turtles come ashore to rest on this beach and are oblivious to the many people that visit it.

Notes:

Kamehame Beach, located on the southeast end of the Big Island, is an extremely important nesting beach for hawksbill turtles in Hawaii. Every year from approximately June through December, female hawksbill return to the remote black sand beach of Kamehame to nest. These solitary turtles select secluded sites above the high water line to lay their eggs. Approximately two months later, 80 percent of the eggs will hatch and the little hatchlings will make the life or death run to the sea