But the road to recovery for the hawksbill turtle has proven to be an uphill battle. Known as ‘ea or honu’ea in Hawaiian, hawksbills are smaller than green sea turtles and are distinguished by ...

Hauled out Hawaiian green sea turtles snooze on the Makena shore in August last year. While interactions with honu are more common on Maui as the population rebounds, all sea turtles are listed as ...