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Sandy Beach Park lights temporarily turned off for nesting honu

Honolulu officials have temporarily turned off some lights at Sandy Beach Park to help ensure the safe passage of green sea turtle hatchlings toward the sea.

By Courtesy Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation and Sheldon Plentovic/U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Oct. 2, 2023

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Video courtesy Honolulu Parks and Recreation Department, Sheldon Plentovich and Debbie Herrera
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.
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Honu hatchlings emerged from their nests on the beach and moved toward the ocean. On Sept. 22, Sheldon Plentovich and Malama i Na Honu volunteers excavated a turtle nest 24 hours after the last hatchling emerged to document the unhatched eggs and educate those in attendance.

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