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Are There Sea Turtles in Pearl Harbor?

by Scuba Steve | Oct 11, 2026 | Visiting Oahu

Are There Sea Turtles in Pearl Harbor? Overview Nobody books a trip to Pearl Harbor to look at animals. You go for the history, you stand at the rail, you get quiet. And then somewhere in the middle of all that, a dark shape rolls at the surface a little way off, and...

Drones and Honu: Hawaii’s Rules for Filming Sea Turtles From the Air

by Scuba Steve | Oct 5, 2026 | Visiting Oahu

Drones and Honu: Hawaii’s Rules for Filming Sea Turtles From the Air Overview Ten years ago nobody needed a rule about this. Now a good drone fits in a jacket pocket, costs less than a nice camera lens, and a sea turtle resting on a Hawaiian beach is one of the...

Are You Seeing the Same Turtles Every Trip? Inside Honu Site Fidelity at Oahu Turtle Canyon

by Scuba Steve | Oct 3, 2026 | Turtle Behavior

Are You Seeing the Same Turtles Every Trip? Inside Honu Site Fidelity at Oahu Turtle Canyon Overview Most people climb back on the boat feeling lucky. The assumption is that sea turtles roam the whole island, and that a few of them happened to drift through that...

Why Sea Turtles Stay Calm Around Snorkelers but Vanish When Scuba Divers Show Up

by Scuba Steve | Sep 30, 2026 | Turtle Behavior

Why Sea Turtles Stay Calm Around Snorkelers but Vanish When Scuba Divers Show Up Overview Spend enough mornings in Hawaiian water and you start to notice something odd. A green sea turtle will sit on the reef chewing limu while a whole group of snorkelers drifts along...

How Far in Advance Should You Book a Turtle Tour on Oahu?

by Scuba Steve | Sep 28, 2026 | Visiting Oahu

How Far in Advance Should You Book a Turtle Tour on Oahu? Overview Almost nobody builds a Hawaii vacation around a snorkel trip. You book the flights, you book the hotel, and the fun stuff gets sorted out later, usually somewhere around the time you are packing. That...

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