Hawaiian ʻAumākua, Sea & Wild Life

Frequently Seen Sea & Wild Life
Enjoy this photo collage of Hawaiian sea and wild life that call the North Shore of Oahu home! You may see many of these beautiful creatures during your dive or from the boat on the way to and from the dive site. Be sure to look in the water at the Haleiwa Harbor while at the dock, we have lots of “visitors” here as well! The family’s connection with their ancestors (kūpuna) is held strong in this spiritual relationship daily practice with their protector, their ʻAumāku. Some examples of ʻAumākua may include the shark (manō), the owl (pueo), the sea turtle (honu), the eel (puhi), the octopus (heʻe), the honeycreeper bird (ʻiʻiwi), the cowry (leho), a plant (mea kanu), a rock (pōhaku) or a cloud (ao).

Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

Laysan Albatros (10′ wingspan)

Humpback Whale

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Octopus

Mahi Mahi (Dorado, Dolfinfish)

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Jellyfish & reflection

9 Green Sea Turtles at “cleaning station”

Tiger Shark & school of Opelu

Iwa Bird (Frigate Bird) 6′ wingspan

Barracuda

Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins

Octopus

Haleiwa Harbor Anululu “Rainbow” Bridge

Waialua Coastline & Sugar Mill

Waianae Mountain Range & Kaena Point