Where are the Turtles?

I was beginning to worry—All fall I haven’t seen any turtles around. Wednesday, I finally saw two in Turtle Cove. On Thursday I stopped by King’s Pond to ask the experts what was going on.

“Two years ago, that big storm wiped out the turtles’ primary nesting habitat. It’s taken a toll on the population,” David Chai, Hualalai’s Director of Natural Resources, told me.

“It’s also possible the turtles have moved closer to more plentiful seaweed areas,” he said.

I hope we begin to see more of our amniote buddies sunning themselves on the sand. I miss them. Meanwhile, it’s sunsets for me.