# Hawaiian monk seal - Neomonachus schauinslandi - Poipu beach, Kauai

- By: E bailey
- Date: 2026-02-17
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hawaiian_monk_seal_-_Neomonachus_schauinslandi_-_Poipu_beach,_Kauai.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Hawaiian_monk_seal_-_Neomonachus_schauinslandi_-_Poipu_beach%2C_Kauai.jpg/1920px-Hawaiian_monk_seal_-_Neomonachus_schauinslandi_-_Poipu_beach%2C_Kauai.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Hawaiian monk seal resting on Poipu beach, Kauai island, Hawaii - February 17th, 2026