Hawaiian Monk Seal Watches Over ODA Divers

During a cleanup dive in Oahu, Hawai'i on July 21st, 2024, one of the volunteers pointed to a beautiful Hawaiian monk seal swimming around us. He was very playful and was just swimming between the divers curiously observing.
Considering there are only an estimated 1200 of these beautiful mammals left in existence, we knew this was a special moment and we just had to spend a moment taking it all in!