Reporter: Nathan Eagle

Photos: Nathan Eagle, Alana Eagle

Videography: Alana Eagle

Additional photos and video courtesy of Office of Hawaiian Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oiwi TV, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.

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