Hope For the Sea Turtle Sea Turtle can be saved in spite of all the dangers they face. If enough people care, if governments help, and if the efforts of conservationists (including children) succeed, sea turtles will live. Conservationists are people who study the problems of endangered animals, or plant, and try to solve them. The Pacific green turtle is the target of one important conservation experiment. In this project, female turtles are tagged with small electronic transmitters (turtle tags) and satellites in space track their movements for the next 3 to 4 months. We can help our Pacific sea turtle populations by stopping the hunting for eggs or adults. It can take more than 20 years for a sea turtle to become an adult and begin laying eggs. If they are allowed to live so that they can grow to become adults, mate and lay eggs for the next generation, there will be more turtles in the future. Remember, all sea turtles in Hawai`i are fully protected under state law and under the Federal Endangered Species Act. These laws prohibit harassing, harming, killing or keeping sea turtles in captivity without a permit allowing these activities for research or educational purposes. Divers should be aware that riding or hanging onto turtles, or chasing them is illegal since it puts these animals under stress.

No ke Ola Mau o ka Honu Kai Hiki ke malama na honu kai ma muli o na pilikia. Ina e malama nui ka po'e, ina e kokua i na Aupuni, a holomua pono ka hana o ka po'e malama, e ola mau ka honu kai. 'O ka po'e malama 'aina, he mau kanaka i a'o aku i na pilikia o na holoholona 'ane make loa a i 'ole na meakanu, a ho'a'o lakou e loa'a ka ha'ina ia lakou. 'O ka honu 'oma'oma'o Pakipika ka maka o kekahi e ho'a'o ai. Ma loko o keia papahana, ho'o i kekahi ho'ailona li'ili'i na honu wahine, he mea ho'olele kani 'o ia ho'i, na ho'ailona honu, a hahai no na ukali lewa lani i ko lakou holo 'ana no na malama 'ekolu a i 'ole 'eha. Hiki ia kakou ke kokua i ka nui o na honu o ka Pakipika i ke ku 'ana i ka hanai i na hua a me na makua. He mau makahiki iwakalua a 'oi no ka honu e lilo makua a e ho'ohuahua. Ina noho papa lakou a hiki ko lakou ho'omau keiki 'ana a ho'ohuahua i na hua e ola mau na honu. Mai poina, ke palekana 'ia nei na honu kai a pau e ke kanawai o ka moku'aina a ma lalo o ke kanawai Pekelala kapa ia 'o Kanawai Pekelala Holoholona 'Ane Make Loa. Papa nei keia mau kanawai i ka hana 'ino 'ana, ka ho'omake 'ana, a me ka hanai a huhu 'ana me ka nele o ka palapala i 'ae i keia hana no ka ho'ona'auao. Pono na mea lu'u (lawai'a) e maopopo ai, he ku'e kanawai ka hopu 'ana a holo 'ana i ka honu, 'oiai e ho'ohopohopo 'ia ka honu.

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