The Hatchlings The rays of the sun heat the beach, warming the turtle`s eggs buried in the sand. The eggs develop in the nest. They are ready to hatch in about two months. The hatchlings, or baby turtles, peck at their shells with a small, sharp point at the front of their snout--this special part will disappear after hatching. The hatchlings cut open their leathery shells. All must hatch at almost the same time, for all must share the work to escape from the nest. The baby turtles scrape away at the sand overhead. The sand falls upon their empty shells, forming a platform that allows the hatchlings to rise. In a few days, they have scraped their way to the roof of the nest. Then, at night, or in the early morning when it`s cool, little dark heads and flippers wriggle out onto the beach. Two-inch long hatchlings quickly crawl away to reach the sea.

Na Honu Keiki Mehana na kukuna o ka la i ke kahaone, a, mehana no ho'i i na hua i kanu 'ia i ke one. Ho'omohala 'ia na hua i loko o ka punana. Makaukau lakou i ke kiko i loko no paha na malama 'elua. Kikokiko na honukeiki i ko lakou mau iwi hua me kekahi niho hua ma kona mau ihu, e nalowale ana i keia niho ma hope iho o ka puka 'ana aku ma ka iwi hua. Hakihaki na keiki honu i ko lakou mau iwiw hua. Pono na honu keiki a pau loa i kiko ma ka manawa like no a like, no ka mea, pono ke kokua o na honu keiki a pau i ke ho'opakele mai ka punana. Wa'u na honu keiki i ke one ma luna o lakou. Ha'ule ke one ma ko lakou mau iwi hua, e kukulu 'ana i kekahi papa i ho'opi'i ai na honu keiki. Ma loko o kekahi mau la, hiki mai lakou ma ka welau o ka punana. I ka po a i 'ole i ke kakahiaka nui, komo aku lakou ma ke kapakai. Kolo na honu keiki, he 'elua 'iniha ko lakou lo'ihi, i loko o ke kai.

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