invertebrates

phylum Arthropoda

• thin-shelled rock crab (Grapsus tenuicrustatus)

phylum Mollusca

• cowry (Cypraea sp.)

• black nerite (Nerita picea)

fish

• zebra blenny (Istiblennius zebra)*

* = first identified species encounter

First time to Makapuʻu! Even though it was almost high tide when I went, the beach was gorgeous and there was still so much to see and admire :)