Honu, or sea turtles, have lived in Hawaiian waters since antiquity and featured in Hawaiian mythology. Some Hawaiian families honor the honu as their aumakua (personal family guardians). Green sea turtles, named for the color of their body fat rather than their shells, are the largest of the world's hard-shelled sea turtles and second in size only to to the leatherback turtle, which also frequents Hawaiian waters.
These green turtles are a common sight in the large ocean tidepools adjacent to the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort Hotel, which offer a protected area for the turtles as well as a large variety of other marine life.
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