Sperm whale washes up on Lydgate Beach in Kauai. (1/28/23)
Lots of police, fire, DLNR, and NOAA folks. Asking folks to stay away, beach is roped off. No reports yet on the cause.
Heavy equipment called into service.
https://kauainownews.com/2023/01/28/lydgate-beach-on-east-side-of-kauai-closed-because-of-beached-whale/
@cajun_cheechako Wow, that's going to stink.
Learned this today, from our friends in Kauái - very sad. https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/01/data-shows-hawaii-shippers-are-regularly-breaking-speed-limits-in-sensitive-whale-zones/