What is the apex predator in Hawaii?

The Hawaiian monk seal is an apex predator and a sentinel species. Its beach is our beach. Its waters are our waters.



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The biggest predators you have to worry about in Hawaii are sharks.

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Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
The tiger shark is one of the most dangerous sharks that live in Hawaii's waters. Growing up to 13 feet in length, they have blunt snouts and tiger-like stripes on their torsos (hence the name). They are powerful near-apex predators, with an excellent sense of sight and smell.

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No wolves in Hawaii. If that was a concern you had – rest easy. Hawaii is labelled as a pretty safe holiday destination. You won't find many apex predators in the landscapes of this tropical island paradise (even snakes).

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The easy answer is no. Alligators are not native to Hawaii, and the only way you'll see a gator in the Aloha State is in the zoo, such as the Honolulu Zoo. However, of the two alligators the Honolulu Zoo had, their oldest alligator, Goliath, died in 2015 after living six decades in the zoo.

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Red-bellied piranha in Lake Wilson. In the early 1990s, a Windward resident went freshwater fishing in Wahiawa's Lake Wilson and caught an omnivorous red-bellied piranha.

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Big cats not only are rare on Hawai'i, but illegal. State law prohibits wildcats like lynxes, jaguars, bobcats, leopards and hybrids, all of which are not native to the islands.

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Hawaii has no native snakes. But, unfortunately, that doesn't mean it's snake-free. The islands have seen their fair share of snake species thanks to travel, stowaways, and illegal smuggling. However, Hawaii is far from overrun, in part, thanks to the fact that it's illegal to own snakes.

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Answer and Explanation: There are no monkeys in Hawaii. Hawaii's indigenous animals, those that are native to the island, include the hoary bat, the Hawaiian state bird, the nene, which is a type of goose, the endangered Hawksbill sea turtle, and Hawaiian monk seals. There are also numerous kinds of native sea-birds.

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Well, at the Honolulu Zoo they currently have two Asian elephants from India. Mari who is 46 years old and Vaigai who is 36 years old.

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