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State Agriculture Department Plant Quarantine Inspectors Erika Magarifuji and Matthew Olbert carefully transfer a captured skunk to their truck Tuesday morning at Kahului Harbor. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
KAHULUI A wildlife ecologist performing annual seabird awareness and response work at Kahului Harbor was surprised to find a skunk hiding in a tight cranny along the wall of Pier One Shed early Tuesday morning.
Harbors Maui District Manager Duane Kim said the ecologist was looking for seabirds when the skunk was spotted between a large concrete block and an octagonal concrete piling lying next to the wall. Harbor security was notified around 1:30 a.m. and contacted Harbor Management.