Maui Whale Watching Though Humpbacks are not the largest whales in the world, they can grow up to 50 feet long, weighing approximately 80,000 pounds, making them the 5th largest of the whales. Humpbacks have the longest pectoral fins of all whales making them easily...
Everyone travels differently. Some people leave home with nothing more than a suitcase, a plane ticket, and a general idea of their final destination. Others plan months in advance and do extensive research before they leave home. Most, however, decide where to go and...
Maui Marine Life Dolphins Dolphins are part of the same family as porpoises and whales, all called cetaceans. The cetacean family includes the world’s largest and most diverse group of living animals. Dolphins are mammals that nurse their young. There are more...
Humpback whales migrate to feed and breed. They migrate to warm equator waters in the winter and cooler polar waters in the summer. The migration pattern followed by humpback whales is as follows: Winter is spent in tropical waters, where the whales mate and calve....
Humpback whales are such a big part of Maui culture and have been for thousands of years. The humpback whales are throughout native Hawaiian culture in many different ways. Native Hawaiians have a powerful spiritual connection to all forms of life. According to their...
The first humpback whale of the season has been spotted off Kauai.Crew aboard a boat with a Kauai Charter saw the whale surface about a mile off the west side of the island. They snapped a photo of the whale before it slipped back underwater. The National Oceanic and...
