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    Video Fail?

    Video Fail?

    Humpback Whale Sightings and Statistics|January 15, 2021

    Aloha, The surf was up on Friday, but we were able to time the sets of waves surging onto the beach and boarded everyone safely for our Wake Up with the Whales Cruise. Throughout the course of the cruise, we spotted spouts from at least a dozen Humpbacks. We spent considerable time paralleling a grayish …

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    That Was Unexpected

    Humpback Whale Sightings and Statistics|January 14, 2021

    Aloha, Though we got a chance to see spouts and flukes from at least 10 different adult Humpbacks during Thursday’s Mid-Morning Whale Watch Cruise, we were absolutely delighted on two different occasions when single Humpbacks surfaced just 25 yards from our idling boat. If you’ve ever experienced the unexpected sound of a Humpback spouting nearby, …

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    Big Humpbacks Surface Near Anaeho’omalu

    Humpback Whale Sightings and Statistics|January 13, 2021

    Aloha, On Tuesday’s Wake Up with the Whales Cruise, we were surprised by the sheer number of Humpbacks surfacing within a few miles of Anaeho’omalu Bay. Throughout the course of the cruise, we saw at least 18 different Humpbacks. Most of them were in pairs, but there were a few solo whales popping up here …

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    A Very Young Calf Bobs to the Surface

    Humpback Whale Sightings and Statistics|January 11, 2021

    Aloha, We ran just one Whale Watch Cruise on Monday — our Wake Up with the Whales Cruise. It was a fun trip, because not only did we see a LOT of different whales (at least 10), some in pairs, and some by themselves, but we got to spend time with our favorite pod – …

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    Breachers…but that’S NOT all!

    Humpback Whale Sightings and Statistics|January 11, 2021

    Aloha, We didn’t operate any cruises on Sunday, but guests who chose to join us on Saturday’s Wake Up with the Whales Cruise saw lots and lots of breaches and spouts in the distance. We tried traveling out to see our first distant breacher in hopes she’d continue her activity once we got there, but …

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    Breaching Humpbacks, a Mugging, and Dolphins Too!

    Humpback Whale Sightings and Statistics|January 9, 2021

    Aloha, Guests on Friday’s Wake Up with the Whales Cruise got the opportunity to see Humpbacks all over the place. From beginning to end, we saw at least 10 different Humpbacks, but spent most of our time with a pod of two who were on 12 minute dive cycles. It seemed like every time they’d …

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    Humpback Numbers are UP

    Humpback Whale Sightings and Statistics|January 7, 2021

    Aloha, You can sure tell it’s January by the sheer number of Humpbacks we’re seeing. Case in point, on Wednesday’s Wake up with the Whales Cruise, we started the day with a breach off in the distance. Before we could go out to investigate, we saw a pod of two adult Humpbacks…and then another pod …

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    First Baby of 2021

    Humpback Whale Sightings and Statistics|January 5, 2021

    Aloha, Guests joining us on Monday’s Wake up with the Whales Cruise saw 7 different Humpbacks including our first Mom/Calf pod of the season! Mom and baby didn’t seem too interested in the boat, so after getting a glimpse of them we headed out to watch other whales. Later in the cruise, we encountered a …

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    Weekend Whale Watch Recap

    Humpback Whale Sightings and Statistics|January 3, 2021

    Aloha, Hope you had a great start to your New Year! The wind was blowing and the ocean was bumpy for our first cruise of 2021, our Friday Mid-Morning Whale Watch Cruise, but we knew it would be safe, and our guests wanted to celebrate the start of the year, so we decided to give …

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    Beautiful Ending to 2020

    Humpback Whale Sightings and Statistics|January 1, 2021

    Aloha, Our last day of 2020 started out very calmly with multiple sightings of single whales spouting and sounding during both of our Morning Whale Watch Cruises. Things were a bit different for our final cruise of 2020 though. We encountered a pod of 3 adult Humpbacks early on in our Pau Hana Sunset Cruise. …

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    Recent Posts

    • Video Fail? January 15, 2021
    • That Was Unexpected January 14, 2021
    • Big Humpbacks Surface Near Anaeho’omalu January 13, 2021
    • A Very Young Calf Bobs to the Surface January 11, 2021
    • Breachers…but that’S NOT all! January 11, 2021

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