#Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count

Over 300 humpback whales sighted off Big Island shores on Saturday

Saturday was the first of three coordinated whale counts between Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count from the shores of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Molokaʻi and Hawai‘i Island and the Great Whale Count by Pacific Whale Foundation from Maui and Lānaʻi.

68 whales spotted by volunteers off Hawai‘i Island on last day of Great Whale Count

A total of 1,121 whales were observed across the state by volunteers for the Great Whale Count on March 25.

Humpback Whale Sightings Counted From Big Island Shorelines

There definitely be humpback whales cruising in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands.

Humpback Whales Counted, Observed From Shorelines of Main Hawaiian Islands

Eighty-seven trained site leaders gathered data from the shores of the Big Island, Kaua‘i and O‘ahu during the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count and from Maui during the Great Whale Count by Pacific Whale Foundation, the first of three coordinated whale counts between the two organizations in 2022.

109 Whales Counted from Big Island to Kaua‘i

More than 430 volunteers gathered data from the shores of the Big Island, O‘ahu and Kaua‘i.

Over 550 Humpback Whale Sightings Off the Big Island

The first event of the 2016 Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count brought in a total of 552 volunteers on the Big Island, Kauai, and Oahu.