Humpback whales are arriving on their breeding grounds from the icy cold waters of the Pacific Northwest and have been coming in slowly but steadily since mid-October. Numbers around the island are still fairly sparce but as every day passes, more and more of them arrive in the Hawaiian Islands. As December turns to January, sightings will be more common place until their numbers peak during the months of February and March.

Amazingly even with the few sightings there have been around the Big Island to date, we have been finding them with relative consistency. And fortunately on the days when we have not been had a humpback in the vicinity, our resident whales have made some grand appearances of their own including the playful pilot whales and the rare dwarf sperm whales. The giant sperm whales have also been offshore; in fact our research boat had a successful satellite tag deployment only a few days ago.

The Hawaiian Islands are an ideal place to view more than a dozen varieties of marine mammals throughout the entire year. Dolphins continue to be among our guests’ most favorite form of entertainment, especially the playful spinner dolphins that frequent the shallow water coastline during the daylight hours.

Wild life is always full of fun surprises. We will look forward to you joining us as a guest aboard one of our whale watch adventures. We have regular trips running Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings and are adding additional trips per demand as our high season for visitors is just beginning to get busy. Call our office at 808-322-0028 for availibility and reservations.

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