HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s first humpback whale count of 2026 recorded 158 fewer whales than the same period last year. The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary reported ...

The number of whales counted in waters off Maui Nui appears to be about the same as last year. Pacific Whale Foundation chief ...

‘Tis the season for Hawaii’s largest and most important visitors to come back to the islands for the next few months. In this ...

A mother humpback whale and calf are seen in Hawaiian waters.

The Sanctuary Ocean Count, organized by the National Marine Sanctuary, covered the other major islands. Volunteers on Kauaʻi ...

NOAA is asking Maui’s on-water community to be on the look out for a recently-entangled 40-foot female humpback whale off ...

Palette was calm upon approach, but the team was unable to determine whether gear was still present due to "the nature of the deep, cyamid-covered wounds." ...

If spotted, officials ask mariners to call NOAA’s hotline at 888-256-9840 to report her location, with photos and videos, if possible, without breaking the 100-yard rule. Mariners can also radio the U ...

Just after first light Monday morning, calm waters off Honokohau Harbor, set the scene for what would become a remarkable ...

A lucky group of whale watchers off Maui got to see a pair of humpback whales up close when they "mugged" their boat.

Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it's helping a Canadian population recover from whaling.

Sanctuary staff confirmed the whale had multiple deep entanglement wounds, encrusted with red-colored cyamid amphipods (white ...