11-14-2006, 03:28 PM
I haven't heard of any humpbacks on this side yet...but that doesn't mean they're not here...and they definitely are in the islands.
First one was spotted off Maui in mid-October...a couple days before the earthquake actually.
And the first ones off Kona were spotted the weekend of November 2nd...a mom and a baby...very close to shore near Garden Eel Cove...(where they do the night-time manta-ray boat-dives). Word is they hung out there happily for over a week.
(Hope that's not the youngster that got gobbled up off Magic Sands yesterday. Eeeek!)
http://starbulletin.com/2006/11/15/news/story06.html
A great mid-way spot between here and Kona is right off Kawaihae harbor...right by the big ol green and red buoys. (Not sure what the attraction is, but I've paddled past 'em in that exact same spot regularly over the years.)
In regards to East-side spotting? Yep... when they finally do arrive, that stretch along Paradise Park is grrreat, as they come quite often very close to shore. Nice and deep there. Red Road too.
Last year there was a mom and baby and another pair that always hung out along the PuhiBay/Onekahakaha/Leleiwi/Richardson's stretch in Hilo...again very close to shore.
My goal this winter is to spot 'em underwater!
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Edited by - malolo on 11/15/2006 19:07:27
First one was spotted off Maui in mid-October...a couple days before the earthquake actually.
And the first ones off Kona were spotted the weekend of November 2nd...a mom and a baby...very close to shore near Garden Eel Cove...(where they do the night-time manta-ray boat-dives). Word is they hung out there happily for over a week.
(Hope that's not the youngster that got gobbled up off Magic Sands yesterday. Eeeek!)
http://starbulletin.com/2006/11/15/news/story06.html
A great mid-way spot between here and Kona is right off Kawaihae harbor...right by the big ol green and red buoys. (Not sure what the attraction is, but I've paddled past 'em in that exact same spot regularly over the years.)
In regards to East-side spotting? Yep... when they finally do arrive, that stretch along Paradise Park is grrreat, as they come quite often very close to shore. Nice and deep there. Red Road too.
Last year there was a mom and baby and another pair that always hung out along the PuhiBay/Onekahakaha/Leleiwi/Richardson's stretch in Hilo...again very close to shore.
My goal this winter is to spot 'em underwater!
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Edited by - malolo on 11/15/2006 19:07:27