10-21-2009, 01:10 PM
First humpback whale of the season spotted off Maui
By Star-Bulletin staff
POSTED: 09:41 a.m. HST, Oct 21, 2009
KAHANA, Maui >> The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary says Hawaii's whale season has begun.
The first reported sightings of humpback whales in the state came in Tuesday from people on Maui.
Last year, the whales were first spotted on Oct. 12.
Humpback whales migrate to Hawaii's warm waters around each year to breed and to give birth. They return to Alaska in the spring and summer to feed.
As many as 10,000 humpback whales may visit Hawaii waters in a single season.
Humpback whales are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.
"Yearn to understand first and to be understood second."
-- Beca Lewis Allen
By Star-Bulletin staff
POSTED: 09:41 a.m. HST, Oct 21, 2009
KAHANA, Maui >> The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary says Hawaii's whale season has begun.
The first reported sightings of humpback whales in the state came in Tuesday from people on Maui.
Last year, the whales were first spotted on Oct. 12.
Humpback whales migrate to Hawaii's warm waters around each year to breed and to give birth. They return to Alaska in the spring and summer to feed.
As many as 10,000 humpback whales may visit Hawaii waters in a single season.
Humpback whales are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.
"Yearn to understand first and to be understood second."
-- Beca Lewis Allen
"Yearn to understand first and to be understood second."
-- Beca Lewis Allen
-- Beca Lewis Allen