01-26-2011, 04:43 PM
This evening I was down along the coast watching what seemed to be two mother humpbacks with two really young calves. The babies were small, adorable and blew really small spouts. The four kept very close together and seemed to be resting near the surface close to shore - maybe they were nursing. I watched them for about 45 minutes peacefully bobbing and swirling in the same place.
Then...along came a boat which seemed to be full of tourists - maybe back from a lava tour? They spotted the whales and then veered and headed right for them without slowing down at all. I stood up and started yelling at them. The man and woman barbecuing just down the coast started yelling at them. The group of people in front of Kalani all started yelling at them. But they just kept on coming.
They circled around, and the previously peaceful whales began to move quickly away, but the jerk captain circled around and cut them off so they couldn't. I swear the guy came within 20 feet of these whales and he was not going slow! I was so freaked out for the whales that I was shaking. He made several circles around the agitated whales as all the people on the coast yelled and waved him off. He just didn't care!
Boat was a white double hull 28-30 foot with dark lower half, with a blue half canopy and large orange-red letters on the side, headed back to Pohoiki? (I couldn't make out the name). Haven't seen it before here.
I found out later that the many people in Seaview park also yelled at the guy and some people apparently got some pretty good photos of the boat right on top of the whales, which they will be sending to DLNR.
If you know this guy - tell him he sucks. If you see this kinda thing happening, try and get a picture and then be sure to call DLNR aquatics enforcement - 643-3567 as some people did this evening.
Mostly I say live and let live, but this was just too much. We gotta look out for our friends.
Then...along came a boat which seemed to be full of tourists - maybe back from a lava tour? They spotted the whales and then veered and headed right for them without slowing down at all. I stood up and started yelling at them. The man and woman barbecuing just down the coast started yelling at them. The group of people in front of Kalani all started yelling at them. But they just kept on coming.
They circled around, and the previously peaceful whales began to move quickly away, but the jerk captain circled around and cut them off so they couldn't. I swear the guy came within 20 feet of these whales and he was not going slow! I was so freaked out for the whales that I was shaking. He made several circles around the agitated whales as all the people on the coast yelled and waved him off. He just didn't care!
Boat was a white double hull 28-30 foot with dark lower half, with a blue half canopy and large orange-red letters on the side, headed back to Pohoiki? (I couldn't make out the name). Haven't seen it before here.
I found out later that the many people in Seaview park also yelled at the guy and some people apparently got some pretty good photos of the boat right on top of the whales, which they will be sending to DLNR.
If you know this guy - tell him he sucks. If you see this kinda thing happening, try and get a picture and then be sure to call DLNR aquatics enforcement - 643-3567 as some people did this evening.
Mostly I say live and let live, but this was just too much. We gotta look out for our friends.
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