Aloha!
Like Humans, whales love Hawaii & can't resist the temptation to taste its sweet water.
Every year, thousands of whales gather and breed in Hawaii probably telling other whales with pride, "Ahh! My baby whale was born in Hawaii".
On our whale watching boat in Maui, there was a hydrophone [A hydrophone (Greek "hydro" = "water" and "phone" = "sound") is a microphone designed to be used underwater for recording or listening to underwater sound.] that the captain inserted in the ocean. We could distinctly hear the sound of whales communicating with each other under water from quite a distance. It was an uncommon experience. Also, the whale usually just exposed it's flipper waving for minutes (see the picture I clicked) & out of the blue would emerge from water performing a back-flip or sort of a high-jump (couldn't capture that image as I was taken aback by the magnificent velocity of the back-flip). Spectacular sight!
Quoting Frommers, "Every winter, pods of Pacific humpback whales make the 3,000-mile swim from the chilly waters of Alaska to bask in Maui's summery shallows, fluking, spy hopping, spouting, and having an all-around swell time.
The humpback is the star of the annual whale-watching season, which usually begins in December or January and lasts until April or sometimes May. About 1,500 to 3,000 humpback whales appear in Hawaii waters each year. Adults grow to be about 45 feet long and weigh a hefty 40 tons. Humpbacks are officially an endangered species."
Add Whale Watching on your list of things-to-do in Hawaii. You will love it for sure!
Mahalo!
