A total of 429 volunteers gathered data from the shores of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Molokaʻi and Hawai‘i islands during the Hawaiian ...

Over 400 volunteers for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and the Pacific Whale Foundation ...

Trained responders at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary undertook the life-saving detangling operations for the whales Luke Chinman is an editorial intern at PEOPLE.

After a local tour boat operator reported a stuck whale, staff at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary — a nationally recognized and protected whale habitat that also assists ...

NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary team was able to respond to both reports — and to free both whales from their entanglements using a specialized, hooked knife ...

After a local tour boat operator reported a stuck whale, staff at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary — a nationally recognized and protected whale habitat that also ...

In the winter, humpback whales migrate to the warm waters of Hawaii in the thousands; one of their favorite spots is the ʻAuʻau Channel, which runs between Maui and the nearby islands of ...

Courtesy photo Two humpback whales were rescued in separate incidents by disentangling them from lines in waters off Maui at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.