HONOLULU — Federal officials say a yearling humpback whale off Hawaii has been freed from a life-threatening entanglement in mooring gear. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said a ...

(AP) – A baby humpback whale that was found floundering in shallow waters off Hawaii’s Kawaikui Beach Park died after becoming separated from its mother. When the whale was spotted by a fisherman on ...

A humpback whale slaps its tail on the surface of the water in this photo taken from the beach at Haycraft Park in Maalaea. The Maui News archive / Matthew Thayer Nearly 500 volunteers gathering data ...

A humpback whale and her calf swim together in Hawaiian waters where humpback whales give birth and prepare their young to go on their arduous trip to the Northwest Pacific and Alaska. Courtesy photo ...

The research, led by recent University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate Cameron Nemeth, shows humpbacks use their unique pectoral flippers to achieve this maneuver, shedding new light on the biomechanics ...

Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Institute of Marine Biology have found new information on baleen whales.On Tuesday, a study was posted that found out of seven species of baleen ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — If you’ve spotted a drone surveilling the Pacific Ocean, it might be a drone monitoring nursing humpback whale mothers and their calves. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered ...

For the first time ever, scientists have captured the birth of a humpback whale on film! This remarkable moment unfolded off the coast of Hawaii in 2021, when researchers — working alongside National ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Whale watching in Hawai‘i is an iconic experience. The majestic humpback whales migrate thousands of miles to the warm waters of the Hawaiian Islands each year to give birth and ...

Federal wildlife officials say two humpback whales were recently freed of life-threatening entanglements in fishing lines in separate incidents off Maui. One was a subadult whale with 200 feet of ...

Researchers analyzed nearly 200 whale-dolphin interactions, and conclude: They sure do seem friendly. As the humpback whales ...