A new short film at the Maui Ocean Center showcases the first humpback whales to return to Lahaina after the 2023 wildfires.

Maui led Hawai‘i with 307 sightings during the Pacific Whale Foundation’s Great Whale Count on the last Saturday in March. The count tallied 220 sightings on Oahu, 28 on the Big Island, 122 on Kauai, ...

she finally caught the attention of a juvenile male whale,” Lovitt said in the post. The boat was about 2 miles from Lahaina, which is on the island of Maui, when Macy was seen with her golden hair ...

Macy is Lovitt's trusty companion when she leads a boatload of tourists to marvel at whales. “She loves the ocean,” said Lovitt, now a Maui boat captain for 25 years. “She grew up on it.” ...

The boat was about 2 miles from Lahaina, which is on the island of Maui, when Macy was seen with her golden hair hanging over the side of a whale-watching boat operated by Maui Ocean Adventures.

An excited 11-year-old golden retriever named Macy got to meet a whale off Hawaii, a video shows. The moment was caught on camera and shared to Instagram April 2 off Maui by Captain Chrissy.