Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 23 hours ago
The Hawaiian Islands consists of 123 islands, extending 1,500 miles, with eight, being major volcanic islands in the North Pacific. The islands sit on the Pacific Plate and are the exposed peaks of a great undersea mountain range known as the Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount Range. They formed over millions of years, by volcanic activity over a hotspot in the Earth's mantle. Nearly 10 million people will visit Hawaii this year.
They aren't the only visitors, as the Humpback Whales migrate to the warm waters, from Alaska, each year, to give birth to their young. Originally filmed in 2023, prior to the horrific fire in Lahaina, Emma Nelson, naturalist and captain for Ultimate Whale Watch & Snorkel, shares the story of the Humpbacks migration.
Despite the fire of 2023, Ultimate Whale Watch continues to provide visitors with a wonderful experience and appreciation of the Humpbacks, who visit Maui from November to April of each year.
Maui's own Anthony Pfluke provides the theme music, with his own creations, "Waves," and "Mo'okiha O Pi'ilani," written about the 62-foot wa'a kaulua, a large, double-hull transoceanic voyaging canoe of Maui. It was constructed over 18 years, by Hui O Wa'a Kauiua, with the help of thousands of volunteers from many parts of the world.
TAGS: Humpback Whale Stories of Migration, Naturalist's Narration of Humpbacks Journey, Playful Baby Humpbacks, Up-close Humpbacks' Behavior, Authentic Whale Watch Experience,
The Hawaiian Islands consists of 123 islands, extending 1,500 miles, with eight, being major volcanic islands in the North Pacific. The islands sit on the Pacific Plate and are the exposed peaks of a great undersea mountain range known as the Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount Range. They formed over millions of years, by volcanic activity over a hotspot in the Earth's mantle. Nearly 10 million people will visit Hawaii this year.
They aren't the only visitors, as the Humpback Whales migrate to the warm waters, from Alaska, each year, to give birth to their young. Originally filmed in 2023, prior to the horrific fire in Lahaina, Emma Nelson, naturalist and captain for Ultimate Whale Watch & Snorkel, shares the story of the Humpbacks migration.
Despite the fire of 2023, Ultimate Whale Watch continues to provide visitors with a wonderful experience and appreciation of the Humpbacks, who visit Maui from November to April of each year.
Maui's own Anthony Pfluke provides the theme music, with his own creations, "Waves," and "Mo'okiha O Pi'ilani," written about the 62-foot wa'a kaulua, a large, double-hull transoceanic voyaging canoe of Maui. It was constructed over 18 years, by Hui O Wa'a Kauiua, with the help of thousands of volunteers from many parts of the world.
TAGS: Humpback Whale Stories of Migration, Naturalist's Narration of Humpbacks Journey, Playful Baby Humpbacks, Up-close Humpbacks' Behavior, Authentic Whale Watch Experience,
