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MEDIA RELEASE With Hawaii’s humpback whale season underway, NOAA is reminding boaters and other ocean users to stay safe and legal. Endangered humpback whales are protected in Hawaii. If you’re on or in the water and whales are in the vicinity, federal regulations require you stay at least 100 yards away from them, and 1,000 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The next ReefTalk with focus on humpback whales. The meeting is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Thelma Parker Library in Waimea. Whale researcher Dr. Chris Gabriel, National Parks, an Alaska and part time Kohala resident, will speak on “The Long and Interesting Lives of Humpback Whales.” For more information, call Sara Peck […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Justin Viezbicke, from the Hawaiian Island Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, will give a presentation Tuesday, Jan. 13 about the endangered humpback whale. He will share stories and his knowledge about these remarkable marine mammals that call the Hawaiian Islands home. The 6-7:30 p.m. presentation is at Waikoloa Beach Marriott Ballroom are free […]

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  MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is asking all recreational and commercial boaters to be extra cautious during whale season, especially during the height of the season, January through March, to help ensure the continued restoration of the thriving population of these treasured mammals. From now through March, humpback whales […]

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