Whale Watching in Hawaii

The return of winter means the return of whale season, roughly November thru May. Once fiercely hunted in Hawaiian waters, the whales are now protected. Over 1000 of them return each year to breed and give birth to their young. Their 3500-mile summer migration takes between one and two months. These are the largest mammals on Earth and are a truly extraordinary sight to see

Following is our island-by-island guide to the best spots to, well, spot a whale from shore.

OAHU

• Kaena Point
• Halona Blowhole lookout
• Hanauma Bay
• Shark's Cove/Pupukea Beach Park
• Makapuu Point Lighthouse
• Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku
  
  MAUI
  
• McGregor Point Lookout, on Honoapiilani Highway
• between Maalaea and Lahaina (from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily through May 15, the Pacific Whale Foundation is sponsoring a free Whale Information Station at the lookout)
• Makena Beach State Park
• Wailea Resort's oceanside path
• Kamaole I, II and III Beach Parks
• Kaanapali Beach
• Maalaea Harbor
  
  KAUAI
  
• Napali Coast
• Poipu Beach Park (turn left off of Poipu Road onto Hoowili Road; park is at the end of the road)
• Shipwreck's Beach Park at the end of Ainako Road off Poipu Road between the Hyatt Regency Kauai and Poipu Bay Golf Course
• Along the trail between Shipwreck's Beach Park and Mahaulepu Beach
  
  BIG ISLAND
  
• Anaehoomalu Bay
• Hapuna Beach State Park
• Lapakahi State Historical Park
• Honolii
• Richardson's Ocean Park in Keaukaha
  
  MOLOKAI
• Kaupoa Beach
• Papohaku Beach
• Kaluakoi Golf Course
• Along Highway 450 by Kumimi Beach (Mile Marker 20)
• Dining room at Hotel Molokai
  
  LANAI
  
• Keomoku Road on the way down to Kaiolohia (Shipwreck Beach)
  Any hole on the Challenge at Manele Golf course (every hole overlooks the ocean)
  
  

 
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