The responders were successful in freeing two whales off Maui on January 8 and 9, 2025. The first incident reported was a subadult whale entangled with about 200 feet of medium gauge line wrapped ...

In separate incidents on Jan. 8 and 9, both off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, trained local responders received reports about the entanglement and led rescue operations to save the struggling whales ...

Lines wrapped around a humpback whale in waters in Kahana off West Maui were cut as part of a whale rescue on Jan. 9. Another whale rescue took place on Jan. 8 off Lahaina. Courtesy photo Two ...

Chrissy Lovitt, a Lahaina boat captain, captured a heartwarming moment between two unlikely friends: her 11-year-old golden ...

Both happened off the coast of Maui in separate incidents on Jan. 8 and 9. NOAA says the first entanglement, involving a subadult whale, was reported by a Maui tour boat operator the morning of ...

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 ...