Hawaii’s humpback whale season will be here soon. Thousands of whales migrate to Hawaii to give birth and mate.
Though the peak of the season usually starts in January, some whales arrive a little earlier. From recent history, here are the dates of the first humpback whale sightings in Hawaii.
2006 – October 11
2007 – October 7
2008 – October 8
2009 – October 20
2010 – October 20
2011 — September 26
2012 — August 30
2013 — October 5
2014 — September 16
2015 — September 29
2016 – August 25
2017 — October 10
2018 — October 8
2019 — October 1
2020 — October 8
2021 — September 29
2022 – September 14
When will the first sighting be for the new season? For a bit of fun, let’s have a little contest to see who correctly guesses the first arrival.
Here’s how this contest will work.
This year’s prize is a book of Fascinating Facts About Hawaii by Jim Loomis. Here’s the image of the front cover.
Alright, it’s time now to enter your guess in the comment section.
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September 15
September 30.
September 30,2023
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Sept 29
October 14, mahalo for the contest!
Sorry, I meant October 4th! I can't seem to delete my post.
September 29. Mahalo
September 28, 2023
October 9, 2023
Oct 3rd, 2023
September 22, 2023
september 26 2023
October 5
September 22
September 23 if only 1 guess per date
October 2
September 28.
October 1
October 6
September 19th
October 6, 2023
October 12
September 21st
October 29
September 14th
Sept. 27th
October 11th
September 18, 2023
September 16
October 5, 2023
October 3, 2023
September 24, 2023
September 25th
September 17th
September 14, 2023. Aloha!
September 27, 2023 ... We love the Humpback Whale.
October 9th
Mahalo for all the entries to this little contest. Now we wait for the first sighting. :-)
Sighted on 10 September, 1500 @ Kahe Beach.
We can't find any news articles/segments about this potential sighting. If you know of a news outlet covering this, please let us know.
October 3
The first whale was seen off the coast of Kauai on October 9th. Congrats to our two winners -- Joyce and S Kinder.
Mahalo for all the entries and joining in the fun!