Maui whale watching december

It’s no exaggeration to say that Maui offers some of the finest whale-watching anywhere in the world. 

During the winter months, the Valley Isle provides front-row seats to the spectacle of Hawaii’s famous humpback whales, which migrate to relatively shallow coastal waters here every year as part of a far-traveling lifeway.

Absolutely superlative viewing opportunities await vacationers in Maui during this time of year!

What Kinds of Whales Can You See in Maui?

By far the best-known and most commonly sighted whale in Maui’s waters is the aforementioned humpback.

Humpback whales are baleen whales: They sieve water through plates of baleen, made from keratin (like your fingernails), to feed on plankton, krill, and small fish. Within the baleen-whale complex, humpbacks are the sole member of their genus within a family known as the rorquals, which also include such species as the blue whale (largest of all whales—indeed, largest of all animals!), the sei whale, and the fin whale. 

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