Over 12,000 humpback whales migrate every winter from the frigid surroundings of Alaska into the waters of Hawaii.

Trained responders from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary saved two whales from life-threatening ...

Two humpback whales were rescued in separate incidents by disentangling them from lines in waters off Maui at the Hawaiian ...

Watch as a humpback whale tangled in fishing line was freed. Staff from the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary found the whale swimming off the Maui coast before ...

Two humpback whales were freed of life-threatening entanglements on Jan. 8 and 9 off the coast of Maui in the Hawaiian ...

Two humpback whales were freed of life-threatening entanglements on Wednesday, Jan. 8 and Thursday, Jan. 9 off the coast of Maui in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Trained ...

NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary team was able to respond to both reports — and to free both whales from their entanglements using a specialized, hooked knife ...

Watch as a humpback whale tangled in fishing line was freed. Staff from the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National ...

After a local tour boat operator reported a stuck whale, staff at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary — a nationally recognized and protected whale habitat that also ...

Ultimate Whale Watch, a tour boat operator, reported the first entanglement Wednesday morning off Lahaina. A team flying approved drones along the coastline reported the second entanglement Thursday ...