A total of 429 volunteers gathered data from the shores of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Molokaʻi and Hawai‘i islands during the Hawaiian ...

Trained responders at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary undertook the life-saving detangling operations for the whales Luke Chinman is an editorial intern at PEOPLE.

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

Federal wildlife officials say two humpback whales were recently freed of life-threatening entanglements in fishing lines in separate incidents off Maui.

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 on ...

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 assists ...

“Responders are working with staff from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to tow the whale remains offshore for disposition, as requested by Native Hawaiian cultural ...

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

staff at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary — a nationally recognized and protected whale habitat that also assists with scientific and conservation efforts — led a ...