Captain Steve's Rafting Adventures

Captain Steve's Rafting Adventures Waste no time in discovering the secrets of the reef and playing with dolphins, whales, turtles and more! Whales are our specialty! Imagine no more.

Captain Steve's is no ka oi (the best)! Imagine 200 spinner dolphins putting on a show just for you. Imagine swimming right beside Hawaiian green sea turtles. Imagine seeing a mother humpback whale and her newborn calf. Imagine enjoying majestic Maui and the deep blue sea. Climb aboard an ocean raft for a thrilling ride across one of Maui County's channels, and you'll find a snorkeler's heaven. Wh

ether it's the island of Lanai, Molokai, or even Maui, you will be hard pressed to find a more exquisite example of paradise. Captain Steve's two hard bottom inflatable vessels can get you there faster than all the rest. Waste no time in discovering the secrets of the reef and playing with dolphins, humpback whales, turtles and rays. There is no telling what we might encounter on any given day. No two trips are alike, and that's probably what keeps the captains and crew so friendly and accommodating. They are as excited about going to work as the guests are about going on a Maui rafting adventure! Constantly in search of the "Perfect Day" of snorkeling or whale watching, Captain Steve and his crew will stop at nothing to ensure unparalleled service and quality.

03/03/2025

A bit of underwater footage to enjoy from last Friday 2-28-25.
VC Alyce Bush. See another clip in the comments below for more.

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03/02/2025

Here's looking at you kid!

A tail slapping session via photos. Then I switched to other filming because it lasted quite a while! PC Dig Me Deb 2-1...
03/02/2025

A tail slapping session via photos. Then I switched to other filming because it lasted quite a while!
PC Dig Me Deb 2-19-25

03/02/2025

Wow! This is very early to have a competition pod this big with upwards of 30. This was filmed on 2/26/25 by Captain Jack on the Naia raft.

Random shots from 2/19/25. Cool tails, an inhale shot, rainblow, mom and calf.PC: DigMe Deb
02/28/2025

Random shots from 2/19/25. Cool tails, an inhale shot, rainblow, mom and calf.
PC: DigMe Deb

02/27/2025

Wow!

More fun photos from 2/7/25's 11:20 whale watch. That was a great day out there!PC Dig Me Deb
02/27/2025

More fun photos from 2/7/25's 11:20 whale watch. That was a great day out there!
PC Dig Me Deb

What a memory! If that first photo doesn’t get to you, whale watching might not be for you!
02/27/2025

What a memory! If that first photo doesn’t get to you, whale watching might not be for you!

Comp pod action close to shore. Prop injury caught on film that we hadn't noticed while watching. PC Dig Me Deb 2-12-25
02/26/2025

Comp pod action close to shore. Prop injury caught on film that we hadn't noticed while watching.
PC Dig Me Deb 2-12-25

Fun photos from 2/7/25's 11:20 whale watch. This whale had holes in its pec fin and tail. The swell created some funky...
02/25/2025

Fun photos from 2/7/25's 11:20 whale watch. This whale had holes in its pec fin and tail. The swell created some funky photos which makes the whale looks taller than nearby boats. Catching up on photos!
PC Dig Me Deb
Ocean Rafting

It's so great to see everyone out there supporting Captain Steve's via Ocean Rafting Hawaii Ocean Rafting and Makai Adv...
02/25/2025

It's so great to see everyone out there supporting Captain Steve's via Ocean Rafting Hawaii Ocean Rafting and Makai Adventures ! So many beautiful people having a whale of a time out there!
Shout outs to Mary and Don Jackson, Bob and Sue Rose, Tracy Dorman, Wes and Becky Vork, Kevin and Tina Nimz, Christine Brady, Jim Thompson and Diane Birnbaumer, Tom and Barbara Wright, Jenn and Brian McIllece, Nick and Linda Graham, Mary Pedretti and Shellyne Darst, Debbie and Jim Dower, Terri and Jerry Reichling... And I know I missed a lot of you.
I spy Captain Steve and Will Newhouse out and about as well! Always a big mahalo to Captain Jack and crews Jess, Danielle, and Val and all the rest of the captains and crew!

How about a mom and calf pec slapping session? So cute!PC Dig Me Deb 2/12/25
02/24/2025

How about a mom and calf pec slapping session? So cute!
PC Dig Me Deb 2/12/25

02/23/2025

I call this whale ballet, from Valentine's Day! Definitely a lot of singing going on too!
VC: Dig Me Deb
Hawaii Ocean Rafting

02/23/2025

One of our favorite videos ever!! Miss you Joe!! Best line ever!

02/22/2025

Three breaches within the first ten minutes out on Thursday 2-20-25. Video shared by Cristina Almeroth. Hawaii Ocean Rafting

Random shots from Valentine's Day. Spy hops, pec slaps, tails.PC Dig Me DebHawaii Ocean Rafting
02/22/2025

Random shots from Valentine's Day. Spy hops, pec slaps, tails.
PC Dig Me Deb
Hawaii Ocean Rafting

2/17/25 random photos. Pec slaps, tail slapping, baby breach, competition shots, tails, lots of tails. PC Dig Me DebHaw...
02/22/2025

2/17/25 random photos. Pec slaps, tail slapping, baby breach, competition shots, tails, lots of tails.
PC Dig Me Deb
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I call this whale ballet, from Valentine's Day! Definitely a lot of singing going on too! VC: Dig Me Deb Hawaii Ocean Rafting @hawaii_ocean_rafting

Breaches!
Breaches!

Three breaches within the first ten minutes out on Thursday 2-20-25. Video shared by Cristina Almeroth. Hawaii Ocean Rafting

Curious calf 2-12-25
Curious calf 2-12-25

This curious little calf came right over to the raft and then bolted back to his momma who is down out of sight. VC Dig Me Deb 2-12-25 Hawaii Ocean Rafting

Very loud singer on Valentine's Day! Did you know that you can guess which males might be singing? If you see a lone whale surface, take a couple of breaths, do a slow fluke up dive, and stay down for awhile, it might be a male singer! Sure enough, we watched that happen, turned off our engines, and we could clearly hear it singing without even a hydrophone! VC Dig Me Deb Hawaii Ocean Rafting

In honor of World Whale Day yesterday, enjoy! There is so much going on in this video. Definitely turn on the sound and listen to all of the different whale social sounds plus all of that singing. The singing is not from the two whales we are watching but those social sounds probably are and they are loud! Then you will hear another boat's engine as it comes towards us. This is from the 11:05 whale watch on Friday, 2/7/25. VC: Dig Me Deb Hawaii Ocean Rafting

Swim by
Swim by

Valentines swim by! Video by crew Jess. Hawaii Ocean Rafting

Bottlenose 2-13-25
Bottlenose 2-13-25

Very calm out there today with some VOG and bottlenose dolphins. Dolphins count on a whale watch as they are technically toothed whales just like orcas.

Fun with chin slaps! It's typical for a humpback to breach once and then follow that with 4-6 chin slaps. This whale just launched with a chin slap and then did 4 more. Same as the video we previously shared but that only had two of the chin slaps in it. PC Dig Me Deb 2/7/25 9:05 whale watch Hawaii Ocean Rafting

Oopsey poopsey! Not too often you see this down here since they are not feeding. Sure looks like a pregnant female to my eye :)))) VC: Dig Me Deb 2-7-25 9:05 whale watch Hawaii Ocean Rafting

2-7-26
2-7-26

More fun from yesterday's 9:05 whale watch. VC: Joseph Thacker Hawaii Ocean Rafting

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