PacWhale Eco-Adventures

09/20/2024

Can you tell we're excited for whale season? 😅 🐋

09/16/2024

First Whale Sighting 2024 Contest! 🐋👀

We’re back hosting the First Whale Sighting Contest for 2024! We invite you to predict the date and time that you think the first humpback whale of the season will be spotted - from ANY private or commercial vessel or coastline vantage point - and you could win a free PacWhale Eco-Adventures ecotour for two and a PWF swag bag! Here’s how to enter:

🐋 Be sure you’re following Pacific Whale Foundation and PacWhale Eco-Adventures
🐋 Like this post
🐋 Comment your prediction (date and time) of the first whale sighting this season and tag 2 friends

Whoever gets closest to 2024's first official recording of a humpback whale in Maui Nui wins! Wishing all entrants oceans of good luck!

The contest begins September 16, 2023, at 10am HST and closes when the first humpback whale is spotted in Maui Nui waters. One prediction per person. Winner must be at least 18 years old and reside in the U.S. Winners will be contacted via DM by only. No purchase necessary to enter. Winner must redeem ecotour within one calendar year of acceptance. Entrants must follow terms for entry to be considered. This contest is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram.

09/13/2024

It’s Friday the 13th, here’s a spooky whale fact for you 👻 🐋

A humpback’s bones are adapted for ocean living and cannot support the whale’s weight on land.

09/13/2024

This is your biweekly reminder: Marty Dread is onboard with us tomorrow for the Island Rhythms Cruise! 🎶

Sail into the sunset with live island-style reggae music. Join us this aloha Friday!

09/12/2024

Cruise with our crew for the day 😌🐬

📸 Rebecca Creighton

09/10/2024

Our favorite sight in the distance 👀💙 Molokini Crater

📸 .there

09/06/2024

Other questions in the queue being shouted over music could be:
- What's your favorite marine animal?
- Want's your favorite beach?
- Did you know all dolphins are whales but not all whales are dolphins?

What's your go to party question? 😅

09/05/2024

See the planet Saturn closer to us than at any other time of the year while cruising Maui Nui waters! 🪐 Join Astronomer Harriet Witt on Sunday, September 8 and learn how Saturn got its beautiful rings, how its rings will eventually dissipate – and more!

Did you know our Earth has had rings at one point? 😱

Book online or call (808)249-8811

09/04/2024

Diving into hump day 🤿

08/29/2024

It’s a Marty party! Join us again tomorrow for the Island Rhythms Cruise with Marty Dread 🎶🌅✨

Head to PacWhale.com to book or call (808)249-8811!

08/27/2024

Just floating along ☁️🫧

08/23/2024

Some Maui magic to help get you through the rest of your week! 🌞

08/21/2024

Whales season is still a ways away, but did you know migrating whales maintain average speeds of between two and four miles per hour?

Of course, whales don't maintain a constant speed on their long journeys; they stop, backtrack, speed up, slow down, and take detours. We can’t wait until they make their long journey back to the islands!

08/17/2024

Beautiful reef, crystal clear waters, abundant coral, and colorful fish! Spend the day with us 👉 PacWhale.com

08/15/2024

Marty is back for another Island Rhythms Sunset Cruise tomorrow, August 16! 🎶🌅 There are only 15 spots left to secure your spot dancing on the bow to live island-style reggae music by Maui’s own Marty Dread.

Cruise to the link to book 👉 https://bit.ly/4dp3o0P

08/10/2024

Since the devastating fires, Pacific Whale Foundation has made significant strides toward helping with Maui's recovery:
-Providing displaced children with a safe space to learn
-Hosting resource and education fairs for affected families
-Creating new programs to provide long-term care for the ʻāina (land, sea and air) and its people.

With your help, we’ve begun to plant native trees and stabilize soil, monitor and restore coral reefs, work with the community to offer reef-friendly landscaping training and create support for more volunteer efforts.

Learn more about how we’ve partnered with community organizations in our short film ‘Rising from the Ashes’. This film explores organizations and individuals responding to the immediate needs of those impacted by the devastating Maui fires, and what is being done for long-term community needs and recovery today.

Watch the full short film here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4fmRuWR

08/07/2024

Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the devastating fires that swept through Lāhainā. At Pacific Whale Foundation and PacWhale Eco-Adventures, we will be observing this day with deep respect for the events that took place and the lives that were affected by pausing all operations.

We invite the PWF & PacWhale community to join us in reflection and remembrance. Members of our staff will be participating in the Kuhinia Maui paddle out event from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM on August 8th. For those of you who will be on Maui tomorrow, we invite you to join us.

If you would like to learn more about or donate to our ongoing efforts to aid the Maui community and continue the vital programs we have developed, please click the link 👉 https://bit.ly/4fmRuWR

08/01/2024

Consider supporting Pacific Whale Foundation's ongoing mission and critical operation by donating as they continue to recover from the Lāhainā fire. Donate here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4fmRuWR

Nearly one year ago, on August 8, 2023, our world was turned upside down as flames took homes, schools, businesses and cherished loved ones in the Lāhainā fire.

Pacific Whale Foundation and PacWhale Eco-Adventures is grateful for the resilient community we are apart of. Thanks to your generous donations and support through our cruises, together we have made great progress towards recovery. However, there is still more work to be done. We need you more now than ever.

Today, Pacific Whale Foundation is launching the Critical Impact Fund to help us get through this unprecedented time. This unrestricted fund will support PWF's areas of most urgent need to protect the ocean, programs focused on the health of Maui's ‘aina (ocean, land and air) and people. Some of these initiatives include plans to plant native trees and stabilize soil, monitor and restore coral reefs, work with the community to offer reef-friendly landscaping training and support volunteer efforts.

Please keep Maui in your heart and consider donating ➡️ https://bit.ly/4fmRuWR

07/25/2024

Exciting news! 🎉 We’re excited to announce that we are a winner in the USA TODAY 10Best 2024 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Tour Company in Hawai’i! 🐋 🙌

Mahalo to everyone who voted and helped us win this award!

07/23/2024

Getting excited for whale season? We are too! Book your winter whale watches early and receive 30% 👏 Book here: https://bit.ly/4bW2gAf

Are you counting down the days until the return of whales to Hawai’i like we are? 🤩 🐋

This year, we’re sharing our excitement with 30% off early bird whale watch bookings with our social enterprise, PacWhale Eco-Adventures. Secure tickets early for upcoming winter whale watches and SAVE! Enjoy Maui’s world-famous whale watching at the best prices and availability. Click here to check out our upcoming trips 👉 https://bit.ly/4bW2gAf

07/18/2024

Before, during and after dessert on our Sunset Dinner cruise with Dinner Manager, Josh and his family! 🤪🍫

07/16/2024

Did you know that coral reefs play a critical role in ocean health by:

🪸 Providing habitat to roughly 25% of marine species, despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor.
🪸 Providing dense algae & plankton populations as food chain building blocks
🪸 Acting as natural barriers protecting coastlines from erosion
🪸 Playing a key role in absorbing CO2, helping mitigate climate change
🪸 Participating in nutrient cycling within marine ecosystems, contributing to the recycling and circulation of essential nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, through interactions with algae, fish and other organisms.

This week is 〰️ Your trip on the ocean with PacWhale supports the nonprofit work of Pacific Whale Foundation including their reef cleanup and monitoring work. Learn more about their initiatives at PacificWhale.org!

07/12/2024

There's something special about heading towards Molokini Crater on a clear sunny day ☀️

📸 Klara Crocco & Brandon Stafford

07/10/2024

Cheers to Piña Colada Day!🍹 If you aren’t enjoying a refreshing beverage on the water with us today, we hope you can soon!

07/09/2024

Less than one week left! 😱 Can you help us secure a position in the USAToday 10Best Best Tour Company in Hawaii category?

Voting takes less than 30 seconds, and you can vote once per day!

Vote here
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https://bit.ly/3VLvUn7

07/09/2024

Picture this: Sails are up, skies are clear, an ice cold beverage in your hand, West Maui mountains on the horizon. Name a better evening, we'll wait 😍

07/02/2024

The two-week countdown is on! Have you voted in the USA TODAY 10Best yet? 🏆

PacWhale Eco-Adventures is nominated in the Best Tour Company in Hawaii category. Whether you snorkeled, whale watched, sailed or dined with us, help us win this award by voting!

Click here to cast your vote: https://bit.ly/3VLvUn7

07/01/2024

Good news: we opened another 4th of July Firework cruise! 🎆

Since this trip sold out, we decided to offer another trip for those who may have missed their opportunity to book for the holiday! Enjoy a firework show on the water with us.

Head to PacWhale.com to book or call customer care at (808)249-8811

06/29/2024

Ready for the weekend! ☀️

06/27/2024

Our team is always happy to sea you! 🌊 Have you been onboard Ocean Spirit with our crew?