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Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i
Huge, endangered humpback whales winter around Hawaii from December to April. Locals brag it's the only place in the country where whales breed and calve.
In the winter you can see humpbacks. Other times you may see spinner dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, pilot whales, black whales, manta rays, sharks or sea turtles. Blue Sea Cruises Inc
has a cheerful blue and yellow big catamaran with glass bottom 76-6312 Kololia St.
Kailua Kona,
(808) 331-8876
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Pacific Whale Foundation, Hawaii
The Pacific Whale Foundation has nine different, reasonably priced whale tours from both the Ma'alaea and Lahaina Harbors depending on the season. The group also offers dolphin tours, including all-day snorkeling, off Lana'i and Maui.
One of three ticket offices is at:
612 Front St. Lahaina, HI (808) 667-7447 |
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Oahu Snorkeling with Dolphins, Whales & Turtles
Off Oahu you can snorkel with dolphins and turtles all year or go out in a boat to see whales in the winter. Under the Sea offers really small tours with six or fewer people and a crew that's usually all women.
Waianae Boat Harbor, Slip A5,
Oahu (near Ko Olina Resorts) (808) 306-7273
Ko Olina Ocean Adventure gives you an underwater camera with your $107 (2009) tour, which leaves from the Ko Olina Resort & Marina
92-1480 Aliinui Dr.,
Kapolei,
(808) 671-2512 |
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Honolulu Parrots A flock of Mexican red-headed Amazons is seen in the Newtown Estates section of Honolulu, according to theHonolulu Star Bulletin. The flock of hundreds also flies over Pearl City. |
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Oahu Shark Dives You take a boat 15-minutes (3 miles) north of Oahu, then get in huge metal and plexiglass cage for a 90-minute experience with any of the nine Hawaiin sharks--though Galapagos and Sandbar sharks are the most common. $105 (in 2009) |
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Haleakala National Park
Haleakala National Park is home to the rarest goose in the world, the Nēnē or Hawaiian Goose. There were once only 17 birds; now there's more than 1,000. The park has different habitats and also gets more tropical looking birds, like the honeycreeper.
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Kamehame Beach Hawksbill Turtle Nesting
Hawaii Wildlife Fund needs volunteers to track where and when Hawksbill turtles nest and then to watch over the nests to protect the hatchlings from predators like mongoose, dogs, pigs and rats. The Nature Conservancy bought the black sand Kamehame Beach to ensure their safety.
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Whales & Turtles by Submarine, Hawaii
Atlantis Adventures runs submarine cruises out of Waikiki, Maui and Kona. They have all kinds of permutations on the cruises on all kinds of submarines, including a whale lunch cruise in season. They range from 35 minutes to several hours, with some including elaborate meals or an extra charge for a good view. Up to $150 in 2009.
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| Americans spend far more time and money going to see wildlife than they are hunting it. The dollar figures are what is spent in a state no matter who spends it. The number of particpants includes residents and non-residents. Percent participation is by residents--no matter where they did it.These are the latest figures fom the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which does a survey of fishing, hunting and wildlife-related activities every five years. |
| Hawaii | Fishing |
Hunting |
Wildlife-Watching | |
$ spent in state
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$125,859,000 |
$20,081,000 | $256,314,000 |
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| participants | 158,000 |
18,000 |
145,000 around home |
156,000 away |
| % participation | 9% |
2% |
16% |
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