More than 1,100 whales sighted in count
Volunteers on four islands scoured the swells with binoculars Saturday and observed 1,121 humpback whales during the last of three coordinated counts by two organizations this year.
A total of 320 volunteers mustered on the shores of Kauai, Oahu, Hawaii island and Maui for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count, which collected data from 42 sites across those islands.
On Oahu, 467 whales were seen during the day’s count, plus 273 on Kauai and 68 off Hawaii island.
