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2. Channels of the Hawaiian Islands - Wikipedia

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   The depth of the channel reaches 108 feet (33 m), and its width is 8.8 miles (14.2 km). ʻAuʻau channel is a whale-watching center in the Hawaiian Islands. Humpback whales migrate approximately 3,500 miles (5,600 km) from Alaskan waters each autumn and spend the northern hemisphere winter months in the protected waters of the channel.

3. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

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   The sanctuary encompasses 1,400 square miles (3,600 km 2) in the islands' waters.It was designated by United States Congress on November 4, 1992, as a National Marine Sanctuary to protect the endangered North Pacific humpback whale and its habitat [2] The sanctuary promotes management, research, education and long-term monitoring.

4. Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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   Prime time for whale watching is between January and March. ʻIlio-holo-i-ka-uaua ( Hawaiian monk seal , Monachus schauinslandi ) can occasionally be seen hauling out on rocks below the cliffs. Most of these endangered seals live in the remote northwestern area of the Hawaiian Islands and are a rare sight on Hawaiʻi's main islands.

5. The islands that went from whale hunting to whale watching - AOL

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   Only three boats may hover near the whales at any time, for a maximum 15 minutes – and sailing through a pod is not allowed. To keep disturbance to a minimum, most whale watching companies in ...

6. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument - Wikipedia

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   Red pencil urchin – Papahānaumokuākea. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) (roughly / p ɑː p ɑː ˈ h ɑː n aʊ m oʊ k u ˌ ɑː k eɪ. ə / [2]) is a World Heritage listed U.S. national monument encompassing 583,000 square miles (1,510,000 km 2) of ocean waters, including ten islands and atolls of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

7. Whale watching - Wikipedia

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   Whale watching is the practice of ... who had spent much time amongst the ... Each winter 4,000 to 10,000 North Pacific humpback whales migrate from Alaska to Hawaii ...