Latest News & Features
This page includes links to current news and stories on humpback whales and the Sanctuary as well as links to new features on this website and the NMSP website.
Curent News
May 13 - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Appoints New Advisory Council Members
March 11 - Humpback Whale Freed of Life-Threatening Entanglement
February 25 - Hawaii National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Officially Launches 
January - Announcing the 24th Annual Maritime Symposium February 16-18, 2013
October - Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Celebrates 40th Anniversary
October 12 - Sanctuary Ocean Count Project Receives National Recognition
August 31 - Sanctuary Reminds Hawaii Ocean Users to Follow Whale Protection Rules - First whale of the season spotted near Honokohau Harbor marks an early beginning to whale season
August - Modeling Mesophotic Coral Distributions in the Auʻau Channel, Hawaiʻi
August 8 - National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Honors Phil Fernandez
June - Sanctuary Friends Honor Jacques Cousteau
May 4 - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
seeks Advisory Council applicants – including youth members
April 23 - Global Ocean Drifter Deployed off of Maui, Hawai'i - Hawai'i Among Six NOAA Earth Day Drifter Sites
April 20 - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Announces 2012 Humpback Whale Month Ocean Contest Winners
March 31 - Volunteers Count Whales in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
February 25 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
February 23 - Renovated Sanctuary Visitor Center Blessed at NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
February 22 - New Vessel Blessed at NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
February 13 - Governor proclaims February Humpback Whale Awareness Month
February 6 - Advisory Council Recommends that Humpback Whale Sanctuary Consider Ecosystem-Based Management
January 28 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
September 27 - NOAA Reminds Hawaii Ocean Users to Follow Whale Protection Rules - First Whale of the Season Spotted in Honaunau Bay
June 9 - NOAA's Education Partnership Program benefits La'ie wetlands habitat restoration
June 7 - National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Honors Jean Ogawa
April 8 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Releases Public Scoping Report
March 30 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
March 25 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Appoints New Advisory Council Members
March 1 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
February 1 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
January 13 - Malia Chow Named Superintendent of NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
January 11 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Advisory Council Applicants
December 14 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Urges Ocean Users to Use Caution, Follow Whale Protection Rules
December 13 - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Hosts Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting
December 10 - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan Review Comments Available Online
November 2010 - Sanctuary Joins Trilogy Excursions and Lanai City Service to Reach Out to the Lanai Community during the Annual Lanai Turkey Giveaway
November 15 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and Office of Law Enforcement Announce Whale Safety Workshops
Previous News
October 1 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Requesting Public Comment Through October 16, 2010
September 22 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Advisory Council Applicants
August 30 - Hawaii's "In the Wake of Giants" Wins at BLUE Ocean Film Festival
August 16 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary teams with Surfrider Foundation for Water Quality Testing at Maui Beaches
July 28 - Film on NOAA Humpback Whale Sanctuary Rescues, "In the Wake of Giants" Finalist at BLUE Ocean Film Festival
July 27 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Holds Public Scoping Meetings
July 26 - NOAA Reports Health of Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
July 21 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Appoints New Advisory Council Members
July 15 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Hosts Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting
June 25 - NOAA Awards Green Grant to Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: Solar Panels to be installed atop Learning Center
Sanctuaries Celebrate Cousteau Day - June 25, 2010
April 1 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Hosts Public Meetings April 12 - May 14, 2010
March 27 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
January 30 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Response Launched to Save Entangled Whale on Maui
Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council
NOAA Ship Hi`ialakai Welcomes Students Aboard Education Cruise
Story with Photos
Return to Shipwreck Beach Project
Story with Photos
Sanctuary Recognizes 2009 Ocean Contest Winners
Story with Photos
Press Release
Sanctuary Celebrates Opening of New Learning Center
Story with Photos
Press Release
Sanctuary Appoints New Advisory Council Members
2009 Sanctuary Ocean Count
January
February
March
Sanctuary to Hold Statewide Boater Workshops
Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council
New Study Finds Most North Pacific Humpback Whale Populations Rebounding - Some humpback populations still slow to recover
New Insights Into Humpback Whales
2008 Sanctuary Ocean Count
January
February
March
Governor Proclaims February Humpback Whale Month
Sanctuary Appoints New Advisory Council Members
Sanctuary Recognizes 2008 Ocean Contest Winners
Freeing Entangled Whales
Other Features
Humpback Whale Migration Game
Sanctuary Desktop Wallpapers
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