This page provides links to Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary press releases by year. The most recent press releases are listed first.
Year 2012
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
Year 2011 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 9 - Sanctuary Staff Awarded NOAA Bronze Medal 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 Year 2010 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 15 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and Office of Law Enforcement Announce Whale Safety Workshops 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
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
Year 2009
December 30 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Urges Boaters to Use Caution, Follow Whale Protection Rules November 25 - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council - Including a Newly Created Youth/Student Seat May 22 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Announces 2009 Ocean Contest Winners April 13 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Celebrates Opening of New Sanctuary Learning Center March 28 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary March 13 - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Appoints New Advisory Council Members February 28 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary January 31 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Year 2008 October 7 - NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to Hold Statewide Boater Workshops September 30 - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council May 21 - New Study Finds Most North Pacific Humpback Whale Populations Rebounding - Some humpback populations still slow to recover March 29 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary March 7 - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Appoints New Advisory Council Members February 23 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary February 13 - Governor Lingle and Lt. Governor Aiona Proclaim February as Humpback Whale Awareness Month January 26 - Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
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