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Trini: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING808".
IT IS HUMPBACK WHALE SEASON HERE
IN HAWAI'I.
PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
HAVE WHALE WATCHING ON THEIR TO
DO LIST THE HERE TO TELL US MORE
ABOUT TO BEST PLACES TO SEE THE
WHALES AND HOW TO DO IT SAFELY,
ADAM KURTZ, A PROTECTIVE SPECIES
MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST AT NOAA.
TELL US ABOUT HUMPBACK WHALE IN
HAWAI'I.
HUMPBACK WHALE SEASON, THEY
MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN HERE
STARTING IN NOVEMBER AND WILL
HANG OUT UNTIL ABOUT MAY.
Trini: THIS IS THE PEAK
SEASON.
YEAH.
STARTING IN JANUARY AND THROUGH
MARCH IS WHEN YOU GET TO SEE THE
MOST WHALES.
THEY COME DOWN FROM ALASKA.
ABOUT TWO THOUSAND MILES DOWN
HERE TO THE BREEDING GROUND.
MANY CONCENTRATE IN MAUI WATERS.
Trini: WE'RE LOOKING AT
SOME VIDEO HERE.
THEY REALLY ARE BEAUTIFUL.
VERY MAJESTIC CREATURES.
Trini: WHERE ARE GREAT
FROM SHORE.
HERE ON OAHU, A NICE PLACE IS
AT MAKAPUU NEAR THE LIGHTHOUSE.
YOU CAN ALSO TRY THE HALONA BLOW
HOLE.
AND DIAMOND HEAD LOOKOUT.
ON MAUI, THE SANCTUARY CENTER IN
KIHEI.
AND LEARN ABOUT THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL
OVAL -- OTHER PLACES, HUMPBACK
WHALE NOAA.GOV.
Trini: IF YOU MISSED IT WE
WILL HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE.
YOU CAN SEE THEM ON SHORE BUT
PEOPLE LIKE TO GO ON WATER AND
SEE THEM BY KEY YAK, BY BOAT.
THERE ARE LAWS PROTECTING
WHALES.
WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW?
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE DO
THEIR BEST TO NOT DISTURB THE
ANIMALS.
BEHAVIORS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR
THEIR SURVIVAL.
IT'S IMORV IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE DO
WHAT THEY CAN TO TRY NOT TO
ALTER THEIR NATURAL BEHAVIOR.
THEY'RE PROTECTED BY LAW.
THAT PROTECTS WHALES AND
DOLPHINS AND SEALS.
IT'S ILLEGAL TO APPROACH
HUMPBACK WHALE WITHIN A HUNDRED
YARDS.
WHETHER YOU'RE ON A BOAT,
SWIMMING OR FLYING A DRONE.
YOU CAN'T APPROACH THEM WITHIN A
HUNDRED YARDS.
Trini: YOU MAY KNOW THE
RULES FOR WHALES WE YOU COULD
SEE DOLPHINS.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
ACCOUNT SEE.
THERE'S A LOT OF ANIMALS.
THERE ARE LAWS PROTECTING THEM.
WE HAVE GUIDELINES TO HELP
PEOPLE.
MINIMIZE THEIR DISTURBANCE AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS
HARM THEM.
FOR TURTLES WE RECOMMEND PEOPLE
STAY BACK TEN FEET.
IF THEY'RE ON THE SHORE, DON'T
POUR WATER ON THEM.
IT'S NORMAL FOR TO TORT MS TO BE ON
HELPING BUT YOU'RE NOT.
EXACTLY.
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.
FOR MONK SEALS STAY BEHIND ANY
SIGNS.
WE RECOMMEND 50 FEET FOR THEM OR
DO WHAT'S CALLED A RULE OF
THUMB.
HOLD YOUR THUMB IN FRONT OF YOU.
IF THE SUN COVERS THE SEAL,
YOU'RE FAR ENOUGH AWAY.
Trini: YOU UPDATED YOUR
HOTLINE TO REPORT WILDLIFE
INCLUDES SEA TURTLES, DOLPHINS,
WHALES.
888-256
IF YOU SEE A WHALE OR TURTLE
WITH A HOOK IN ITS MOUTH, DON'T
APPROACH.
SO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE, CALL
THE HOTLINE.
AND GO THROUGH THE MENU OPTION.
STAY WITH THE ANIMAL AND THEY'LL
COME OUT AND RESPOND.
Trini: THANK YOU.
THAT IS A GOOD REMINDER TO NOT
LITTER.
EVERYTHING ENDS UP IN OUR OCEAN.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT.