
Hawaiian Adventures Kona Whale Report
Whale & Wildlife Report | Sept 28-Oct 6, 2026
Astounding encounters with Cuvier’s beaked whales, short-finned pilot whales, and four species of sharks! Tours resume on October 30th.
Whale & Wildlife Report | September 21-27, 2025
This week we spent time with Hawaiian spinner dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, short-finned pilot whales, and oceanic white tip sharks!
Whale & Wildlife Report | September 14-20, 2025
We had such a cool encounter with a short-finned pilot whale this week! The whales welcomed us back with a splash!
Year-Round Dolphin/Whale Watching Tours | We’re Back!
Our team is back from Tonga and we're ready to rumble on our year-round dolphin/whale watching tours. Check out our upcoming schedule!
Whale & Wildlife Report | August 10-17, 2025
A beautiful week with whales, dolphins, and sharks. Now our team is heading to Tonga and tours will resume on September 17th!
Whale & Wildlife Report | August 3-9, 2025
This week on one of our trips, we encountered one of the rarest species in the world... a pod of Longman's beaked whales!
Whale & Wildlife Report | July 27- August 2, 2025
A tsunami warning, pilot whales, and dolphins.. oh my! Mother Nature was on our side this week on our dolphin/whale watching tours.
Whale & Wildlife Report | July 20-26, 2025
We saw Hawaiian spinner dolphins and short-finned pilot whales on our year-round dolphin/whale watching tours.
Whale & Wildlife Report | July 6-13, 2025
Our favorite encounter took place near the fish pens where bottlenose dolphins and Hawaiian monk seals were interacting!
Whale & Wildlife Report | June 29- July 5, 2025
We watched two of Kona's year-round whale species on our tours this week! It's always whale watching season on the Big Island.
Whale & Wildlife Report | June 22-28, 2025
SO much wildlife on our trips including exotic species like false killer whales, rough-toothed dolphins, and Pantropical spotted dolphins.
Whale & Wildlife Report | June 15-21, 2025
Oceanic white tip sharks, short-finned pilot whales, and two species of Kona's year-round dolphins on our tours
Whale & Wildlife Report | June 8-14, 2025
In addition to pilot whales and dolphins, we encountered the largest of the toothed-whale species... Sperm whales!
Whale & Wildlife Report | June 1-7, 2025
Kona has an amazing diversity of year-round whales and dolphins, and this week we also saw a whale shark on one of our tours!
Whale & Wildlife Report | May 25-31, 2025
Breaching sperm whales, short-finned pilot whales, two species of dolphins, reef manta rays, and three types of sharks
Whale & Wildlife Report | May 18-24, 2025
Quality time with local favorites, this week we spent abundant time with Short-finned pilot whales and Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
Whale & Wildlife Report | May 14-17, 2025
Short-finned pilot whales, Cuvier's beaked whales, and a multi-species interaction between whales and bottlenose dolphins.
Schooner The Remarkable Whale With a Partial Tail | May 3, 2025
Schooner, the remarkable whale with a partial tail sighted by our sister company Island Adventures in Washington State!
Whale & Wildlife Report | April 20-26, 2025
Kona has an amazing diversity of marine life, and this week the ocean treated us to a whale shark and pelagic manta rays.
Whale & Wildlife Report | April 13-19, 2025
Our year-round whales this week included pods of short-finned pilot whales and a rare encounter with pygmy killer whales!