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Jan 15, 2025: Maui humpback whales breaching in the moonlight
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- Published on Feb 16, 2026
- 4K Live webcam feed from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Marine Sanctuary off the island of Maui. The Sanctuary, which spans all the way to the mysterious island of Molokai and Lanai in the distance, is the birthing and mating grounds of the North Pacific Humpback Whale population. They can be seen breaching, fin, and tail slapping in large numbers here from December to April. This live feed rotates from the north (tiny Mokuho'Oniki Island and Kahana, Maui), west (Island of Molokai) to the south (Island of Lanai).
Just in front is the Kahekili Marine Reserve - one of only three conservation zones on Maui and a popular spot for watching green sea turtles feed on seaweed. Spot the occasional pod of dolphins or a rare sighting of the critically endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal. Morning rainbows are common and the sunsets in the evening are spectacular. To ensure the privacy of guests staying at Maui Sands 4B, the sound from the webcam is not live but was prerecorded from this exact spot earlier.
This is the exact view that guests of Maui Sands Unit 4B experience right from the ground floor lanai. Unit 4B is a carbon-neutral, eco-friendly, and fully-equipped condo. Maui Sands is one of the original condo resorts in all of West Maui and it has retained a lot of the old Hawaii vintage feel of the '60s before the hotel boom. If you would like to experience this view in person, visit www.mauisands.com to find out more.
The researchers at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Marine Sanctuary at NOAA have asked for your help in spotting Humpback Whales. Specifically, they want our viewers to report anything unusual with the Humpbacks such as vessel strikes, entanglements, etc. If you spot a humpback and more importantly see one in distress, please make note of the day and time (time on the bottom left of the video) and email the details to whalesighting@mauisands.com. We will forward your report right away to the Maui Island coordinator at NOAA.
If you spot any other marine creatures such as Hawaiian Monk Seals, Spinner Dolphins, or Sea Turtles (Green or Hawksbill) you are encouraged to report it in the live chat.
Maui Whale Watching Tours:
www.hawaiitour...
The sound of the waves and the water dancing in the moonlight is mesmerizing. The whales are a bonus.
Joyous and playful, they are alone with the moon and the sea.
Full moon beauty
Magnificent creatures!
Beautiful! Dancing in the moonlight! I wish I could this with my own close up experience. Thank you!
Thank you for taking the time to record and share with all of us. Its beautiful 😊
Beautiful to watch. Thank you for this video.
I have seen this with my own eyes & it's hard to describe that feeling of wonder that was experienced. Mahalo for this video.
For me, the ocean is beautiful and creepy at the same time. Thanks for the video.
@1:22 Perfectly framed, perfectly anticipated
Beautiful. Thanks.
Now that is something INCREDIBLY MAJESTIC and BEAUTIFUL, so (ASMR)-related. I love it 🥰 🥰🥰🥰🥰😌😌😌😌😌🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Thank you for sharing this video. It is soothing and incredibly beautiful.
Magnificent video 🐋
Thank you! Amazing:)
This is absolutely incredible…thank you…
That's beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
I worship humpbacks! I miss west Maui. 💗 Gorgeous video, thank you.
Thank you for posting.
Thank heavens they still exist
This made my day, thank you!
Awesome ❤
Just out playing in the moonlight! Glorious!❤
Magically scenery
Fantastic! I love this…
So beautiful!!
Thanks for sharing! What a magic moment!
Far, far, far out !
What an amazing moment!! ❤❤❤
Wow.. that's lovely. Thank you for sharing this with us. 🐋✨️
Thank you
What a beautiful night! If I were a whale, I would be jumping for the moon too!
Beautiful. God's creatures that He is sharing with us! God bless❤
Beautiful 💜💜💜✌️🇮🇪
Imagine this as a 10000 piece jigsaw puzzle
Pure magic!
Beautiful.❤
Another reason we need to PROTECT OUR PLANET! ❤
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He is watching the late night show of the moon.
ohana
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Nature's beauty. Whales ust doing their gracious thang ❤.
Sweet 🙌
Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤
So beautiful!!! I missed seeing the whales when I was in Maui in November as they hadn't arrived yet.
SPECTACULAR ❤
magnificent beings
So beautiful..it would be my dream come true to be out on the ocean watching this….
Watching the seal get caught at 3:40 is quite a sight. Excellent!!
spiritual
Beautiful
I am terrified of things in the water in the dark ever since I went shark fishing with my boyfriend in his boat one night we stayed out on the water all night and there were two sharks on the line one on the front of the boat and one on the back of the boat there were two large sharks and they brought them up and I was scared. There was nowhere to go in the boat. I stayed still, and I was terrified at the two thrashing sharks. Ever since then I can’t stand idea of being on the water at night. And seeing these well, knowing they’re out there in the water just terrifies me if I were out there, I would be freaking out. I will never go out on the water at night again.
😍😍🥰🥰🥰
Bro can’t sleep.
I have seen this during two hyears icing on Ill Terceria azores
"The great beast You made to have fun...." the Psalmist prayed.
Whales 🐳 ✡️💟✝️🌹❤️🛐
To brush off the barnacles No?
Question~ did anyone else see the humpback breech the water straight up & catch a seagull??? It’s towards the end and I believe the last sighting. Amazing!
I've just been looking, and I haven't seen it. Do you know what time it happened?
Humpbacks don’t consume or hunt seagulls, and why would those birds be awake at night anyway?
There's no seagulls in hawaii
I saw something different there, not sure what.
@ I wasn’t aware obviously. No need to be rude. Thanks 😊
Stunning...but not real
I filmed it, it is real
Those waves tho
Yes the ocean looks quite rough considering its in Maui
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