From the water

Name: A pod in golden light
Uploaded: 2026-10-18
Duration: 8 s
Description: Late afternoon off Lahaina, whales surfacing in the last of the sun.

Every clip here was filmed from Hoku by our crew or our guests. No stock, no drones, no other boats. Tap a clip to pause it.

Pectoral fins at sunset A humpback rolls beside the bow at golden hour, white pectorals flashing under the surface.

Spyhop at the tube A whale lifts its head clear of the water an arm’s length from the rail to have a look at us.

Surfacing beside the boat Engines off, drifting. The whale closed the distance itself.

Mother and calf, underwater Humpback mother and calf in the clear water of the Au‘au Channel.

Close pass at sunset Two whales work the surface beside Hoku as the light goes.

Under the tube Clear water, engines off, and a humpback passing directly beneath the boat.

A pod in golden light Late afternoon off Lahaina, whales surfacing in the last of the sun.

This is what a normal trip looks like

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