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Volunteers on four islands scoured the swells with binoculars Saturday and observed 1,121 humpback whales during the last of three coordinated counts by two organizations this year.
On Maui, the Great Whale Count by Pacific Whale Foundation was only able to report from one of 12 designated sites due to ongoing heavy rain. The single Great Whale Count site on Maui was able to report 41 whales. A total of nine whales were observed during the 10-10:15 a.m. time period, the most of any time period throughout the day’s count.