Maui Whales & Ocean TalesWINTER IN MAUI

Five ways to put a day on the water

Every option below pays for this season: boat charters, safety crew, book production and season operations. 100% of contributions and 100% of profits go back to the water. Pick the one that fits you.

Which one is right for me

  1. Simply help, nothing to shipContribute any amountfrom $1
  2. A whale of your own to followSponsor a Whale (Junior $40 · Whale Steward $250)from $40
  3. Be part of the season and get the signed bookThe Pod or The Escortfrom $150
  4. Give the season to someoneGift boxesfrom $69
  5. Something for your wallPrints & postersfrom $30

Contribute to the season

A straight gift to the season. No product, no follow-up — just more days on the water.

Purchases and contributions are not tax-deductible. Our nonprofit's 501(c)(3) application is pending.

$25,000raised by January 1

So every day of the season is on the water.

Be one of the first to help

Pass it on

Bring someone with you

Every person you send carries these whales further.

Right now, thousands of humpback whales are swimming nearly 3,000 miles to Maui to give birth, nurse their calves and sing. Photographer Emily McCulliss is on the water with them all winter, sending back photos and stories from above, on and under the surface. I'm following the whole season with Surface, the free Maui Whales & Ocean Tales newsletter. Follow the season 🐋
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  • The field card 'How to Read a Whale': a humpback breaching above the first of five behaviours to watch for

    How to Read a Whale

    Field card · PDF, free to pass on

  • Whale card: a humpback breaching, with the line 'Every whale has a story to tell. Follow this season's.' and a QR code

    The whale card

    Emergence · Maui