In Hawaii, everyone hopes for a "whale mugging ... you're also likely to see dolphins, pilot whales, seals, and sea turtles. You might even get to see some of these up close, just like whale ...

is considered to be the most socially advanced whale species in Hawaii. Found throughout the tropics and subtropics worldwide, there are three false killer whale populations in Hawaii: pelagic ...

Crew members of the Hawaiian Adventures Kona vessel Artemis recover a ghost net from waters off the Kona Coast on Feb. 6 during a whale watching tour. (Photo Courtesy: Hawaiian Adventures Kona) ...

In separate incidents on Jan. 8 and 9, both off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, trained local responders received reports about the entanglement and led rescue operations to save the struggling whales ...

Two humpback whales swam to freedom after local responders ... as trained teams like those in Hawaii can sometimes intervene and remove the equipment.