It’s that time of yr once more! Time for a little bit of enjoyable in anticipation of the primary Hawaii humpback whale sighting!
Hundreds of humpback whales migrate to present beginning and mate in Hawaii’s heat, sheltered waters. The very peak of the season runs from January via March, however some whales arrive earlier and others stick round later. Try our article about humpback whale season in Hawaii to study extra particulars.
Regardless that humpback whale season in months away, some humpbacks simply can’t wait to get to Hawaii. (Are you able to relate?) Some whales arrive as early as September or October. Listed here are the dates of the first-recorded sightings lately:
2006 – October 11
2007 – October 7
2008 – October 8
2009 – October 20
2010 – October 20
2011 — September 26
2012 — August 30
2013 — October 5
2014 — September 16
2015 — September 29
2016 – August 25
2017 — October 10
2018 — October 8
2019 — October 1
2020 — October 8
2021 — September 29
So, now, let’s get the 13th annual contest began!
Right here’s how the competition works:
- Decide the earliest date you assume the primary whale sighting will probably be this coming season. Enter your prediction within the remark part, which is on the backside of this blog post. (Sorry, however we will’t settle for guesses emailed to us or feedback on Fb. If you’re studying this text on e-mail, go to this post page to enter your remark.)
- When coming into your remark, you need to use a legitimate e-mail deal with within the e-mail discipline in order that we will contact you when/in case your prediction is appropriate. Notice that your e-mail deal with will not be seen with the remark.
- When coming into your remark, you’ll be able to go away the URL/web site discipline empty. That’s an non-obligatory discipline so that you can use if in case you have your individual web site.
- Notice: in case you are a first-time commenter, your remark will first go into moderation. It could as much as 12 hours for us to be alerted. As soon as we’re alerted to it, we’ll approve it, then it is going to show.
- The closest prediction with out going over will win bragging rights and a replica of Fascinating Info About Hawaii by Jim Loomis.
- We’ll use Hawaii newspapers and information stations as our sources to find out the primary whale sighting of this season.
- One entry per particular person will probably be accepted.
- Anybody from around the globe is eligible to enter. We’ve a two-time winner from Italy.
- Entries will probably be accepted via September 15, 2022. Within the occasion that the primary whale sighting is earlier than September 15, legitimate entries will probably be accepted via the day earlier than the reported sighting.
This yr’s prize is a ebook of fascinating information about Hawaii by Jim Loomis. Right here’s the picture of the entrance cowl.
Okie dokie, now, put in your whale-thinking cap, take a look on the calendar and remark under together with your guess.
