2009 Whale Quest Kapalua Schedule Announced!
Feb. 13-15, 2009
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Jim Darling’s latest book on Hawaii’s Humpbacks to be released at Whale Quest Kapalua 2009.
Randy Puckett donates 25% of any sculpture to Whale Trust.
Award-Winning Documentary
Featuring Whale Trust
Click here to view video. (10MB QuickTime)
In 2008, we arranged the use of the highest quality aerial camera system available (the one used to film the aerial sequences from Planet Earth) to film and document the relationships, interactions and behavior of humpback whales in multiple male-single female groups (called surface active groups) in Hawaii. This aerial project is part of our ongoing investigation into why male humpback whales sing songs during the breeding season.
Above are only a few minutes of the nearly six hours of spectacular video that was taken of humpback whales over two-days in March.
Whale Trust
Bridging Marine Research with
Marine Education & Conservation
Whale Trust was formed in 2001 to support field research on whales and their marine environment. Its founders are passionate scientists and explorers who believe that science-the quest for answers to the most intriguing questions about our natural world--lies at the heart of environmental education and conservation.
But Whale Trust seeks to do more than fund groundbreaking field research on our earth's largest marine mammals. Results from Whale Trust's field research are the basis for a broader program of outreach and education that involve the public, educators and a new generation of researchers whom Whale Trust hopes to inspire.
Spotlight: Whale Quest Kapalua February 13-15, 2009,
Ritz Carlton, Kapalua
Whale Quest Kapalua began three years ago as a collaboration between Whale Trust, Maui Land & Pineapple, and Kapalua Resort. Since its inaugural event in 2006, Whale Quest Kapalua has raised more than $175,000 for local whale research efforts. For a complete schedule click here.
No living animals have captured our imaginations as have the great
whales . . . They fire our imaginations and stab at our emotions.They
inspire our art, literature, and music. And so they should.The indescribable
blend of grace, power, and beauty of a whale as it glides underwater,leaps
towards the sky, or simply lifts its flukes and slides into the sea
symbolizes a vanishing poetry of the wild. 
— Dr. James Darling, With the Whales
Whale Trust 300 Paani Place, Paia, HI 96779 USA
phone 808.572.5700 | fax 808.572.5701 | info@whaletrust.org
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