The pelagic zone has provided some incredible encounters lately. The deep waters on the Kona Coast invite lots of wildlife and wild encounters.

A week packed with whale watching and manta adventures, beautiful conditions, exciting encounters, and even more excited guests!

A swell week (literally) with false killer whales, pilot whales, oceanic white tip sharks, and lots of manta rays!

Pygmy sperm whales, beaked whales, spotted dolphins, and a giant squid this week on our whale-watching tours! You never know what you'll find offshore!

Manta mania! Kona’s resident manta rays are a magical sight, especially at night. Our night manta snorkels are guest and crew favorites!

Smooth seas and lots of wildlife! This week we encountered pilot whales, melon-headed whales, flying fish, and plenty of mantas!

Our adventures had amazing encounters with some of our favorite species; mantas, oceanic white tip sharks, and a whale shark!

Sperm whales, spinner dolphins, and rays! Our year-round dolphin and whale watching trips are always exciting opportunities for awesome wildlife encounters!

A unique week with pygmy killer whales and rough toothed dolphins in Kona's offshore waters on our dolphin and whale watching trips!

Manta rays, pantropical spotted dolphins, oceanic white tip sharks, and much more! This week was full of wild encounters!

Pilot whales, whale sharks, and dolphins, oh my! Our dolphin and whale watching trips had some exciting encounters this week!

A week for whales off the Kona Coast! Our ability to search the deeper waters of the pelagic zone is what allows us to find whales year-round!

We spotted numerous cetaceans including pilot whales, beaked whales, spinner dolphins, and bottlenose dolphins!

This week we had some exciting night manta snorkeling trips, ocean adventures, and dolphin and whale-watching trips!

We enjoyed beautiful conditions on our dolphin and whale watching tours and lots of manta activity on our night manta snorkels!

Artemis’s first week of trips! We encountered pilot whales, melon-headed whales, beaked whales, spinner dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, and much more!

Christmas in July… we spotted a humpback whale on the Kona coast!

Artemis's maiden whale watch! Sunshine, a pod of pilot whales, and wonderful guests made for an incredible day on the water!

Snorkeling with pilot whales and searching for pelagic whales and wildlife. Whale watching is year-round on the Kona Coast!

The time has come to say aloha to Those Guys, and welcome to Artemis the newest member of the Hawaiian Adventures fleet.