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MAALAEA, MAUI, HI – During 2009, visitors to Maui gave the island a special gift – nearly 4,000 hours working on projects that benefited Maui’s unique environment through a program called “Volunteering on Vacation.” More than 1,000 volunteers participated in this free program, which is offered by Pacific Whale Foundation with support from an award [...]

MAALAEA, Hawai’i – Maui-based, non-profit Pacific Whale Foundation is proud to announce the continuation of its Volunteering on Vacation and Onsite Coral Reef Naturalist Programs for 2010. Both programs will be offered with support from Pacific Whale Foundation Eco-Adventures and awards issued by the Hawaii Tourism Authority.
Growing numbers of travelers worldwide are taking time during [...]

The Mission Houses Museum’s new blog ThaddeusJournal.org provides insight into the journey of Protestant missionaries who traveled on the Brig Thaddeus to the Sandwich Islands now known as Hawaii in October 1819. The museum posts daily excerpts from a journal kept by the travelers during the six-month trek. The blog entries are a prelude to [...]

MA’ALAEA (MAUI), HI – Pacific Whale Foundation president Greg Kaufman delivered a talk on “Eco-Friendly Whalewatching: It’s Not Always Easiest to Be Green” at a naturalist workshop that was conducted in Provincetown, Massachusetts at the Hiebert Marine Laboratory on April 24-26.
This three-day workshop was hosted by the Dolphin Fleet of Provincetown, Provincetown Center for Coastal [...]