Quick Answer: When and Where to See Humpback Whales on Maui Maui’s whale season runs from December through mid-April, with peak viewing from mid-January through March when thousands of North Pacific humpback whales (koholā) migrate 3,000+ miles from Alaska to Hawaiʻi’s warm waters. You can witness these majestic 40-ton creatures breaching, tail-slapping, and nursing their calves from shore at locations like McGregor Point Lookout, Kamaʻole Beach Park, and Kapalua Bay,...