Early Saturday morning, the pool technician at Whalers Cove in Po‘ipu witnessed something rarely seen inside the South Shore cove. A humpback whale gave birth while a protective adult whale paced back and forth protecting the newborn inside the cove,
Early Saturday morning, the pool technician at Whalers Cove in Po‘ipu witnessed something rarely seen inside the South Shore cove. A humpback whale gave birth while a protective adult whale paced back and forth protecting the newborn inside the cove, according to Marianne Martin, general manager at Whalers Cove. She said the whale was so large on-lookers wondered how she could turn around inside the small cove. The whales stayed inside the cove and surrounding area for a couple hours. The mother whale was gently pushing the new baby up as if to show the world her new creation, Martin says. ‘It was the most precious, amazing thing I have ever seen!’
