We take our whale sightings to heart around here, as they do in Hawaii.
Rich West of Snohomish was credited for taking a photograph of the first humpback whale of the season spotted off the Island of Maui.
His photograph can be seen at Mauinow.com.
The Maui sighting comes a week-and-a-half after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association reported the first state sighting of the season near Honaunau Bay on the Big Island on Sept. 26.
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