Maui Humpback Whale Canvas Wall Art — Hawaiian Ocean Wildlife Art

A humpback breaches against a horizon of soft Pacific blue, water sheeting off her body in long ribbons. This canvas captures the moment every Maui winter visitor hopes to see — the kohola rising whole out of her own ocean.

From December through May, humpback whales travel thousands of miles from Alaska to give birth and raise their calves in the warm, shallow channels between Maui, Lāna'i, and Moloka'i. These waters are one of the most important calving grounds in the world, and the songs the males sing during this season are unlike any other animal's on earth. Kohola are honored across Hawai'i as visitors who return faithfully, year after year, to trust the islands with their newest generation.

This print belongs above a couch in a Maui condo, on the wall of a vacation rental where guests can recognize what they saw from the boat, or as a gift for someone who has stood on a cliff and waited. A piece of the islands that doesn't fade with the tan.

Canvas wall art print. Available in many sizes from 6×6 to large gallery formats.