Guests on a boat with tour company Hawaiian Adventures Kona saw wildlife encounters during a whale watch tour on January 24, 2023. A juvenile humpback whale appeared to be interacting with a pod of pilot whales, a rare sight to see.

When the interaction between the animals was first seen, the travel agency said there were two male pilot whales with the humpback whale. The animals were splashing, diving, and even talking to one another! A hydrophone on the tour boat was lowered into the water and it picked up the whistles and clicks of both the humpback and the pilot whales.