Fluke of Pōwehi (Hawai'i) Confirmed in the catalog

Pōwehi (Hawai'i) @26741

"Pōwehi" is a Hawaiian word that means “black hole”, given by Kaimana Barcase, a native Hawaiian and skilled Hawaiian navigator, who says, "The elder who named Pōwehi for a specific black hole is Larry Kimura, a Hawaiian teacher and mentor, a very fitting name for the koholā (humpback whale) with a mostly black fluke.

Chatham Strait · North Pacific

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Crossed the Gulf of Alaska — resighted on both the Hawaii breeding grounds and the Alaska feeding grounds.

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