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Captain Steve's Rafting Adventures

Waste no time in discovering the secrets of the reef and playing with dolphins, whales, turtles and more! Whales are our specialty! Imagine no more.

Captain Steve's is no ka oi (the best)! Imagine 200 spinner dolphins putting on a show just for you. Imagine swimming right beside Hawaiian green sea turtles. Imagine seeing a mother humpback whale and her newborn calf. Imagine enjoying majestic Maui and the deep blue sea. Climb aboard an ocean raft for a thrilling ride across one of Maui County's channels, and you'll find a snorkeler's heaven. Whether it's the island of Lanai, Molokai, or even Maui, you will be hard pressed to find a more exquisite example of paradise. Captain Steve's two hard bottom inflatable vessels can get you there faster than all the rest. Waste no time in discovering the secrets of the reef and playing with dolphins, humpback whales, turtles and rays. There is no telling what we might encounter on any given day. No two trips are alike, and that's probably what keeps the captains and crew so friendly and accommodating. They are as excited about going to work as the guests are about going on a Maui rafting adventure! Constantly in search of the "Perfect Day" of snorkeling or whale watching, Captain Steve and his crew will stop at nothing to ensure unparalleled service and quality.

11/01/2026

It’s starting!

10/30/2026

10/23/2026

Something new to add to your marine mammal bucket list--pink dolphins in the ocean (and not in the Amazon river). So cool!
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10/23/2026

This juvenile whale is still hanging out! How exciting for those on the 8:30 dolphin watch this morning for Hawaii Ocean Rafting!

10/22/2026

Woohooooooo! First sighting this season (that we’re aware of)!! Yay Sailing Charters!

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09/26/2026

Who is ready for their next whale mugging? Can’t wait for the upcoming whale season!
This classic is from 2-12-18. Sure do miss the Canefire II! It’s a female mugging the boat. You can see her hemispherical lobe pretty easy because she rolls over a couple of times. Her male es**rt is waiting for her under the boat.
I spy Bev and Will Prefontaine.

09/09/2026

Even though Kauai got the brunt of Hurricane Lowell, Maui got pounded with surf. The highway was closed for a while due to debris on the road, and the Kaanapali walkway was demolished in between the Whaler and Hula Grill and that big wonderful tree in front of Hula is down. Then, there’s always the boats that don’t properly go on storm watch or people are out of town, personal and commercial. Sad to see the beautiful Kai Kanani II in Makena go down. We enjoyed many a trip out on her. It takes a lot for a huge catamaran to completely flip over. 😫😫💔

08/09/2026

Aloha all. Yesterday, the 3rd anniverary of our fire, was hard. This is a good video of what it looks like on Front Street right now. The song alone might make you need some tissues.
Lahaina town/Front Street opened fully on August 1st, despite there no commerical rebuilding yet (one permit is almost there, others are in planning stages. The new Front Street railing and walkway project (sidewalk/lamps/benches) was finished yet it seems like a sidewalk to nothing (understand this was planned and paid for before the fire even happened).

The harbor is still only open for about 4-5 commercial boats and it is still being dredged. No action on repairing any slips (despite the materials for the entire front row being on island on the other side before the fire happened). There's one lonely brand new food truck called Front Street Fresh just south of the Cannery Mall.

There is nothing else down there right now between the harbor and the Cannery Mall/Mala Wharf area which all survived and has been open for the last couple of years. A new area called "Ulu o Lele Marketplace" is aiming to open September'ish where the Outlets of Maui parking lot was and will include 17 retail units and eight food trucks, for a total of 25 vendor spaces, along with a stage for nightly entertainment.

Baby steps is one word for it. See the comments for a link to the new marketplace info. The song in the video is by Chalette Hodge - "The Changes of Lahaina Town".
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07/30/2026

Woo hoo! Humpback birth caught from a drone in Australia!
Tuesday, July 28, 2026, about 700 meters offshore at Kingscliff on the northern New South Wales coast.
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06/21/2026

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