Ocean Count sites on Hawaiʻi Island: results by lookout

Among Hawaiʻi Island sites counted on at least 20 mornings, Lapakahi State Historical Park has averaged the most humpback whales: 8.98 per 15-minute count period from 2007 to 2026, followed by Puʻukoholā Heiau National Park at 7.71. Kumukahi Lighthouse, last counted in 2018, has the fewest, at 0.29.

Map of Hawaiʻi Island. 22 public Ocean Count shore sites are drawn as dots sized by the average number of whales seen per 15-minute scan; a colored band offshore smooths those site averages along the coast, over a gray layer of relative whale density at sea from 1993–2003 aerial surveys. Highest: Lapakahi (9.0), Puʻukoholā Heiau (7.7), Mile Marker 7 (7.4). — Average whales seen per 15-minute scan at every Hawaiʻi Island shore count site, 2007 to 2026; bigger dots and a redder coast mean more whales. Gray is whale density at sea from the 1993 to 2003 aerial surveys (data courtesy of Joseph R. Mobley Jr.); outlines and roads © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most sites averaged fewer whales in 2022 to 2026 than in 2007 to 2011: 9 of the 12 sites counted in both spans. The biggest change is at Mile Marker 7: from 9.86 to 3.11 whales per period.

The program’s maps and results sheets from 2007 to 2026 list 24 count sites on Hawaiʻi Island, and 10 of them reported in at least one 2026 count. The official site map is on oceancount.org. We are an independent site, not part of NOAA or the program.

We haven’t visited these sites yet; after each visit we will add the count spot, access, parking, facilities and shade. Your site leader sends the meeting time and place before each count.

Whales per count period at each site

A site’s figure is the average number of whales, adults plus calves, per 15-minute period the site reported, computed from the site tables on the results sheets for the 59 counts from 2007 to 2026. The chart’s 2002–2010 figures come from the sanctuary’s 2010 report, which prints whole numbers, so they carry its rounding. Our methods page explains how we typed in and checked the tables.

Dot plot of 24 Hawaiʻi Island Ocean Count sites. For each site, the average number of humpback whales (adults plus calves) per 15-minute count period over the counts of 2007 to 2011 and of 2022 to 2026 where the site reported. A gray ring marks the mean of the whole-number site averages printed in the sanctuary's 2010 report for the counts of 2002 to 2010. Highest 2007 to 2011 value: 9.86 at Mile Marker 7. Highest 2022 to 2026 value: 6.95 at Puʻukoholā Heiau National Park. Highest 2002 to 2010 value: 8.25 at Paukaʻa Point, from four seasons between 2002 and 2006. — Average whales per 15-minute count period at each site. 2002–2010: our average of the whole-number site averages printed in the sanctuary’s 2010 report. 2007 to 2011 and 2022 to 2026 (dots), and 2012 to 2016 and 2017 to 2021 (table only): computed from the site tables on the preliminary results sheets. Sources: Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary; Cullum (2010); compiled by sanctuaryoceancount.org.

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Hawaiʻi Island: average whales per 15-minute count period, by site. Report counts: the 2010-report counts with a value. Counts: the mornings from 2007 to 2026 when the site reported.
Site	2002–2010	Report counts	2007–2011	2012–2016	2017–2021	2022–2026	Counts
Lapakahi State Historical Park	7.77	26	9.63	9.81	5.89	6	37
Puʻukoholā Heiau National Park	6.96	26	8.15	11	4.65	6.95	59
Mile Marker 7	8.08	26	9.86	11.99	4.23	3.11	56
Old Coast Guard Road	6.27	22	5.61	5.36	4.19	3.69	50
ʻUpolu Point	5.5	22	5.43	3.73	5.04	–	32
Kapaʻa Beach Park	5.48	27	5.62	5.4	3.44	4.07	59
Hualālai (Four Seasons Resort)	2.89	27	4.78	4.01	1.44	2.2	49
Ka Lae Park	4.23	26	2.86	3.78	1.64	–	35
Onekahakaha Beach Park (Hilo Bay)	5.52	27	3.57	2.93	0.58	1.47	53
Waipiʻo Valley lookout	1.14	22	1.45	3.1	0.06	–	20
Onomea Bay HTBG	–	–	–	–	–	1.83	2
Keauhou Scenic Lookout	1.19	26	1.47	1.56	–	1.68	34
Keāhole Point (OTEC)	2.38	26	3.02	0.98	0.57	1.37	53
Miloliʻi Lookout	0.86	22	1.05	0.99	–	–	21
Hawaiian Paradise Park	–	–	0.48	1.41	0.71	0.89	43
ʻŌʻōkala	1.44	27	0.93	0.85	–	–	24
Laupāhoehoe Scenic Lookout	1.62	26	1.14	0.33	–	–	25
Kaʻena Point (Chain of Craters Road)	0.31	16	0.93	0.85	0.63	–	23
Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park	1.12	25	0.49	0.71	0.23	–	38
Hoʻokena Beach Park	0.3	27	0.4	0.22	0.78	0.41	37
Kehena Lookout	0.26	23	0.29	0.7	0.39	–	35
Hōnaunau Lookout	0.72	25	0.6	0.44	0.45	0.32	55
Kumukahi Lighthouse	1.25	24	0.26	0.23	0.53	–	32
Paukaʻa Point	8.25	12	–	–	–	–	–

The heatmap shows every count at every Hawaiʻi Island site with 15 or more count mornings, darker for more whales per count period. Read down a column to compare sites on one morning, and along a row to see how steady a site is. Empty cells are counts the site did not report.

Heatmap of 22 Hawaiʻi Island Ocean Count sites by count morning, 2007 to 2026, shaded by whales seen per 15-minute scan; Lapakahi State Historical Park has the highest overall average. — Whales per 15-minute scan at each Hawaiʻi Island site on each count morning, 2007 to 2026, for sites with 15 or more count mornings (adults plus calves, averaged over the scans the site reported). Sorted by each site’s overall average. Source: Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary results sheets; compiled by sanctuaryoceancount.org.

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Whales per 15-minute scan at each Hawaiʻi Island site, by count (yy-mm); – means no count reported
Site	07-01	07-02	07-03	08-01	08-02	08-03	09-01	09-02	09-03	10-01	10-03	10-03	11-01	11-02	11-03	12-01	12-02	12-03	13-01	13-02	13-03	14-01	14-02	14-03	15-01	15-02	15-03	16-01	16-02	16-03	17-01	17-02	17-03	18-01	18-02	18-03	19-01	19-02	19-03	20-01	20-02	21-01	21-02	21-03	22-01	22-02	22-03	23-01	23-02	23-03	24-01	24-02	24-03	25-01	25-02	25-03	26-01	26-02	26-03
Lapakahi State Historical Park	12.2	19.9	3.0	3.1	5.9	4.2	16.3	7.0	4.3	22.0	9.1	9.2	16.4	7.3	3.1	12.2	5.9	5.7	13.1	18.6	10.2	14.2	10.8	6.0	12.2	7.9	7.2	9.6	10.4	0.6	4.8	8.8	4.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.1	–	11.4	5.3	1.1
Puʻukoholā Heiau National Park	7.9	7.9	4.3	5.3	3.6	6.0	12.1	13.1	5.7	11.1	17.1	8.9	9.0	8.6	1.7	10.1	7.7	2.2	9.2	18.7	8.0	11.0	17.0	6.0	17.0	19.7	9.6	11.2	12.9	1.4	9.7	6.8	0.4	3.9	3.2	0.0	0.7	12.0	2.3	6.4	4.7	11.2	3.6	0.1	1.4	4.4	0.0	10.6	2.2	2.4	11.9	23.0	3.1	20.8	9.3	1.8	8.7	4.4	0.1
Mile Marker 7	9.4	9.1	3.0	9.9	3.9	6.0	10.0	7.8	–	21.6	17.7	11.1	10.6	11.9	5.8	17.4	7.8	2.4	12.6	23.9	6.7	12.3	20.4	6.0	20.6	13.4	8.1	12.1	12.2	0.6	7.8	8.3	1.9	4.0	5.2	0.0	3.5	12.2	0.6	5.0	6.8	2.3	1.6	0.3	2.0	0.2	0.0	10.2	1.0	0.1	3.2	7.2	0.1	12.2	–	0.0	–	3.8	0.0
Old Coast Guard Road	13.2	6.1	4.0	5.9	4.4	4.1	8.1	1.0	3.3	3.9	–	5.8	7.9	7.2	1.9	3.6	3.8	0.4	5.4	8.2	5.2	10.1	11.2	2.1	7.1	6.8	3.9	6.6	2.8	2.4	4.8	7.1	5.1	8.4	5.3	0.0	2.0	11.1	2.1	3.9	2.9	4.8	0.9	0.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4.8	2.6	4.7	5.2	0.0	4.6	3.9	–
Kapaʻa Beach Park	9.4	7.6	2.0	4.9	5.0	5.3	7.3	5.3	2.2	8.9	7.2	4.2	6.3	6.4	2.1	4.7	3.7	1.8	5.1	8.7	4.4	7.4	7.6	2.0	7.9	9.6	4.3	7.7	5.9	0.3	3.4	7.0	2.6	4.7	1.9	0.0	1.9	8.3	1.1	2.6	3.4	7.1	3.4	0.7	4.6	5.1	0.2	7.4	6.0	1.6	5.4	7.7	2.6	6.3	3.0	0.3	6.1	3.2	1.4
ʻUpolu Point	16.8	6.0	5.6	2.3	4.4	1.6	5.1	0.5	1.6	10.4	4.6	5.1	6.8	7.3	0.7	1.0	2.9	0.7	8.1	3.0	5.0	3.4	6.9	4.2	6.4	5.0	1.6	3.3	–	0.4	9.4	4.2	1.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hualālai (Four Seasons Resort)	3.4	5.9	3.7	8.1	7.2	0.1	6.1	2.3	0.6	4.1	1.7	2.7	7.8	11.6	–	5.1	6.2	0.0	4.9	6.2	3.1	1.4	5.0	1.3	9.9	10.0	1.4	4.0	1.6	0.0	3.0	0.3	0.1	2.1	2.6	0.4	0.4	5.6	0.0	2.2	0.8	1.2	1.3	0.0	1.6	1.3	0.2	–	–	–	5.8	4.2	0.1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ka Lae Park	6.0	3.9	2.0	1.1	2.9	0.6	1.6	4.8	0.0	6.9	5.0	2.7	4.3	2.0	0.0	1.6	0.8	0.1	4.8	6.0	1.6	4.0	3.3	0.3	12.0	6.9	1.2	–	–	–	2.6	4.6	–	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.3	3.9	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Onekahakaha Beach Park (Hilo Bay)	4.8	3.2	1.0	0.0	5.9	4.3	4.9	5.3	2.0	6.2	3.6	3.1	2.3	5.8	1.2	3.8	1.4	0.0	7.3	–	2.1	3.2	5.0	2.9	6.4	5.0	0.9	2.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.4	–	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.2	2.3	1.0	0.2	2.8	–	0.0	2.1	0.3	1.1	3.3	2.3	0.1	–	–	–	2.6	0.7	0.9
Waipiʻo Valley lookout	2.3	0.7	–	–	–	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.1	1.8	1.8	2.7	1.6	0.1	–	–	0.0	–	–	–	3.2	5.6	2.2	3.1	7.0	0.6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.1	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Keauhou Scenic Lookout	4.6	2.6	0.0	2.0	1.7	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.0	3.3	0.3	0.0	2.2	1.6	0.2	1.9	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.7	0.9	2.1	4.2	0.0	5.4	1.3	0.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.7	4.2	2.8	0.0	1.0	3.0	0.1
Keāhole Point (OTEC)	7.6	5.6	–	3.7	4.2	1.7	3.8	1.1	0.6	6.0	2.1	0.1	3.4	2.4	0.0	1.6	0.2	0.0	1.1	1.2	0.0	1.0	1.7	0.3	0.7	2.1	2.0	0.3	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.2	1.6	0.2	0.0	2.0	0.9	0.3	–	0.0	0.1	–	–	–	–	0.6	4.4	0.0	4.4	2.1	0.0	0.2	3.0	0.6
Miloliʻi Lookout	–	–	–	4.1	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.3	0.0	0.0	2.8	2.3	0.0	1.2	1.2	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hawaiian Paradise Park	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.4	0.0	1.0	1.9	0.0	0.0	1.7	–	0.7	0.1	5.0	0.2	6.2	1.7	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	1.7	–	0.0	–	1.3	0.4	0.9	0.0	1.1	–	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	4.2	2.3	0.7	0.6	0.2	1.0	3.3	0.7	0.0
ʻŌʻōkala	1.6	1.0	0.1	0.0	3.4	0.0	1.1	0.2	0.0	1.2	0.9	0.6	1.2	2.6	0.0	1.3	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.8	1.0	0.2	2.1	1.6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Laupāhoehoe Scenic Lookout	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	3.7	0.9	1.2	0.0	0.0	3.3	1.8	2.2	0.7	2.3	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.4	–	0.1	0.8	–	–	–	0.3	0.0	0.0	–	0.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kaʻena Point (Chain of Craters Road)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	1.2	1.6	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.8	0.6	4.7	2.6	0.3	1.7	0.0	–	0.0	2.0	0.2	1.6	0.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park	0.9	1.9	0.0	0.1	1.2	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	1.7	–	0.0	0.0	–	–	0.0	0.4	0.0	4.6	1.6	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.8	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hoʻokena Beach Park	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.9	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.0	2.1	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.3	0.0	1.1	0.3	–	–	–	–
Hōnaunau Lookout	1.3	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.7	1.0	–	0.0	1.1	0.9	–	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.2	1.4	0.0	1.2	1.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.1	–	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	3.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.3	–	0.6	0.8	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0
Kehena Lookout	0.0	0.0	–	0.2	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.2	–	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	–	–	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kumukahi Lighthouse	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	–	0.0	–	2.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	–	0.2	0.9	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	2.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	–	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

The average doesn’t show how often a count period comes up empty. In January and February from 2007 to 2026, 4% of 15-minute count periods on the Kohala coast came up empty, against 50 to 59% on the other coasts. The chart splits each coast’s count periods by how many whales they showed.

Stacked bars per Hawaiʻi Island coast of the share of 15-minute scans by number of whales seen, January and February 2007 to 2026; Kohala scans were empty 4% of the time, the other coasts about half the time. — Share of 15-minute scans by the number of whales seen, adults plus calves, for each Hawaiʻi Island coast in the January and February counts, 2007 to 2026. Coasts as grouped on this page; the mean at the end of each bar is whales per scan. Source: Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary results sheets; compiled by sanctuaryoceancount.org.

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Share of 15-minute scans by number of whales seen, Hawaiʻi Island coasts, January and February 2007 to 2026
Coast	scans	0 whales	1–2 whales	3–5 whales	6–10 whales	11+ whales	mean
Kohala	1744	4%	9%	27%	35%	26%	8.00
Kaʻū	431	50%	17%	19%	12%	3%	2.22
Kona	1531	50%	22%	17%	9%	2%	1.91
Hāmākua	397	54%	19%	20%	5%	1%	1.51
Hilo and Puna	1109	59%	18%	16%	6%	1%	1.40

Across all Hawaiʻi Island sites, the 9 a.m. period has averaged the most whales, 3.35 per site and period, and the noon period the fewest, 2.3. The count sites page compares whales by time of morning on Hawaiʻi Island, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi.

Site averages by season, 2002 to 2026

Cells for 2002 to 2006 come from the 2010 report, and from 2007 from the site tables. A dash means the site was not counted.

Hawaiʻi Island: average whales per 15-minute count period, by site and season, 2002 to 2026 (2002–2006 from the 2010 report; 2007–2026 from the results sheets’ site tables)
Site	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Lapakahi State Historical Park	6	6.33	6	5.67	7	11.7	4.41	9.61	13.44	8.96	7.93	13.96	11.57	9.11	6.85	5.89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.11	5.96
Paukaʻa Point	12.67	4.67	–	8.67	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Puʻukoholā Heiau National Park	5.67	3.67	7	3	9.67	6.7	4.96	10.3	12.37	6.41	6.67	11.96	12.86	15.41	8.52	5.63	2.31	5	5.56	4.96	1.96	5.07	12.67	10.63	4.41
Mile Marker 7	5	12	4.67	3.33	8.33	7.19	6.59	8.89	16.78	9.54	9.22	14.46	14.9	14.04	8.3	6	3.08	5.46	5.88	1.41	0.74	3.54	3.52	6.11	2.27
Old Coast Guard Road	8.33	7.33	5.5	6	4.33	7.08	4.85	5.47	4.83	5.67	2.59	6.3	8.28	5.93	3.93	5.67	4.59	5.07	3.41	1.93	–	–	3.81	3.3	4.25
ʻUpolu Point	13.67	7	0	3	3	9.44	2.78	2.82	6.81	4.85	1.48	5.42	5	4.56	1.89	5.04	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kapaʻa Beach Park	9	7	3.33	3.67	4	6.33	5.07	4.96	6.78	4.96	3.37	6.07	5.67	7.26	4.63	4.33	2.19	3.78	3	3.74	3.3	5	5.22	3.22	3.59
Hualālai (Four Seasons Resort)	1	3	2	1.33	3.33	4.33	5.15	3.19	2.81	9.67	3.78	4.74	2.59	7.11	1.85	1.15	1.7	2	1.5	0.85	1.04	–	3.37	–	–
Ka Lae Park	10.33	8.33	1	1.33	2.67	3.8	1.52	2.11	4.85	2.11	0.81	4.32	3.19	6.7	–	3.56	0.16	1.41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Onekahakaha Beach Park (Hilo Bay)	6.67	20.67	0.33	5.67	1.67	2.92	3.41	4.07	4.3	3.11	1.65	4.72	3.7	4.11	1	0.78	0.22	0.22	0.33	1.21	1.39	1.19	1.93	–	1.35
Waipiʻo Valley lookout	0.33	1	1	2	1	1.5	–	0	2.89	1.44	0	–	3.67	3.56	–	–	0.06	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Onomea Bay HTBG	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.83	–	–	–
Keauhou Scenic Lookout	0.33	2.33	1	0.67	0.33	2.37	1.67	0.74	1.22	1.33	0.63	0.92	2.11	2.52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.67	2.33	1.37
Keāhole Point (OTEC)	2.33	3.33	0.5	1.67	0.67	6.56	3.19	1.81	2.74	1.96	0.59	0.95	1	1.59	0.74	0.19	0.22	1	1	0.61	0.06	–	1.54	2.19	1.26
Miloliʻi Lookout	–	0.33	0.5	0.33	2	–	1.56	0.19	2.07	0.37	0.44	1.7	0.81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hawaiian Paradise Park	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.48	0.63	1.17	1.96	3.26	0	0.74	0.83	0.89	0.44	0.61	0.15	0.05	2.43	0.59	1.33
ʻŌʻōkala	2	3	1.67	2.33	1	0.89	1.15	0.44	0.88	1.26	0.59	0.62	1.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Laupāhoehoe Scenic Lookout	1.67	2.67	0	3	2.33	0.26	1.71	0.41	2.54	1	0.3	0.28	0.78	0.17	0.38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kaʻena Point (Chain of Craters Road)	0.67	0.33	0	0	0.67	–	–	–	–	0.93	0.15	0.11	0.63	2.52	0.83	0.74	0.52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park	0.67	6.33	0	0	0.33	0.93	0.44	0.44	0.48	0.15	0.83	0	0.15	2.04	0.11	0	0.09	0.44	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hoʻokena Beach Park	0	1	0.33	0	0	0.33	0.48	0.33	0.67	0.19	0.22	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.07	0.33	1.78	0	0.26	0.78	0.72	–
Kehena Lookout	0.33	0.33	0	0.5	0	0	0.44	0.11	1	0.04	0	0.11	0.33	1.7	0.89	0.67	0	0.44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hōnaunau Lookout	3	0.5	0	0.67	0	0.81	0.37	0.41	0.5	1	0.33	0.56	0.81	0.33	0.06	0.52	0.09	1.11	0.06	0.3	0.19	0.75	0.44	0.19	0.27
Kumukahi Lighthouse	6.33	1	0	1	0.67	0.11	0.07	0	0.93	0	0	0.11	0.41	0.52	0.07	0.89	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Every designated site

Outline map of Hawaiʻi Island with 11 numbered count sites: 1 Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park; 4 Hoʻokena Beach Park; 6 Keauhou Scenic Lookout; 7 Keāhole Point (OTEC); 9 Puʻukoholā Heiau National Park; 11 Lapakahi State Historical Park; 12 Kapaʻa Beach Park; 14 ʻUpolu Point; 15 Waipiʻo Valley lookout; 17 Onekahakaha Beach Park (Hilo Bay); 18 Kumukahi Lighthouse. Filled dots were counted in 2026 (6 sites); rings were last counted earlier. 13 sites without a pinned location are not shown. — Count sites on Hawaiʻi Island with a pinned location, numbered as in the table below. Coastline and positions © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The list is grouped by coast and gives the program’s site numbers. Years are the first and last on a results sheet with data for the site. Coordinates mark the named place in OpenStreetMap, checked against the official map marker. They aren’t a verified count spot. “Not pinned” means the only match was a nearby town, park or road, or none at all.

Ocean Count sites on Hawaiʻi Island, 2007 to 2026
#	Site	Coast	Years on a results sheet	Seasons in the 2010 report	Status	Location (OpenStreetMap)
9	Puʻukoholā Heiau National Park	Kohala	2007–2026	2002–2010	Counted in 2026	20.0280, -155.8211
10	Mile Marker 7	Kohala	2007–2026	2002–2010	Counted in 2026	Not pinned: not found in OpenStreetMap
11	Lapakahi State Historical Park	Kohala	2007–2026	2002–2010	Counted in 2026	20.1693, -155.8976
12	Kapaʻa Beach Park	Kohala	2007–2026	2002–2010	Counted in 2026	20.2038, -155.9017
13	Old Coast Guard Road	Kohala	2007–2026	2002–2010	Counted in 2026	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched
14	ʻUpolu Point	Kohala	2007–2017	2002–2010	Last counted 2017	20.2685, -155.8507
3	Miloliʻi Lookout	Kona	2008–2014	2003–2010	Last counted 2014	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched
4	Hoʻokena Beach Park	Kona	2007–2025	2002–2010	Last counted 2025	19.3797, -155.8979
5	Hōnaunau Lookout	Kona	2007–2026	2002–2010	Counted in 2026	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched
6	Keauhou Scenic Lookout	Kona	2007–2026	2002–2010	Counted in 2026	19.5760, -155.9593
7	Keāhole Point (OTEC)	Kona	2007–2026	2002–2010	Counted in 2026	19.7276, -156.0619
8	Hualālai (Four Seasons Resort)	Kona	2007–2024	2002–2010	Last counted 2024	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched
1	Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park	Kaʻū	2007–2020	2002–2010	Last counted 2020	19.1353, -155.5049
2	Ka Lae Park	Kaʻū	2007–2019	2002–2010	Last counted 2019	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched
17	Onekahakaha Beach Park (Hilo Bay)	Hilo and Puna	2007–2026	2002–2010	Counted in 2026	19.7375, -155.0383
18	Kumukahi Lighthouse	Hilo and Puna	2007–2018	2002–2010	Last counted 2018	19.5163, -154.8109
19	Kehena Lookout	Hilo and Puna	2007–2019	2002–2010	Last counted 2019	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched
20	Kaʻena Point (Chain of Craters Road)	Hilo and Puna	2011–2018	2002–2007	Last counted 2018	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched
21	Hawaiian Paradise Park	Hilo and Puna	2011–2026	–	Counted in 2026	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched
22	Onomea Bay HTBG	Hilo and Puna	2023	–	Last counted 2023	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched
–	Paukaʻa Point	Hilo and Puna	–	2002–2006	No data on the sheets we read	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched
15	Waipiʻo Valley lookout	Hāmākua	2007–2018	2002–2010	Last counted 2018	20.1180, -155.5844
16	Laupāhoehoe Scenic Lookout	Hāmākua	2007–2016	2002–2010	Last counted 2016	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched
–	ʻŌʻōkala	Hāmākua	2007–2014	2002–2010	Last counted 2014	Not pinned: only a nearby place matched

Eleven of the 24 sites have a pinned location. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

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