I am planning a trip to the BI in December, and was just wondering if there is any possibility to go whale watching there? I've searched through prior posts, but they all seem to be about Maui.

We did go whale-watching there a couple of years ago. I can't remember which company we went with - it was one guy and his boat. He wouldn't guarantee anything but his brochure said if we didn't see anything at all, we'd get our money back. He told us he had seen lots of whales the day before, and this was corroborated by some people who had been out in his boat with him. We were out for about an hour and saw what he said was a whale spouting, far in the distance. Might have been, might not have been. We didn't get our money back, though. We actually didn't mind, since obviously when you're dealing with wildlife you can't exactly make an appointment to see them.

Yes, there are whale watching boat trips from the Big Island. You can see them from shore sometimes, too. We saw some when we were on a snorkel cruise to Kealakekua Bay in December last year.

Also, check out www.konaweb.com for recommendations on whale watching tour operators.

Capt. Dan McSweeney takes year round whale watch boat tours from the Big Island and I have heard many good reports. His web site is www.ilovewhales.com
My son who lives on the Big Island has seen them numerous times from the shore. He once saw at least a dozen at one time in ocean near his house on the east side by Pahoa.

They migrate/swim between Maui & the BI each yr. Several years back, we saw whales from Hapuna Beach.

We were married at sunset on a beautiful beach on the BI. Whales performed just off the shore during the whole ceremony. What a great backdrop!!!

Yes we too have observed whales breaching off the shores of Waikoloa, and have seen small whale watching ships leave from Outrigger Waikoloa Beach Marriott (A-Bay).