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Maui museum offers virtual experience of actual-size humpbacks

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COURTESY MAUI OCEAN CENTER

The new Humpbacks of Hawai’i Exhibit & Sphere attraction features interactive exhibits, educational displays and a virtual whale encounter in a 118-seat Sphere theater.

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The presentation uses 3D glasses, 4K laser imagery and a screen that’s 58 feet in diameter to place viewers in true proportion to the actual size of an adult humpback whale.

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COURTESY MAUI OCEAN CENTER

This topographic table shows the migration routes of humpback whales near Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe.