Whale mugging off Maui He was very playful

KIHEI, Hawaii (KHON2) — Some photographers on Maui are feeling pretty lucky after being mugged by a humpback whale on Saturday, April 1. It is not as bad as it sounds. The creature and humans are okay, and it sure leaves them with one whale of a tale. Brandi Romano first spotted the humpback near three bottlenose dolphins about 400 yards south of Molokini Point. She threw the boat into neutral as required under federal rules. “We stopped for a minute, waiting and waiting and waiting and thinking, ‘This whale is going to pop up somewhere,’ And, I happened to…