Walther the Whale

This funny, insightful and lovable humpback whale has decided the 3000 mile swim back to Alaska was too long this year, so Walther decided to stick around the Big Island and get to know our wonderful Waikoloa Village Ohana. He has been a longtime friend of Waikoloa Lutheran Church, so he is making himself comfortable on their future church property. Being the friendly and curious humpback whale that he is, Walther is now at the perfect location to wave His fin at all who walk or drive by on Paniolo Avenue, and share a bit of wisdom or a chuckle with His new Waikoloa neighbors. Visit his Facebook page regularly to see what Walther has spouted each and every week. Hopefully we will all learn something useful, or at least crack a grin, groan and roll our eyes at His fishy humor! Welcome to Waikoloa, Walther!

A Bit More About Walther

Your neighbors at Waikoloa Lutheran Church are making final plans to build our permanent facilities on our property and hope to break ground within a year. In the meantime, we wanted to find a meaningful way to encourage and support our wonderful village. We all know that we can never get enough of art, humor and wisdom, so Walther volunteered to fulfill all three with the hope that this expressive work of art will always succeed in “breaching the surface of silliness and diving into the depths of wisdom”.

Not “Wally”. Not “Walter”. It’s “Walther”! Just so you know, Walther gets his unique name from C.F.W. Walther, the founder of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, of which Waikoloa Lutheran Church is a part of. For more on C.F.W. Walther, click on this link: For more on C.F.W. Walther, click on this link: C._F._W._Walther