Calendar

From meeting dates, public outreach and special events,here's where to look!

CURRENT EVENTS:

APRIL 2008 - Every Thursday (3, 10, 17, 24): HONOLULU, O‘AHU
Papahānaumokuākea Educational Lecture Series
Join us at the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Theater every Thursday night in April. We are feature great speakers who are eager to share their knowledge.
Click here to download the flyer.

Lecture Schedule:

April 3: “Whales & Dolphins of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands” by Dr. Dave Johnston, National Marine Fisheries Service

April 10: “Bridging Traditional Knowledge and Western Science” by
Mahina Duarte, Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Monument

April 17: “Winged Mariners: A Century of Studying Seabird Ecology in
Papahānaumokuākea” by Beth Flint, Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Monument

April 24: “Conservation Driven Research in Papahānaumokuākea” by
Randy Kosaki, Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Monument

Parking free after 5:30 pm / For more info, call 397-5840

NOVEMBER 12, 2007 – MAY 9, 2008: LĪHU‘E, KAUA‘I
Archipelago Exhibition • Museum Hours
Portraits of Life in the World's Most Remote Island Sanctuary are an amazing set of photographs, taken on location in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands by David Littschwager and Susan Middleton, are now on display at the Kaua‘i Museum. To learn more about the photographs click here. You can also contact the Kaua‘i Museum (you will be redirected to a non-NOAA website)

PREVIOUS EVENTS:

NOVEMBER 15, 2007: HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I
Science Plan Scoping Meeting
Thursday, November 15 • 6pm - 8pm
Japanese Cultural Center in Mo‘ili‘ili
2454 South Beretania Street (Validated Parking)
Building upon previous efforts to develop research priorities for the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, a Natural Resources Science Plan will be developed for the ecosystems of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. At the meeting, Monument managers and scientists will present a review of the plan’s proposed research framework, click here for more informaiton.

SEPTEMBER 2007: HILO, HAWAI‘I
Mokupapapa Discovery Center Ongoing Events
Our Mokupāpapa Discovery Center, located in Hilo, has on-going events that are opento the public. For a complete listing and contact information, please see the education section of our site or click here.

SEPTEMBER 2: KAHULUI, MAUI
Seeing Through a Different Lens • 11am
A talk with Dr. Randy Kosaki • Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Program Director Hōkūlani Holt-Padilla plays host to an insightful discussion based on the cultural connections of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.Dr. Randy Kosaki, research coordinator and chief scientist for the Monument, will discuss the importance of protecting this vast wilderness that contains important natural and cultural heritage resources. Admission is FREE. For information, contact the Maui Arts and Culture Center (you will be redirected to a non-NOAA website)

SEPTEMBER 2 – OCTOBER 28: KAHULUI, MAUI
Archipelago Exhibition • 11am - 5pm, Tues.-Sun.
Portraits of Life in the World's Most Remote Island Sanctuary are an amazing set of photographs, taken on location in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands by David Littschwager and Susan Middleton, are now on display at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. The set of photographs will return to home to the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument offices in mid-November where they will be on view for the public. To learn more about the photographs click here. You can also contact the Maui Arts and Culture Center (you will be redirected to a non-NOAA website)

SEPTEMBER 15: HONOLULU, O‘AHU
3rd Annual NOAA Cleanup Day &"Get the Drift and Bag it!"
This statewide marine debris clean up event is part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup. NOAA staff will be cleaningup from 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor and Magic Island area.

February 2, 2007 - Our Sea of Islands Public Forum and Reception: Marine Managed Areas and World Heritage. 6 - 8 PM, East-West Center's Keoni Auditorium, UH Manoa. Free event and parking. Click here for the poster.

January 29 - February 2, 2007 • Our Sea of Islands, A Regional Forum for Oceania on Marine Managed Areas. Click here for more information.

Education and Outreach Events

Archipelago: Portraits of Life in the World's Most Remote Island Sanctuary" touring exhibit. Click here for more information.

Mokupapapa Discovery Center, Hilo - Mokupapapa has on-going events and programs that benefit from thw work of volunteers. For a complete listing and contact information, please see the education section of our site or click here. Volunteer at the Mokupapapa Discovery Center. Contact Yumi Yasutake for more information: 808-933-8195

Celebrate Hawaii's Living Reef by participating the the Living Reef Program and events held over the next year. To find out more please visit the Coral Reef Network web site:
http://www.hawaiireef.org/ (note: you will be taken to a non NOAA website)

Ongoing school visits. Please contact Andy Collins at 808-397-2660 xt 222