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Calendar of Events

Every Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the theater at the Hanauma Bay Education Center, the Education Program hosts an educational film or brings Hawai'i's leading researchers and environmental leaders to the bay to speak about their work. Evening presentations are free and open to the public and last approximately an hour. No reservations required.

Saturday evening and special events at the Bay include presentations, craft activities and beach exploration. These events occur throughout the year and provide fun for the entire family.

October
Explore the Lives of Hawaiian Monk Seals

Date Event Title Producer/Speaker
Thursday,
October 1
Educational Lecture "Monk Seals of the Main Hawaiian Islands: Status and Interactions" Tracy Wurth, NOAA-PIRO/JIMAR - Monk Seal Sighting Coordinator and Biological Technician
Thursday,
October 8
Educational Lecture "Monk Seals of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: A Story ofSurvival" Dr. Kathleen Gobush, NOAA - Monk Seal Survival Enhancement Lead and Research Ecologist
Thursday,
October 15
Educational Lecture "My Days with the Monk Seals on Laysan Island" Patrick Ching, Resident Artist - Naturally Hawaiian and former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Employee
Thursday,
October 22
Educational Lecture "Monk Seal Health and Disease" speaker to be announced
Thursday,
October 29
Educational Lecture "Monk Seal Family Tree and Life History: A True Survivor" Dr. Jennifer Schultz, NOAA - Monk Seal Program Researcher

 

November
UH Sea Grant-supported Graduate Student Presentations

Date Event Title Producer/Speaker
Thursday,
November 5
Educational Presentations

"Alien fishes in Hawai‘i: the story of Ta'ape, To'au, and Roi"

"Can we make predictions for local tsunamis?"

"It's not a tumor: Impacts of growth anomalies on corals"

Michelle Gaither, Ph.D. Candidate, UH Mānoa Department of Zoology

Yoshiki Yamazaki, Ph.D. Candidate, UH Mānoa Department of Ocean Engineering

John Burns, M.S. Candidate, UH Hilo, Department of Marine Science

Thursday,
November 12
Educational Presentations

"A Cool Way To See Cold Water: Thermal Remote Sensing of Submarine Groundwater Discharge"

"Nutrient Availability to Coastal Hawaiian Waters: An ongoing study at He‘eia Fishpond"

"Wave Wind and Tidal Forcing of Hanauma Bay"

Jacque Kelly, M.S. Candidate, UH Mānoa Department of Geology and Geophysics


Chip Young, Ph.D. Candidate, UH Mānoa Department of Oceanography


Gregory Roshlow, M.S. Candidate, UH Mānoa Department of Physical Oceanography

Thursday,
November 19
Educational Presentations

"Shoreline Change on O‘ahu Since the Early 1900's"

Water quality and carbon dioxide in Kāne‘ohe Bay

"Can invasive algae (Gracillaria salicornia) change hydrodynamics and nutrient cycles?"

Bradley Romine, Ph.D. Candidate, UH Mānoa Department of Geology and Geophysics

Patrick Drupp, M.S. Candidate, UH Mānoa Department of Oceanography

Sherrill Leon-Soon, Ph.D. Candidate, UH Mānoa Department of Biological Oceanography

Thursday,
November 26
No Program
Happy Thanksgiving!

 

December
Movie Madness

Date Event Title Producer/Speaker
Thursday,
December 3
Educational Film

"Human Footprint"

Film produced by National Geographic

Thursday,
December 10
Educational Film

"Solar Energy ~ Saved by the Sun"

Film produced by NOVA and PBS

Thursday,
December 17
No Program
Happy Holidays!
Thursday,
December 24
No Program
Happy Holidays!
Thursday,
December 31
No Program
Happy Holidays!

 

Note: These events are subject to change. Mahalo for your understanding.

Last updated October 23, 2009

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