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
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| 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! |
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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! |
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Note: These events are subject to change. Mahalo for your understanding.
Last updated October 23, 2009
