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2001
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January
Tuesday,
11
Lecture by Dr. Marsha Green on
Humpback Whales and Noise
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kïhei, Maui
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Allen Tom (800) 831-4888 or 879-2818
Dr. Green will provide an update on
the effects of acoustic sounds on humpback whales, as well
as provide information on her spinner dolphin research on
the Big Island. Part of the Sanctuary Lecture
Series.
Wednesday,
12
Students- and Teachers-at-Sea off
Lahaina
Sponsor: Sanctuary, KidScience, Trilogy Excursions,
Pacific Whale Foundation and Club Lanai
Place: Lahaina Harbor, Lahaina, Maui
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Contact: Patty Miller 837-8004
Selected students and teachers will
participate in various data collection methods on board 3
whale-watching cruise boats outside of Lahaina
harbor.
Thursday, 13
Students- and Teachers-at-Sea -
Kaimimoana
Sponsor: Sanctuary and KidScience
Place: NOAA Ship Kaimimoana, Maui
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Contact: Patty Miller 837-8004
Selected students and teachers will
shadow scientists and participate in various research
activities on board the NOAA ship
Kaimimoana.
Friday, 14
DeepWorker Rendez-vous with
Atlantis Submarines
Sponsor: Sanctuary, KidScience and Atlantis Submarines
Place: Atlantis Submarines in Maui and Kona
Time: 8:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Contact: Patty Miller 837-8004
Selected students will become amateur
researchers, conducting monitoring activities aboard
Atlantis submarines in Maui and Kona.
Saturday, 15
Sustainable Seas Expeditions (SSE)
Open House on Maui
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kïhei, Maui
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Carol Carey (800) 831-4888 or 879-2818
Sanctuary and SSE display and
handouts. Tours, games, entertainment, crafts and
informational displays.
Saturday, 22
Sustainable Seas Expeditions Open
House on Oahu
Sponsor: Sanctuary and Waikiki Aquarium
Place: Waikiki Aquarium, Honolulu, Oahu
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Naomi McIntosh 397-2651
Sanctuary and SSE display and
handouts. Entertainment, educational activities and
life-size model of the DeepWorker submersible.
Sunday, 23
Family Ocean Fair in Kona
Sponsor: Sanctuary and King Kamehameha's Beach Hotel
Place: King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel, Kona, Hawaii
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Jean Souza 335-0941
Sanctuary display and handouts.
Lecture series with Dr. Sylvia Earle, keiki activities,
games, crafts and informational displays.
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February
Thursday, 3
Whale Discovery 2000
Sponsor: Sanctuary and Windjammer Cruises
Place: Windjammer Cruises, Maui
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
The sanctuary and Windjammer Cruises
have partnered to provide complimentary whale-watching
cruises to Maui's school children.
Wednesday, 9
Sanctuary Ocean Count Site Leader
Meeting (Oahu)
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Tokai University, Honolulu, Oahu
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Contact: Kellie Araki 397-2651
Mandatory organizational meeting for
site leaders participating in the Sanctuary Ocean
Count.
Saturday, 12
The Great Whale Count (Maui)
Sponsor: Pacific Whale Foundation
Place: Various sites around Maui
Time: Varies
Contact: Pacific Whale Foundation (808) 879-8860
The Maui Sanctuary office will serve
as a viewing site for this annual community
event.
Wednesday,
16
Sanctuary Ocean Count General
Meeting (Oahu)
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Tokai University, Honolulu, Oahu
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Contact: Kellie Araki 397-2651
General participants' meeting for
volunteers of the Sanctuary Ocean Count.
Friday, 18
Robert Lyn Nelson Poster
Signing
Sponsor: Robert Lyn Nelson
Place: RLN Front Street Gallery, Lahaina, Maui
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Contact: Claire Cappelle (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
Poster signing at the Robert Lyn
Nelson Gallery in Lahaina to benefit the Hawaii
Sanctuary.
Thursday, 24
Whale Discovery 2000
Sponsor: Sanctuary and Windjammer Cruises
Place: Windjammer Cruises, Maui
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
The sanctuary and Windjammer Cruises
have partnered to provide complimentary whale-watching
cruises to Maui's school children
Saturday, 26
Sanctuary Ocean Count (Oahu)
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Oahu
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Contact: Kellie Araki 397-2651
Islandwide count of marine mammals
from various shoreline sites.
Saturday, 26
Sanctuary Ocean Count (Kona)
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Kona, Hawaii
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Contact: Lisa Diaz (808) 329-6659
Islandwide count of marine mammals
from various shoreline sites.
Saturday, 26
Pacific Whale Foundation's Whale
Day
Sponsor: Pacific Whale Foundation
Place: Kamaole Beach Park, Kihei, Maui
Time: All day
Contact: Pacific Whale Foundation
(808) 879-8860 Sanctuary to staff a booth. Informational
material and children's activities will be
provided.
Sunday, 27
Humpback Whale and Sanctuary
Awareness Day
Sponsor: Sanctuary and Atlantis Adventures
Place: Sea Life Park, Waimanalo, Oahu
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Naomi McIntosh 397-2651
Ocean festival highlighting Hawaii's
humpback whales. Various children's activities, educational
displays and entertainment.
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March
Wednesday, 1
SAC Research Working Group
Meeting
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Oahu
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Contact: Kellie Araki 397-2651
Meeting of the sanctuary advisory
council's Research Working Group. All meetings are open to
the public.
Wednesday, 1
Sanctuary Advisory Council
Meeting
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Oahu
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Kellie Araki 397-2651
17th meeting of the SAC. Presentation
on the CO2 Ocean Sequestration Project.
Wednesday, 1
Whale Discovery 2000
Sponsor: Sanctuary and Windjammer Cruises
Place: Windjammer Cruises, Maui
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
The sanctuary and Windjammer Cruises
have partnered to provide complimentary whale-watching
cruises to Maui's school children
Monday, 7
Careers on the Water
Sponsor: Sanctuary and Royal Hawaiian Cruises
Place: Navatek I, Honolulu, Oahu
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Contact: Naomi McIntosh 397-2651
Annual career mentoring program and
whale-watching cruise with Farrington High School marine
science students.
Saturday, 11
Sanctuary Ocean Count #2
(Kona)
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Kona, Hawaii
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Contact: Lisa Diaz (808) 329-6659
The second islandwide count of marine
mammals from various shoreline sites in Kona.
Sunday, 12
Humpback Whale and Sanctuary
Awareness Day
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Kona, Hawaii
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Lisa Diaz (808) 329-6659
Ocean festival highlighting Hawaii's
humpback whales. Various children's activities, educational
displays, and entertainment.
Tuesday, 14
Lecture by Hannah Bernard on
Humpback Whale Biology
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kïhei, Maui
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
Ms. Bernard will discuss the biology
and behavior of humpback whales, as well as provide an
update on the activities of the Sanctuary Advisory Council.
Part of the Sanctuary Lecture Series.
Sunday-Sunday,
19-26
LahainaTown WhaleFest
Sponsor: LahainaTown Action Committee
Place: Lahaina, Maui
Time: Varies
Contact: Claire Cappelle (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
Sanctuary to host a whale room at the
Lahaina Court House. Free information, humpback whale video
viewing and informal lectures.
Thursday, 23
Whale Discovery 2000
Sponsor: Sanctuary and Windjammer Cruises
Place: Windjammer Cruises, Maui
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
The sanctuary and Windjammer Cruises
have partnered to provide complimentary whale-watching
cruises to Maui's school children.
Thursday, 23
WhaleFest Beach Reef Cleanup
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Lahaina, Maui
Time: TBA
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
Annual beach and reef cleanup with
renowned ocean explorer Jean Michel-Cousteau.
Saturday, 25
Kauai Family Ocean Fair
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kilauea,
Kauai
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Contact: Jean Souza (808) 335-0941
3rd Annual ocean festival with
children's activities, entertainment, educational displays
and lectures.
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April
Wednesday, 5
Whale Discovery 2000
Sponsor: Sanctuary and Windjammer Cruises
Place: Windjammer Cruises, Maui
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
The Sanctuary and Windjammer Cruises
have partnered to provide complimentary whale-watching
cruises to Maui's school children.
Tuesday, 11
Lecture by Jeff Bagshaw on
Hawaii's marine birds
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kïhei, Maui
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
Jeff Bagshaw, of Haleakala National
Park, will provide fascinating facts on Hawaii's marine
birds.
Saturday-Sunday,
15-16
Atlantis Adventures Great Keiki
Fest 2000
Sponsor: Atlantis Adventures
Place: Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu, Oahu
Time: Varies
Contact: Mike Takamura
Annual environmental fair for
children. Informational displays, games, crafts and
entertainment.
Friday, 21
Molokai Earth Day Celebration
Sponsor: The Nature Conservancy
Place: Mitchell Pauole Center, Kaunakakai, Molokai
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: The Nature Conservancy (808) 553-5236
Sanctuary staff will combine morning
classroom visits to Molokai schools with the evening Earth
Day celebration.
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May
Saturday, 6
2nd Annual Agricultural Enterprise
Forum
Sponsor:
Place: Historic County Building, Lihue, Kauai
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Jean Souza (808) 335-0941
Saturday-Sunday,
13-14
Kïhei Canoe Club
Fundraiser
Sponsor: Kïhei Canoe Club
Place: Maui Ocean Center, Maalaea, Maui
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Claire Cappelle (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
Tuesday, 16
Lecture by Susan Scott
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kihei, Maui
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2818
Noted author and newspaper columnist
Susan Scott will separate myth from fact on how to cope with
marine injuries. Part of the Sanctuary Lecture
Series.
Thursday, 18
Sanctuary Advisory Council
Meeting
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Oahu
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Kellie Araki 397-2651
18th meeting of the SAC.
Sunday, 21
Easter Seals Fishing Tournament
Weigh-In
Sponsor: Easter Seals
Place: Rice Shopping Center, Lihue, Kauai
Time:
Contact: Jean Souza (808) 331-0941
A fun day of family activities
related to fishing and ocean issues.
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June
Tuesday, 13
Lecture by Joylynn Oliveira on
Hawaiian Culture and Whales
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kïhei, Maui
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2888
Joylynn Oliveira, Hawaiian Cultural
Educator for the Sanctuary, will discuss the humpback
whale's influence on indigenous Hawaiian culture within the
context of place names, modern chants, family heirlooms and
legends. Part of the Sanctuary Lecture Series.
July
Tuesday, 11
Lecture by Lyons Naone on Hawaiian
Plants
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kïhei, Maui
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2888
Hawaiian Cultural Specialist Lyons
Naone will discuss ancient Hawaiian medicinal plant uses and
the healing properties of things you may find growing in
your own backyard. Part of the Sanctuary Lecture
Series.
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August
Sunday-Friday,
6-11
International
Marine Debris Conference
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Oahu
Time: All day
Contact: Naomi McIntosh 397-2651
Tuesday, 22
Lecture by Jayme Perello on the
Social Ocean
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kïhei, Maui
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or
879-2888
Jayme Perello, Education Director of
the Maui Ocean Center, presents a fresh look at the social
and biological aspects of marine life. Part of the Sanctuary
Lecture Series.
September
Thursday, 7
Sanctuary Advisory Council
Meeting
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, O`ahu
Time: 10:00 a.m. &endash; 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Kellie Araki (808) 397-2651
19th meeting of the SAC.
October
Tuesday, 10
Lecture by George Ka`imiola on
Historical South Maui
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kihei, Maui
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or (808)
879-2888
George Ka`imiola of the Bailey House
Museum will take you on a journey back in time and
illustrate how life was along the shores of South
Maui.
Saturday, 21
Breach for the Sun Celebration
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kihei, Maui
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Claire Cappelle (800) 831-4888 or (808)
879-2888
Friday, 27
Scream Life Park's "Terrors of the
Deep" Halloween Fair
Sponsor: Atlantis Adventures
Place: Sea Life Park, Waimanalo, O`ahu
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Mike Takamura
Annual family Halloween festival
which focuses on the marine environment. Haunted houses,
games, entertainment and educational displays. Sanctuary to
have booth with Halloween craft activities and informational
materials. Event held October 20, 21, 27 &
28.
Saturday, 28
Marine Mammal Day at Hanauma
Bay
Sponsor: Hanauma Bay Education Program
Place: Hanauma Bay, O`ahu
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Contact: Jennifer Barrett (808) 397-5840
Special educational event at Hanauma
Bay which features marine mammal displays, informational
booths and educational materials.
November
Tuesday, 14
Lecture by Brian Midson on Lo`ihi
Volcano
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kihei, Maui
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or (808)
879-2888
Brian Midson of the Hawai`i Undersea
Research Laboratory will discuss Hawai`i's newest island -
Lo`ihi. The study of these geological processes are
providing clues to the early development of the entire
island chain.
Friday, 17
Sanctuary Advisory Council
Meeting
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: State Office of Planning Conference Room, Honolulu,
O`ahu
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Kellie Cheung (808) 397-2651
20th meeting of the Sanctuary
Advisory Council.
December
Tuesday, 5
Hawai`i Ocean Users' Enforcement
Workshop
Sponsor: Sanctuary & NMFS
Place: Lihue Public Library, Lihue, Kaua`i
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Jean Souza (808) 335-0941
Annual statewide workshop that
focuses on federal regulations for endangered species and
provides guidelines for responsible whale
watching.
Thursday, 7
Hawai`i Ocean Users' Enforcement
Workshop
Sponsor: Sanctuary & NMFS
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kihei, Maui
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Claire Cappelle (800) 831-4888 or (808)
879-2888
Annual statewide workshop that
focuses on federal regulations for endangered species and
provides guidelines for responsible whale
watching.
Tuesday, 12
Lecture by Hokulani Holt-Padilla
on the Cultural Heritage of Kaho`olawe
Sponsor: Sanctuary
Place: Sanctuary Headquarters, Kihei, Maui
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Joylynn Oliveira (800) 831-4888 or (808)
879-2888
The cultural coordinator of
Kaho`olawe Island Reserve Commission will share the history
of the island from its spiritual past to its use as a target
and training area for military exercises.
Tuesday, 12
Hawai`i Ocean Users' Enforcement
Workshop
Sponsor: Sanctuary & NMFS
Place: Tokai University Pacific Center, Honolulu, O`ahu
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Kellie Cheung (808) 397-2651
Annual statewide workshop that
focuses on federal regulations for endangered species and
provides guidelines for responsible whale
watching.
Thursday, 14
Hawai`i Ocean Users' Enforcement
Workshop
Sponsor: Sanctuary & NMFS
Place: Kona (TBA)
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Naomi McIntosh (808) 397-2651
Annual statewide workshop that
focuses on federal regulations for endangered species and
provides guidelines for responsible whale
watching.
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