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Date: APRIL 2018 Events
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2777 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: 808-923-9741
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Waikiki Aquarium Family Programs
FEATURED EXHIBIT/ - Amazing Adaptations Exhibit Opens!
Description: Be among the first to see a NEW gallery featuring seahorses, seadragons and pipefishes and learn about their incredible adaptations. Keiki crafts that give more insight in to these amazing creatures will be available from 9AM - 1PM !
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Learn about the OPIHI project
Saturday, April 7, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Waikiki Aquarium, 2777 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
The OPIHI program interns will be at the Waikiki Aquarium on Saturday, April 7th from 10am-2pm to discuss the results of their project. Come down and learn about what research is being done in your community!
The Our Project In Hawaii's Intertidal (OPIHI) program focuses on doing scientific research in the culturally and ecologically important Hawaiian intertidal ecosystem. This year we are surveying the macroalgal species near the Natatorium War Memorial. We are replicating a study conducted in 1969 by Doty and colleagues; we are comparing the algal community now to what it used to be 50 years ago. Shifts in the algae community may be caused by land-use changes that have occurred over the past half a century in Waikīkī.
The Our Project In Hawaii's Intertidal (OPIHI) program focuses on doing scientific research in the culturally and ecologically important Hawaiian intertidal ecosystem. This year we are surveying the macroalgal species near the Natatorium War Memorial. We are replicating a study conducted in 1969 by Doty and colleagues; we are comparing the algal community now to what it used to be 50 years ago. Shifts in the algae community may be caused by land-use changes that have occurred over the past half a century in Waikīkī.
Waimanalo Beach Cleanup
Sunday, April 8th, 2018
8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• Check-in will start at 8:00 a.m.
• Bags, gloves, and other supplies will be provided
Please bring a filled re-usable water bottle and sun protection, including reefsafe sunscreen.
For details, link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waimanalo-beach-clean-up-with-waikiki-aquarium-tickets-44206777662
The Science of the Sting
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Waikiki Aquarium, 2777 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
Join us at the Waikiki Aquarium classroom on Wednesday, April 11th for a seminar by Dr. Angel Yanagihara on Box Jellyfish.
In a box Jellyfish sting, thousands of microscopic hypodermic needle-like nematocyst tubules fire off at "bullet speed" to inject a potent venom cocktail. Work in our laboratory over the past 20 years has focused on solving the mysteries of these formidable stingers including answering the questions of "What are box jellies?", "What is in the venom?", "Why do box jelly stings cause so much pain and sometimes death?", and "What is the best way to treat a sting?". These topics will all be discussed together with video clips of box jelly sting animations, box jelly eyes and scuba videos of collecting box jellies at night off shore of Oahu.
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-science-of-the-sting-tickets-42926516366?aff=ehomecard
Paint with Artist Patrick Ching
Sunday, April 15, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Waikiki Aquarium, 2777 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
Join Hawai'i artist Patrick Ching for an activity on the Aquaculture deck. Get your favorite marine organism drawn by Patrick Ching and then paint it!
Activity free with general admission to the Waikiki Aquarium
Distinguished Lecture Series: Finding Hope Under A Dark Cloud
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
St. Andrew's Schools, 224 Queen Emma Square, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
Dr. Chip Fletcher of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa will highlight the effects of climate change as part of the Friends of the Waikīkī Aquarium's (FOWA's) Distinguished Lecture Series. The discussion, "Finding Hope Under a Dark Cloud," will take place at 6 p.m. in the Tenney Theatre at St. Andrew's Schools. Admission is free.
Mauka to Makai
Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Waikiki Aquarium, 2777 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI, USA
In celebration of Earth Month, this FREE, family-friendly event will promote the importance of keeping Hawaii clean and free of pollution, from the mountaintops to the Ocean.
Guests will take part in interactive booths, entertainment and a variety of hands-on learning activities and displays that showcase preservation and protection of Hawaii's environment. Among the activities will be a fish release and native plant giveaway from Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO).
Food will be available for purchase and complimentary water stations will be provided for guests who bring refillable water bottles.
This event is free and open to the public. Free parking and shuttles will be available at Jefferson Elementary School beginning at 8:45 a.m.
For more information, contact the City & County of Honolulu Stormwater Public Outreach at (808) 768-3248 or visit www.cleanwaterhonolulu.com.
ONGONG EVENTS
Afternoons at the Aquarium
Looking for something to do after school? Every Wednesday, the Aquarium hosts an interactive learning activity near the Monk Seal Deck. Join us for a critter encounter or a marine science craft designed for families. Free with admission to the Aquarium.
Wednesdays 3:00 pm-3:45 pm
April 4, 2018
April 11, 2018
April 18, 2018
April 25, 2018
Behind the Scenes
Learn what makes the Aquarium run, from fish food to quarantine, and many stops in between. Climb-up and peer into the backs of the exhibits and see how exhibits are created. Visit the coral farm where and the Jelly Hale, where sea jellies are raised. The program will end with participants feeding the animals in the Edge of the Reef exhibit. Minimum age 7 years; youngsters must be accompanied by an adult. Accessibility is limited. Groups of ten or less are welcome. $12/adult, $8/child ($15/$10 for non-members).
Thursdays 3:00pm -- 4:15pm
April 5, 2018
April 12, 2018
April 19, 2018
April 26, 2018
Hawaiian Plant Guided Tour
Join Alice Roberts for a personal guided tour of the Aquarium's native Hawaiian plant gardens. A complete plant guide with 67 plants is also available in the Waikīkī Aquarium's Volunteer Office. You can print out your own Hawaiian Plant Guide map by going to this link: Click Here
First Thursday of the Month
April 5th, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.
OTHER EVENTS
Hawaiian Reef Animals
Search for night‐active crabs, lobsters, eels and octopuses. Look for sleeping parrotfishes, triggerfishes and day octopus in their dens. For the adventurous, ages 6 years and up; youngsters must be accompanied by an adult. Participants should be comfortable in the ocean, both day and night. $20/ adult, $15/child and $15/$10 for members.
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Aquarium After Dark
Discover if fish sleep on an after-dark flashlight tour of the Aquarium. Find the sleeping spot for the red-toothed triggerfish or the rock-mover wrasse. Are yellow tang always yellow? Come for a class followed by a tour of the exhibits. Minimum age 5 years: youngsters must be accompanied by an adult. $10/adult, $7/child ($14/10 for non-members). Pre-registration required.
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Aquarium's Top 5
What animals are the most interesting to guests? Learn a little about the longest lived giant clam in captivity, those weird and wonderful seahorses, the most endangered seal in the world, and fish unique to Waikīkī Aquarium. Drop in for this short presentation at noon on Wednesdays. Free with admission to the Aquarium.
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Exploring the Reef at Night
Search for night-active crabs, lobsters, eels and octopuses. Look for sleeping parrotfishes, triggerfishes and day octopus in their dens. For the adventurous, ages 6 years and up; youngsters must be accompanied by an adult. Participants should be comfortable in the ocean, both day and night. $20/ adult, $15/child and $15/$10 for members.
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Critter Encounters
Sneak-a-peek behind the scenes, and learn about Hawaiian reef animals. Hold a sea star, feel a sea cucumber and feed an anemone. This half-hour program is a great addition to any visit to Waikiki Aquarium. Perfect for families with children 4 and up. $5/person plus Aquarium Admission.
Mondays 9:30am -- 10:30am
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Small Fry (aka Keiki Time)
Sharks, turtles, and seals are just some of the animals that will be highlighted in these classes for kids. Keiki will learn about sea creatures through crafts, singing, storytelling, dance and play. Designed for kids 1 to 4 years-old. $10/person, $6/member.
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Exploring the Reef at Night
Search for night-active crabs, lobsters, eels and octopuses. Look for sleeping parrotfishes, triggerfishes and day octopus in their dens. For the adventurous, ages 6 years and up; youngsters must be accompanied by an adult. Participants should be comfortable in the ocean, both day and night. $20/ adult, $15/child and $15/$10 for members.
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Meet the Monk Seals!
More sightings of seals around the main Hawaiian Islands have renewed interest in these amazing and endangered animals. Learn about seals in the wild: What do they eat? How deep do they dive while hunting? Do they really have fingernails? Then move to the monk seal habitat where Aquarium Biologists will introduce you to the resident seals, Makaonaona and Ho'ailona. Participants will assist with seal enrichment activities. Designed for participants 6 and up, but anyone interested is invited to attend. Groups of 15 or less are welcome. $7/person ($10/person for non-members).
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For additional information and to sign up...go to Eventbrite.com and search Waikiki Aquarium...or call the Volunteer Center at (808) 440-9021
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Founded in 1904 and administered by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa since 1919, the Waikiki Aquarium is located on the shoreline of Waikiki Beach next to a living reef and across from Kapiolani Park. The Aquarium -- second oldest in the U.S. -- showcases more than 500 marine species, and maintains more than 3,500 marine specimens. Public exhibits, education programs and research focus on the unique aquatic life of Hawai'i and the tropical Pacific.
The Aquarium welcomes more than 320,000 visitors annually, and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except Honolulu Marathon Sunday and Christmas Day. Admission is $12 for visitors; $8 for local residents and active duty military with ID, $5 for senior citizens and juniors ages four to 12; and free for children three and under and Friends of Waikiki Aquarium (FOWA) members.
MISSION:
To inspire and promote understanding, appreciation and conservation of Pacific marine life.
DESCRIPTION:
Founded in 1904, the Waikiki Aquarium is the second oldest public aquarium in the United States. A part of the University of Hawai`i at Manoa since 1919, it is located next to a living reef on the Waikiki shoreline. Exhibits, programs, and research focus on the aquatic life of Hawai`i and the tropical Pacific, with roughly 320,000 people visiting the Aquarium each year. Over 3,500 organisms are on exhibit representing more than 500 species of aquatic animals and plants.
EXHIBITS:
Waikiki Aquarium exhibits focus on the diversity of aquatic, shoreline and coral reef habitats and living communities of Hawai`i and the tropical Pacific. Among the highlights:
- Corals Are Alive! interactive exhibits showcasing corals, their biology and conservation
- Sea Visions Theatre shows videos that illustrate shoreline conservation and how you can be a responsible reef visitor
- South Pacific Marine Communities features South Pacific habitats and species, including colorful reef corals and fishes,giant clams, groupers and snappers and intriguing partnerships such asanemone fishes and their host sea anemones
- Hawaiian Marine Communities recreates Hawaiian habitats from wave-swept surge zone to deep reef slopes, and from young to ancient reefs; celebrates distinctive reef life, including the longnose butterfly fish
- Ocean Drifters Gallery features a1,000-gallon moon jelly tank and a seasonally changing jelly wall that may contain white-spotted jellies, blue blubbers, sea nettles, box jellies and ctenophores
- Hunters on the Reef 35,000-gallon exhibits home to Hawaiian sharks and jacks; shark interpretive panels introduce shark biology, research, conservation and safety. New Spyball camera provides up close shark encounters in real time on a television screen
- Edge of the Reef naturalistic shoreline exhibit offering opportunities for supervised observation and hands-on interactions with selected marine life
- The Coral Farm exhibit and working research facility for propagation of reef corals
- Giant Clams exhibit and working research facility for propagation of clams
- Hawaiian Monk Seal Habitat features the endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal found only in the Hawaiian Islands
- Aquaculture features moi, a popular food fish, whose numbers have declined in the wild
- Coastal Gardens with native Hawaiian plants adapted for life close to the sea
ENDANGERED SPECIES:
Hawaiian monk seals; ‘öhai (endemic Hawaiian coastal plant)
UNIQUE SPECIES:
Pacific giant clams; Hawaiian stream gobies; raredeep-reef butterflyfish; bearded armorheads; masked angelfish; and diversenative coastal plants
CONSERVATION & RESEARCH:
The Waikiki Aquarium is a working research facility,conducting numerous conservation and research programs, including:
- Husbandry, nutrition and behavior of aquatic and marineaquarium specimens
- Husbandry and propagation of chamberednautilus
- Spawning behavior, larval rearing, and propagationpotential of selected reef fishes
- Identification & treatment of diseases, parasiteinfections and other ailments of aquarium marine life
- Coral husbandry, propagation and conservation
- Hawaiian monk seal metabolic and bacteriologicalresearch
- Giant clam husbandry and propagation
- Sea jelly husbandry and propagation
- Deep reef coral research
- Coral Ark: archiving and husbandry of rare Hawaiiancorare deep-reefrals
EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
The Waikiki Aquarium offers numerous education programs,including:
- Interpretive services: staff or volunteers enrich the visitor experience with explanations of the exhibits, demonstrations, and hands-on experiences
- Self-tour opportunities for individuals and groups: interpretive graphics & exhibits, handouts are available.
- School Program: presentations and docent-assisted tours for school groups, grades K - 6
- Outreach and special request presentations for schools and community groups
- Community Enrichment Program: year-round natural history field trips, classes, and workshops for children, families, and adults
- Information services: staff answer questions from visitors & community on marine and aquarium-science related topics
OPPORTUNITIES:
The Waikiki Aquarium affords a number of opportunities to get involved through:
- Membership: Join the Friends of the Waikïkï Aquarium (FOWA) to enjoy the annual benefits of free admission, 20% discount at the Natural Selections gift shop, quarterly mailings of our beautiful and informative magazine Kilo i'a, free salt water pick-up, and facility rental privileges at "Family" and "Family Plus" levels. To select the membership level right for you,please see the Visitor Services staff or contact Events and Membership Manager Raina Fujitani at (808) 440-9008 for more information.
- Volunteerism: When you donate your time and curiosity to the Waikiki Aquarium, you are rewarded with diverse and challenging opportunities to help make a difference!
- Education-- Docents provide on-site presentations and tours to elementary school groups and provide outreach programs for school and community groups. Interpreters at the Edge of the Reef exhibit assist visitors and provide up-close observations of Hawaiian marine life.
- Live Exhibits -- Assist with husbandry, tank maintenance and feeding.
- Natural Selection Shop -- Assist with stocking inventory and sales.
- Membership/PublicRelations/Special Events - Assist with bulk mail outs & communications with Aquarium members, public relations surveys, record-keeping and special events.
AWARDS:
The Waikiki Aquarium has received several awards for its research and conservation efforts, including:
- 2008 Keep It Hawai`i Award
- 2003 Munson Aquatic Conservation Exhibit (M.A.C.E.) Award from the American Zoo & Aquarium Association (AZA) for South Pacific Marine Communities exhibit
- 2003 Edward H. Bean Award from AZA for Long Term Tropical Pacific Coral Propagation Program
DIRECTOR: Dr. Andrew Rossiter
EMPLOYEES: 35 full-time, 36 part-time, 33 affiliate staff
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily (except Honolulu Marathon Sunday and Christmas Day)
ADMISSION: $12 for visitors; $8 for local residents and active duty military with ID, $5 for senior citizens and juniors ages four to 12; and free for children three and under and Friends of Waikiki Aquarium (FOWA) members.
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