“Coral emdosymbiont diversity and how it relates to the health and resilience of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument” by Michael Stat, Coral Research, Hawai`i Institute of Marine Biology. Presentation at the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Theater. Free. (Parking free after 5:30 p.m.) 397-5840.

“Pin cushions of the Sea: Ecology of urchins in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands” by Erik Franklin, Research specialist, Hawai`i Institute of Marine Biology
“Coral emdosymbiont diversity and how it relates to the health and
resilience of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument” by Michael
Stat, Coral Research, Hawai`i Institute of Marine BiologyLocation: Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Theater. Free. (Parking free after 5:30 p.m.) 397-5840.

“The Hawaiian Monk Seal: A genetic glimpse into its, past, present and future” by Jennifer Schultz, Graduate student, UH Zoology Department and the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology.  Presentation at the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Theater. Free. (Parking free after 5:30 p.m.) 397-5840.

Mitchell Pau’ole Center, Kaunakakai Annual Earth Day celebration on the island of Moloka’i with food, entertainment, and lots of educational booths.  This year’s theme for Earth Day on Moloka’i is:  Momona ka papa ke e’ ehu ka ‘aina — The reef thrives when the land is healthy For more information, contact The Nature Conservancy’s Moloka’i office at: 808-553-5236.

Join volunteers at the Love Po‘ipu Beach Clean-up on Feb. 16. Meet at the public beach parking near the showers past the Sheraton towards the Outrigger Kiahuna. Trash bags, gloves, coffee and pastries will be provided. Bring sunscreen, a hate and water. Free. Call Sheri at (808) 652-4648 or Mallory at (808) 742-7327.

BYUH is hosting Ocean Appreciate North Shore Clean-up at Malaekahana and Kahuku Golf Course. Volunteers will meet at Malaekahana Beach Park (by Goat Island; look for signs). Potluck to follow. Free. E-mail Dan Kettle at dkettle@byuh.edu.

The Surfrider South Shore Clean-up will take place at Sand Island State Park Beach. Volunteers will meet at the third (or last) beach parking lot at the very end of Sand Island Acess Road/Parkway. The event is part of Kokua Festival. Free. Call Stuart Coleman at 942-3841.

Mauka to Makai Expo

Jump on the trolley from Kaimuki High School to the Waikiki Aquarium; its free, for the 2008 Earth Day Mauka to Makai Expo from 9-2pm, sponsored by the City and County of Honolulu, State of Hawaii Department of Health Clean Water Branch and the Waikiki Aquarium. You are welcome to observe the moi release next to the Waikiki Natatorium sponsored by the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resource Division of Aquatic Resources, 11-11:30 am. Various agencies and organizations and hands-on activities will be announced in the coming weeks.

Mauka to Makai Cleanups

City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services is sponsoring the Manoa-Palolo Canal Adopt-A-Stream cleanup project, an exciting collaborative effort with the Ala Wai Watershed Association and Kaimuki High School. A total of 300 volunteers are needed to remove litter and cutback streambank vegetation along the Manoa-Palolo Canal bank adjacent to Kaimuki High School, between Date Street and Waialae Avenue. Work tasks will be assigned based on physical abilities.
8:30 - 11am

Meet at the Manoa-Palolo Drainage Canal near the Date Street bridge

Karen Ah Mai, 955-7882

Malama O Manoa Adopt-A-Stream Cleanup
Total Volunteers Needed: 25
8:30-9:30am

Meet at the Woodlawn Bridge
For more information call: George Arizumi, 988-5069

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Regional Visitor Center

Fort DeRussy Beach Cleanup

Total Volunteers Needed: 25

9-10 am

Meet at the Pacific Regional Visitor Center, Battery Randolph, Fort DeRussy, above the Army Museum

Garland Ireland, 438-2815

Kaupa Adopt-A-Stream Cleanup

Total Volunteer Needed: 25

8:30 -11 am

Meet at the Kalihi Waena Elementary School parking lot

Barbara Natale, 536-6999

Volunteer Information

To register, please also go to www.cleanwaterhonolulu.com and click on contact us, select volunteer.

Age: 13 years and older

Supplies and refreshments will be provided

Volunteers should wear covered shoes, long pants, hat and sunscreen. Dress to get dirty and bring a change of clothing.

Food Donations Needed (hotdogs, refreshments)

Please contact Karen Ah Mai at the Ala Wai Watershed Association at 955-7882.

Climate Change in the Pacific Islands with a Focus on Hawaiian Ecology

Keoni Auditorium, Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center East-West Center, 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI

Free and open to the public

Sponsored by Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S Geological Survey

For more information contact Mariza Silva at silvam@hawaii.edu or 808-587-0061 www.hawaiiconservation.org

Join Hawai‘i Audubon Society board member Norma Bustos for a tour of Moku o Lo‘e, or Coconut Island, on O‘ahu’s Windward side. HAS has arranged a special tour of Kāne‘ohe Bay’s Coconut Island (Moku o Lo‘e), a world renowned research facility operated by the University of Hawai‘i’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. The two hour tour of the island and its colorful history will be followed by a picnic lunch at the Beach House where we’ll enjoy beautiful views of Windward O‘ahu. Bring sun protection, rain jacket, proper footwear (sneakers or athletic sandals), drinking water, lunch, and a camera. A $5 donation is requested. THIS TRIP IS LIMITED TO 19 PARTICIPANTS. Call 528-1432.