{"id":193951,"date":"2024-03-15T16:41:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T02:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=193951"},"modified":"2024-03-15T16:41:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T02:41:11","slug":"waikiki-aquarium-environmental-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/15\/waikiki-aquarium-environmental-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium dives into Earth Day with environmental expo"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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In celebration of Earth Day, Waikīkī Aquarium<\/a> is hosting its 17th free Annual Mauka to Makai Environmental Expo<\/a> on Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to promote the importance of keeping Hawai\u2018i—from the mountaintops to the sea—clean and pollution free.<\/p>\n

Guests can enjoy live entertainment, a native plant giveaway and interactive activities including hands-on learning, arts and crafts and educational exhibits that showcase ways to protect and preserve Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s environment.<\/p>\n

The expo is open to the public and free parking will be available in the back parking lot at Jefferson Elementary School beginning at 7:30 a.m., with free shuttle to and from the Waikīkī Aquarium courtesy of Waikīkī Trolley. Guests are also invited to bring refillable water bottles to stay hydrated with water stations.<\/p>\n

Visit the expo website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium guests can enjoy free live entertainment, a native plant giveaway and educational exhibits. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[662,9,302],"class_list":["post-193951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-environment","tag-uh-manoa","tag-waikiki-aquarium","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t