{"id":4135,"date":"2012-02-15T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T21:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=4135"},"modified":"2021-05-05T13:36:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T23:36:14","slug":"ocean-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2012\/02\/15\/ocean-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean awareness celebration at UH<\/abbr> Hilo"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Children enjoy the chance to interact with marine critters at touch-tanks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 5th annual Ocean Day Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Mālama Kanaloa Festival<\/a> will be on Saturday, February 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo’s Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center in Keaukaha.<\/p>\n

The event raises public awareness of the impact people have on the ocean environment, promotes conservation of ocean and coastal resources in a culturally sensitive way and communicates the outcomes of current ocean and coastal research, management and education efforts in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Highlights<\/h2>\n
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  • A giant humpback whale display<\/li>\n
  • Informational booths—UH<\/abbr> Hilo Marine Science and Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> IMUA<\/abbr> III<\/abbr> EPSCoR<\/abbr> researchers, the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Division of Aquatic Resources, Marine Mammal Response Network, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island Hawksbill Monitoring Project, NOAAʻs<\/abbr> Mokupapapa Discovery Center and more<\/li>\n
  • Tours of PACRC<\/abbr><\/li>\n
  • Family friendly activities including remote operated underwater vehicles, fishing games, touch tanks, face painting and poi pounding<\/li>\n
  • Live music<\/li>\n
  • Food booths<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Ocean Day is hosted by PACRC<\/abbr> in partnership with the UH<\/abbr> Hilo Student Association, EPSCoR<\/abbr> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> IMUA III<\/abbr> and the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant.<\/p>\n

    For more information call (808) 933-3289.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo’s Ocean Day features marine activities and displays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[262,267,14,438],"class_list":["post-4135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-marine-science","tag-pacific-aquaculture-and-coastal-resources-center","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-sea-grant","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\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t