  {"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 <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Hilo"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_4384\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4384\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/oceanfest2.jpg\" alt=\"child holding marine critter\" title=\" \" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/oceanfest2.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/oceanfest2-173x260.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children enjoy the chance to interact with marine critters at touch-tanks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 5th annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uhh.hawaii.edu\/news\/press\/release\/1144\">Ocean Day <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> M&#257;lama Kanaloa Festival<\/a> will be on Saturday, February 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo&#8217;s Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center in Keaukaha.<\/p>\n<p>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 <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A giant humpback whale display<\/li>\n<li>Informational booths&#8212;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo Marine Science and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> <abbr>IMUA<\/abbr> <abbr>III<\/abbr> <abbr>EPSCoR<\/abbr> researchers, the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Division of Aquatic Resources, Marine Mammal Response Network, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Island Hawksbill Monitoring Project, <abbr>NOAA&#699;s<\/abbr> Mokupapapa Discovery Center and more<\/li>\n<li>Tours of <abbr>PACRC<\/abbr><\/li>\n<li>Family friendly activities including remote operated underwater vehicles, fishing games, touch tanks, face painting and poi pounding<\/li>\n<li>Live music<\/li>\n<li>Food booths<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ocean Day is hosted by <abbr>PACRC<\/abbr> in partnership with the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo Student Association, <abbr>EPSCoR<\/abbr> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> IMUA <abbr>III<\/abbr> and the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant.<\/p>\n<p>For more information call (808) 933-3289.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo&#8217;s Ocean Day features marine activities and 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