Kaimuki, Hawaii
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Waikiki Aquarium Kicks Off Month-Long Celebration Of World Oceans Day On June 8, 2012

• Corals Are Alive! interactive exhibits
  showcasing corals, their biology and conservation


• SeaVisions 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 as
  anemonefishes 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
  butterflyfish


• Ocean Drifters Gallery features a
  1,000-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 exhibit
  is 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
  

• Husbandry, nutrition and behavior of aquatic and marine
  aquarium specimens


• Husbandry and propagation of chambered
  nautilus


• Spawning behavior, larval rearing, and propagation
  potential of selected reef fishes


• Identification & treatment of diseases, parasite
  infections and other ailments of aquarium marine life


• Coral husbandry, propagation and conservation


• Hawaiian monk seal metabolic and bacteriological
  research


• Giant clam husbandry and propagation



• Sea jelly husbandry and propagation


• Deep reef coral research


• Coral Ark: archiving and husbandry of rare Hawaiian
  corals
  

• 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 fieldtrips, classes, and workshops for children, families, and
  adults


• Information services: staff answer questions from
  visitors & community on marine and aquarium-science related
  topics
  

• 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/Public
    Relations/Special Events - Assist with bulk mail outs & communications
    with Aquarium members, public relations surveys, record-keeping and special
    events.
    

• 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