The OPIHI program interns will be at the Waikiki Aquarium on Saturday, April 7th from 10am-2pm to discuss the results of their project. Come down and learn about what research is being done in your community!


The Our Project In Hawaii’s Intertidal (OPIHI) program focuses on doing scientific research in the culturally and ecologically important Hawaiian intertidal ecosystem. This year we are surveying the macroalgal species near the Natatorium War Memorial. We are replicating a study conducted in 1969 by Doty and colleagues; we are comparing the algal community now to what it used to be 50 years ago. Shifts in the algae community may be caused by land-use changes that have occurred over the past half a century in Waikīkī. 

Waimanalo Beach Cleanup

Sunday, April 8th, 2018

8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

• Check-in will start at 8:00 a.m.
• Bags, gloves, and other supplies will be provided

Please bring a filled re-usable water bottle and sun protection, including reefsafe sunscreen.

For details, link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waimanalo-beach-clean-up-with-waikiki-aquarium-tickets-44206777662

Join us at the Waikiki Aquarium classroom on Wednesday, April 11th for a seminar by Dr. Angel Yanagihara on Box Jellyfish. 

In a box Jellyfish sting, thousands of microscopic hypodermic needle-like nematocyst tubules fire off at "bullet speed" to inject a potent venom cocktail. Work in our laboratory over the past 20 years has focused on solving the mysteries of these formidable stingers including answering the questions of "What are box jellies?", "What is in the venom?", "Why do box jelly stings cause so much pain and sometimes death?", and "What is the best way to treat a sting?". These topics will all be discussed together with video clips of box jelly sting animations, box jelly eyes and scuba videos of collecting box jellies at night off shore of Oahu.

RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-science-of-the-sting-tickets-42926516366?aff=ehomecard

Join Hawai'i artist Patrick Ching for an activity on the Aquaculture deck. Get your favorite marine organism drawn by Patrick Ching and then paint it!

Activity free with general admission to the Waikiki Aquarium