Join us for our annual Members Night event, a festive celebration of ocean-inspired learning and fun for all ages! Free for Friends of the Waikiki Aquarium Members! Non-members can purchase tickets on eventbrite.com or at the door. 

This year, Friends of the Waikiki Aquarium is excited to announce our partnerships with Temari Hawai‘i, a non-profit arts organization that will be providing hands-on art activities, and Tanioka’s, a local catering firm that will be providing island-fresh pupu and ono menu items for purchase.

Evening Schedule
5:00 PM Annual Membership Meeting in the Aquarium Classroom
5:30 PM Doors open, art activity stations and food available for purchase
9:00 PM Festivities End

Outside food and beverages will not be permitted. A complimentary water station will be provided by Kokua Hawai'i Foundation. Please bring your reusable beverage container.

Create a comfortable home base! Lawn seating will be available. Please bring a picnic blanket and/or folding chairs.

If you have any questions, please contact the Membership Office at (808) 440-9054.

To purchase tickets and RSVP please see link below
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-of-the-waikiki-aquariums-members-night-tickets-51594515585?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Join us at the Waikiki Aquarium classroom for a talk by Ed Lyman, Natural Resources Management Specialist, on Humpback whale entanglement response.
Monday, November 26, 2018
3:30-4:30pm

For more information please follow the link below.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/catch-and-release-large-whale-entanglement-response-in-hawaii-tickets-51557364465?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Mining the deep-sea floor: treasure versus destruction in the ocean's most pristine ecosystems
Craig R. Smith, Professor of Oceanography, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Vast deposits of manganese nodules rich in valuable minerals (copper, nickel, cobalt and rare-earth elements) occur on the deep seafloor between Hawaii and the coast of Mexico. Plans for seafloor mining of these minerals are far advanced, with exploration claims covering more than 1 million square miles of abyssal plains at 4000-5500 m depth (2.5 - 3.5 miles down). The deep-sea ecosystems targeted for mining are among the most pristine and least resilient on the planet, and harbor unexpectedly high and novel diversity. I will discuss the international regulatory framework for deep-sea mining, the remarkable characteristics of the diverse deep-sea communities found in nodule regions, the nature and scales of ecosystem disruption expected from nodule mining, and the conservation measures that are currently in place for environmental protection.

Information and Free Registration:
https://waikikiaquarium.eventbrite.com/