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Tours and Service Trips
Tours are open to conference participants only (except for Kahuku Beach Clean-up).
You must provide your own transportation (car pooling is encouraged).
Registration
Register onsite at the conference.
If you were registered for the conference as part of a group, contact the group leader to add the tour to your online registration record.
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Saturday, August 2
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| FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 |
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 Coconut Island-Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)
Date: Friday, August 1
Time: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Limit: 40 people
Cost: $5/person for boat ride and donation to HIMB
46-499 Kamehameha Hwy
(photo credit: Coconut Island)
Did you know that the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and a tiny island in Kane'ohe Bay have a special connection? This 3.5 hour field trip will introduce you to the rich history of Moku O Lo'e, more widely known as Coconut Island, and the world-renown Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). We will explore some of the research that is currently being conducted here in Kāne'ohe Bay and in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. A boat ride will also be enjoyed, revealing some of the history of the Kāne'ohe Bay area.
There will be a fair amount of walking so participants must be comfortable walking for more than 30 minutes on uneven terrain and riding on a boat.
Agenda:
• Pickup from He'eia Boat Harbor and transport to Coconut Island, Brief History of Kāne'ohe Bay (30 min)
• Complete tour of HIMB and all research facilities including a presentation on the research occurring in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (2 hours)
• Brown bag lunch on the Boat House Deck overlooking the Bay (30 min)
• Return trip to He'eia Boat Harbor from Coconut Island (30 min) |
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 Lyon Arboretum Plant Propagation Lab
Date: Friday, August 1
Time: 9:00am, 9:45am, and 10:30am
Limit: 15 people per group (45 total)
Cost: Free
Lyon Arboretum was established in 1918 by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association to demonstrate the value of watershed restoration, test tree species for reforestation, and collect plants of economic value. In 1953, it became part or the University of Hawai'i system. Today, Lyon Arboretum continues to develop its extensive tropical plant collection with an emphasis on native Hawaiian species. Join us for an eye-opening tour of the Lyon Arboretum's Micropropagation Laboratory and its Genetic Safety Net greenhouse. Micropropagation, the practice of rapidly multiplying stock plant material to produce a large number of progeny plants using modern plant tissue culture methods, has garnered the Arboretum international recognition. The Lyon Arboretum Micropropagation Laboratory currently harbors the largest germplasm collection of rare and endangered Hawaiian plant taxa in the world. The Arboretum’s Genetic Safety Net greenhouse maintains a "living collection" of some of the rarest Hawaiian plants that can be used for future propagation and outplanting efforts. Supported entirely by grants and donations, and staffed by students and community volunteers, the Arboretum's Micropropagation Program is a wonderful example of what can be accomplished when a university and community work together. Don’t forget to bring your camera! |
 Manoa Heritage Center Date: Friday, August 1 (second tour on Saturday, August 2)
2859 Manoa Road, Honolulu Map
Time: 1:30-2:30 pm
Limit: 12
Cost: Free
Tea on the lanai following the tour
(photo credit: Manoa Heritage Center)
In the heart of the Mānoa Valley, The Mānoa Heritage Center promotes the thoughtful stewardship of Hawai‘i’s natural and cultural heritage through preserving and interpreting an extraordinary historic property. The Center includes Kūka‘ō‘ō Heiau, a Native Hawaiian garden and the historic home, Kūali‘i. The Heritage Center is also dedicated to documenting the dynamic history of the Mānoa Valley. The heiau and historic home are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tour includes: Outdoor guided walk through a native plant garden and agricultural garden of Polynesian introduced plants; broad views of the Manoa Valley; and close look at Kūka‘ō‘ō Heiau, an ancient Hawaiian sacred stonewalled structure as well as history about Kūali‘i, the private home of Sam and Mary Cooke, which will one day be open to the public as a museum.
Please be prompt as tours start on time. Please bring comfortable walking shoes, hat, sunscreen, drinking water.
Directions: Enter the Valley via Punahou St which eventually becomes Mānoa Road. Stay to the left on Mānoa Road. A good landmark on Mānoa Road is the Seventh Day Adventist Church which will appear on your right as you drive into the valley. Once you pass Cooper Road, we are the fourth driveway on your right at 2859 Mānoa Road.
Vehicles: Parking is available on the site for cars, taxis, or small mini-vans holding 15 or less. If you plan to use a larger vehicle, please contact us for an alternative parking plan.
Parking: Please park on the lawn in front of the Tudor style home. Come directly to the “Office” to met your docent and begin your tour. |
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 Bishop Museum Natural Science Department Tour
Date: Friday, August 1
Time: 3:00-5:00 pm
Limit: 40 people
Cost: Free
(photo credit: Bishop Museum)
Tour of four Bishop Museum areas: Ichthyology, Botany, Entomology, and Vertebrate/Invertebrate Zoology.
The collections of Bishop Museum have been the source of hundreds of publications describing thousands of species newly discovered to science. Many of these scientific papers are published by Bishop Museum Press, and are continually being accessed by the public through Bishop Museum’s Library, Archives, and the Bishop Museum’s website. The Museum’s natural history scientists include some of the world's leading experts in their field.
Join us for an extraordinary behind the scenes tour of the Bishop Museum’s Natural Sciences Department. Explore the museum’s Ichthyology, Botany, Entomology, and Vert/Invert Zoology collections and obtain first hand information about the collection’s specimens from museum scientists and staff. We can accommodate only 40 people so don’t be left out on this once in a lifetime opportunity. |
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 Service Trip: Poamoho
Date: Saturday, August 2
Time: 8:00 am-2 pm, 5-6 hours)
Limit: 10 people
Cost: Free
(photo credit: N. Bustos)
The Poamoho Trail was one of the several Ko’olau Summit trails constructed in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Originally constructed for access to remove feral cows and pigs from the landscape and for overland military defense, the approximately three-mile long Poamoho Trail, due to its solid construction and its relative ease of hiking, has become one of the premier hiking trails on the island of Oahu.
Over the past 15 years, the State Na Ala Hele Program has restored the first 2.5 miles of the Poamoho Trail. Through regular maintenance targeting trail-choking clidemia, and special volunteer work trips, several eroded and accreted sections of the 70-year-old trail have been rebuilt. After 3 years of negotiation with Dole Foods Hawaii and Castle & Cooke the Na Ala Hele Program, with the support of legislators and members of the hunting and hiking community, consummated an agreement with Dole to re-established access to Poamoho along 6 miles of unimproved road. After completing the fencing of two mile of access road traversing Dole agricultural property, Na Ala Hele was once again able to gain public access to this remarkable area.
We invite you to experience Poamoho by joining staff from the Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the Na Ala Hele Program on an all day (5-6 hour) service trip to the Poamoho Trail. This stewardship outing will include trail maintenance and invasive guava removal. Come and experience one of Oahu’s prime watershed and high quality native habitats. View a wide variety of native plants, endangered tree snails, and several native forest bird species. Enjoy spectacular views of Waikane, Kahana and Punalu`u Valleys as seen from the trail’s terminus at the summit of the Koolau Mountains.
As Curt Cottrell, the Na Ala Hele Program Manger, states “You may ache and get muddy and scratched during this service trip but you will be emotional and viscerally satisfied, looking back at a section of cleared or improved trail, surrounded by stunning beauty, and walking away knowing you have contributed sweat equity in a portion of Oahu’s critical natural resources”. This service trip can accommodate a maximum of 10 people so don’t miss this rare opportunity to visit one of Oahu’s best-kept secrets. |
Manoa Heritage Center
Date: Saturday, August 2
2859 Manoa Road, Honolulu Map
Time: 9:30-10:30 am
Limit: 12
Cost: Free
Tea on the lanai following the tour
(photo credit: Manoa Heritage Center)
In the heart of the Mānoa Valley, The Mānoa Heritage Center promotes the thoughtful stewardship of Hawai‘i’s natural and cultural heritage through preserving and interpreting an extraordinary historic property. The Center includes Kūka‘ō‘ō Heiau, a Native Hawaiian garden and the historic home, Kūali‘i. The Heritage Center is also dedicated to documenting the dynamic history of the Mānoa Valley. The heiau and historic home are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tour includes: Outdoor guided walk through a native plant garden and agricultural garden of Polynesian introduced plants; broad views of the Manoa Valley; and close look at Kūka‘ō‘ō Heiau, an ancient Hawaiian sacred stonewalled structure as well as history about Kūali‘i, the private home of Sam and Mary Cooke, which will one day be open to the public as a museum.
Please be prompt as tours start on time. Please bring comfortable walking shoes, hat, sunscreen, drinking water.
Directions: Enter the Valley via Punahou St which eventually becomes Mānoa Road. Stay to the left on Mānoa Road. A good landmark on Mānoa Road is the Seventh Day Adventist Church which will appear on your right as you drive into the valley. Once you pass Cooper Road, we are the fourth driveway on your right at 2859 Mānoa Road.
Vehicles: Parking is available on the site for cars, taxis, or small mini-vans holding 15 or less. If you plan to use a larger vehicle, please contact us for an alternative parking plan.
Parking: Please park on the lawn in front of the Tudor style home. Come directly to the “Office” to met your docent and begin your tour. |
Service Trip: Kahuku Beach Clean-up organized by Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai'i
Date: Saturday, August 2
Time: 8:00 am-10:30am
Limit: 100 people
Cost: Free
The purpose of this beach clean-up is to remove marine debris from the coastline. Participants will help restore this area and will also record data regarding the types and amounts of debris collected. The clean-up will also include a marine debris presentation and a prize drawing.
The clean-up is being organized by the Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i (B.E.A.C.H.), a non-profit, all volunteer organization concerned with bringing awareness and solutions to marine debris and litter on Hawai`i's beaches through environmental education, litter prevention and beach clean-ups.
What is provided: bags, gloves, water
Useful to bring: bucket, sand sifter, rake, clipboard, small backpack
What to wear: sturdy shoes for walking, hat, sunscreen
Thank you to: Matson, Quiksilver, Kale's Natural Foods, Ben & Jerry's, James Campbell Company LLC, Senator Clayton Hee, Junior Primacio.
Please register directly with B.E.A.C.H. by: Thursday July 31
For information, please visit the B.E.A.C.H. website: www.b-e-a-c-h.org or phone: 808-393-2168 |
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