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Kū Ka Nū Hou - NEWS
Iune - June 2022
‘ōlelo no‘eau
E lauhoe mai na
waʻa; i ke kā, i ka
hoe; i ka hoe, i ke kā;
pae aku i ka ʻāina.*
Everybody paddle
the canoes together;
bail and paddle,
paddle and bail, and
the shore is reached.
In light of World Ocean Images: NOAA
Day, we uplift this ʻōlelo
noʻeau as a powerful Mokupāpapa Reopening - Bigger and Better
reminder of honoring
the power of collective After over two years of closure and reef dynamics change over time,
contributions to support pent up demand we are welcoming and virtual paths to explore the
healthy and thriving visitors back to Mokupāpapa underwater world. This new MEGA
relationships between Discovery Center. As a community Lab area will allow visitors to interact
people and nature. Finding center for downtown Hilo, the with researchers in person, and will
a way to work together partners are celebrating the reopening replace the wonderful Calley OʻNeil
to coordinate paddling of this vibrant hub of activity. RAMA Art Exhibit graciously on loan
and bailing is part of the to us since 2017.
learning accompanying the In the last two years, through virtual
journey together. Everyone opportunities, we successfully We will also open the Kenyan K.
plays a role to creating developed new national and Beals Community Robotics Center,
a better world for many international audiences for our developed in partnership with the
generations to come. popular monthly webinars, created Hawaiʻi Science and Technology
new curriculum, held teacher Museum as a training area for
workshops, and worked on students preparing for robotics
partnerships while the center was competitions. Hawaiʻi Island has
closed. We are actively getting the some of the highest ranking robotics
facility ready to greet visitors once teams in the United States, and we
again. are honored to help support this
upcoming career pathway. We are also
A new area of the second floor has working on a few new exhibits for the
been constructed in partnership center, including a sea turtle/honu
with Dr. John Burns (Road To The exhibit that will be spread across the
Sea Foundation), the University of entire Center, and a deep-sea, kai
Hawaiʻi, Hilo MEGA (Multi-Scale lipo, immersive exhibit to showcase
Environmental Graphics Analysis) the latest deep sea exploration in
Lab. This area will provide a view Papahānaumokuākea and beyond
into the life of a technology focused that will be completed in the future.
conservation researcher, and highlight We hope you can come visit us in Hilo
the fascinating tools his lab have when you are on the island.
developed to understand how
* Pukuʻi #327 Image: Nāʻālehu Anthony
Day, with activities and live sky around them. Strengthening
entertainment at all four locations, partnerships through collaborative
and in Kalakaua Park across from programming expands our
the East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center. ability to connect students to
The event is Saturday, June 11 from ONMS/PMNM and our mission
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. while developing local talent
for organizational succession
planning. Request a field trip here
or contact Malia.Evans@noaa.gov
“Earth, Sea, Sky: for more information.
Creating Connections”
Educational Program
Launched
Museum Square
Partnership in Hilo
The closure of interpretive facilities
in Hilo over the last two years
Image: Mark Sullivan/NOAA
created an opportunity for us to
meet and discuss how we can be Third Thursday
Image: Janice Wei/NPS
more supportive of each other
and create a culture of exploration PMNM in concert with our partners Mokupāpapa
and discovery in Downtown Hilo. launched a new virtual huakaʻi
Four of the museums in downtown (field trip) program in April in Webinars continue
Hilo developed a Museum Square a multi-year long educational
Partnership to promote visitation, partnership between Mokupāpapa Every third Thursday of the
co-host events and enhance the Discovery Center, the Hawaiʻi month, Mokupāpapa presents
visitor experience in a revitalized Volcanoes National Park and the informative and innovative
Hilo Bayfront community. The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo presentations on research, new
four organizations are the Pacific ʻImiloa Astronomy Center. Through discoveries, and conservation
Tsunami Museum, Hawaiʻi Science participation in field trips with each and management success
and Technology Museum, East organization, virtually or in person, stories.
Hawaiʻi Cultural Center, and our students learn how interconnected
own Mokupāpapa Discovery and interdependent life is in the An upcoming highlight will be
Center. All locations are within Hawaiian archipelago, as well as a presentation by John Armor,
a few minutes walking distance how we can mālama ʻāina, care for director of NOAA’s Office of
of each other and form a rough the world around us. Students are National Marine Sanctuaries
square interpretive trail for visitors grounded in traditional Hawaiian on June 16, 2022. He will be
to follow while exploring the Hilo knowledge systems and practices discussing the 50th anniversary
Bayfront and its many unique and exposed to a diverse range of the National Marine
merchants and eateries. of scientific research and local Sanctuary System. Check the
citizen science projects. In addition, website for more information
The Museum Square Partnership students are introduced to promising about more Third Thursday
will have its inaugural event this career pathways that emphasize webinars to be held at noon on
June to celebrate World Ocean connection to the earth, sea, and July 21, August 18, September
22, and October 20. Stay tuned
for more dates as we get closer
to the holidays.
Celebrating Anniversaries October milestones
In 2022, we celebrate the 50th
On June 15, 2006, the Northwestern Educational, Scientific and Cultural anniversary of the National
Hawaiian Islands Marine National Organization (UNESCO). Because Marine Sanctuary System. On
Monument was designated by the monument represents one of the October 23, 1972, a new era of
President George Bush, creating best examples of both the world’s ocean conservation was born by
the largest marine conservation cultural as well as natural heritage, creating a system of national marine
area on Earth at the time. A year it has the distinction of being named sanctuaries. Since then, the National
later, it was given its Hawaiian the only mixed World Heritage site Marine Sanctuary System has grown
name, Papahānaumokuākea. within the United States. into a nationwide network of 15
Papahānaumoku is a mother figure national marine sanctuaries and two
personified by the earth and Wākea August 26 marks the sixth marine national monuments that
is a father figure personified in the anniversary of expansion conserve more than 620,000 square
expansive sky; the two are honored of Papahānaumokuākea by miles of spectacular ocean and Great
and highly recognized ancestors
of Native Hawaiian people. Presidential proclamation.
This June 15, we celebrate the Lakes waters, an area nearly the size
Previously the largest contiguous
sixteenth anniversary of Monument of Alaska.
fully-protected conservation area in
designation. the United States at 139,797 square
Rounding out October’s celebrations
miles, the expanded boundaries
On July 30, we celebrate twelve will be 50 years of UNESCO’s
made it one of the largest protected
years since Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Convention,
areas on the planet at 582,578 square
Marine National Monument established in 1972 to safeguard
miles, nearly the size of the Gulf of
was inscribed as a mixed World exceptional heritage sites like
Mexico.
Heritage site by the United Nations Papahānaumokuākea.
Happy Anniversary!
A worldwide audience joined
the OET Corps of Explorers via
NautilusLive.org as the E/V
Nautilus mapped and explored
seamounts and guyots at depths of
2000-3000+ meters as part of NA138
- Luʻuaeahikiikekumu Expedition.
A giant glass sponge
covered in basket stars
The webpage describes the scientific
surrounded by colorful goals of the expedition and hosts a
coral species was viewed
gallery of images, video highlights,
The Hidden Depths of at unnamed seamount
North. The green laser
dots are 10cm apart.
and blogs.
Papahānaumokuākea Image: OET/Nautilus Live
and NOAA As part of the monument’s ongoing
collaboration with OET, some
While the islands, coral atolls and Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus content and live school interactions
reefs of Papahānaumokuākea just shed a little more light on the are available in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
teem with life, very little is known rich diversity of deep sea corals, (Hawaiian). There will be ongoing
about the deep ocean ecosystems sponges, and other marine life that deep ocean exploration within
that make up a vast majority of the cluster in dense “gardens” along PMNM and the Pacific over the next
monument. NOAA partner Ocean ancient underwater volcanoes like few years. To learn more about deep
Exploration Trust (OET) and the the Liliʻuokalani Ridge, located in ocean exploration throughout the
the far northwestern edge of the national marine sanctuary system,
expanded boundary area. visit DeepOceaneducation.org.
Top image: Sarah Glover/NOAA (Permit #22677)
National Marine Sanctuary
Designation for Papahānaumokuākea
Native Hawaiian kūpuna (esteemed elders) eighty-two written and oral comments were
have strongly advocated for the long-term received. Public comments spanned a broad
lasting protection of Papahānaumokuākea from range of information, issues of concern, and
the beginning and instilled the vision and values recommendations. The majority of comments
that set the course for a collective journey caring were in support of moving forward with the
for this sacred place. Weaving together the past, Sanctuary designation process. A summary of
present, and future, their legacy is foundational the range of comments is provided below.
to guiding Native Hawaiian engagement in
the active protection and management of
Papahānaumokuākea.
In moving forward with sanctuary designation,
our goal is to continue to honor their legacy
and vision towards ensuring the permanency
of lasting protection of this place for future
generations. Sanctuary designation will provide
another layer of protection to continue honoring
this place and will not diminish any existing
protections.
There are many opportunities for public
Public comments received through the process
involvement in the process for sanctuary
will inform the design of a draft sanctuary
designation. Public meetings were held in
management plan, proposed sanctuary
December, 2021, co-hosted by NOAA and
regulations, and terms of designation. These
the State of Hawaii Department of Land
designation documents are being written, and
and Natural Resources. A combined total of
will be released for public review in 2023.
Find out more about national marine sanctuary
designation for Papahānaumokuākea on the
Monument website.
Image: Greg McFall/NOAA
Connect with Us papahanaumokuakea.gov Papahānaumokuākea is co-managed by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Wildlife Service, State of Hawai‘i, and Office of
NOAA/Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center 76 Kamehameha Avenue Hawaiian Affairs. This newsletter highlights some of
1845 Wasp Blvd, Building 176 Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720 the initiatives of the NOAA Office of National Marine
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96818 | Phone: 808-725-5800 Phone: 808-498-4709 Sanctuaries and partners.
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