Contents | Islander Calendar | Mahalo Mail | Mahalo Air Schedule Robert Kennedy Jr. Headlines June Conference Bobby Kennedy, Jr. will be the keynote speaker at Save Our Seas' second International Clean Ocean Conference during the weekend of June 14 at Princeville Hotel on Kaua'i. The conference, which explores ocean problems and solutions, will celebrate 1997 as the International Year Of the Reef. Hawai'i's Governor Benjamin Cayetano plans to attend, along with many scientists, educators and policy makers. The weekend includes a coral monitoring workshop on the reef in Hanalei Bay below the Princeville Hotel. Among the presentations will be Ahupua'a (Polynesian Resource Management System) by environmental educator and photographer David Boynton. Chuck Blay (Oceanographer) will explain How Coral Reefs Help Form Hawai'i's Beaches. Dr. Brian Tissot (UH Hilo, Marine Science) will describe Community-based Managment of Coral Reefs. Dr. James Maragos of the East West Center will talk on Coral Reefs and Ocean Resource Management. Dr. Richard Grigg (UH-Oceanography) will describe Anini Reef, Kaua'i, Past and Present. Dr. Cindy Hunter (UH-Botany) will explain Video and Coral Reef Monitoring. Dr. John McManus (ICLARM, Phillipines) will review the Coral Reefs of the World. Participants in the conference and presenters will discuss their points of view and plan for solutions, education and further research. On Sunday, attendees will participate in field trips, including scenic hikes, Na Pali Coast boat rides, kayaking on beautiful Hanalei Bay, or just enjoying a fun day at the beach. To register and for more information call Save Our Seas at 800-767-4101, visit website http://planet-hawaii.com/sos/, or or email sos@aloha.net. Copyright 1995 Mahalo Islander Magazine All Rights Reserved