Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 3, 1 March 1986 — MGF Series Focuses on Beauty, Culture [ARTICLE]

MGF Series Focuses on Beauty, Culture

The general public is invited to enjoy life in Hawaii and leam more about its special places and people through the 1986 Ke Kukui O Moanalua series of lectures and field trips whieh began last month and continuing through June. The series focuses on Hawaii's rare natural beauty and fascinating cultural history. Costs of these lectures and field trips range from $6 to $55, with discounts for members of the Moanalua Gardens Foundation. For all particulars and reservation forms, te!ephone 839-5334.

Ke Kukui's remaining schedule of lectures and field trips: Mar. 8, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Hawaiian Personal Hygiene — Allen Kanoa will explain Hawaiian grooming and hygiene and how various products were made. Location: Moanalua Intermediate School. Apr. 12, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., Part 1, Insular Euolution — Join Dr. Wayne Gagne, a Bishop Museum entomologist, in a lecture and slide show presentation explaining why Hawaii's biota is so fascinating. Location: Moanalua Intermediate School.

Apr. 26, 6 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Part II, Nature Conseruancy 's Kamakou Preserue — A day trip with Dr. Gagne to a pristine rain forest on Molokai. Check in at Air Molokai counter. May 17, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Moku O Lo'e — Visit the marine research facilities on $8 million Coconut Island via a glass bottom boat ride in Kaneohe Bay. Location: Glass bottom boat at Heeia Kea Pier. June 7, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Part /, Hawaiian Fishponds — Aquaculture, as first practiced by early Hawaiians, will eome alive in Carol Wyban's lecture and slide show presentation. From 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., visit Waikalua Loko fishpond, tour the Mariculture Research and Training Center of the Hawaii Institute. of Marine Biology and stop at Hanohano Enterprises and hear one family's personal experiences at prawn farming.