Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 3, 1 April 2002 — Northwest Hawaiian Islands [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Northwest Hawaiian Islands

ANational Marine Sanctuary is being proposed for the Northwestem Hawaiian Islands. The 1,200 mile stretch of islets are home to some of the healthiest and most extensive coral reefs on Earth. Come share your ideas about what a Naīional Marine Sanctuary could mean for this special oeean region. Public round table meetings will be held statewide in April. Your input will shape the future of this spectacular and culturally rich marine ecosystem. For more information log on to hawaiireef.noaa.gov or write to the Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve at 6700 Kalaniana'ole Hwy. #215, Honolulu, HI 96825.

April 9 — 6 p.m., Wai'anae District Park Multipurpose Building, Wai'anae. April 10 — 6 p.rn., He'eia Kea State Park Visitors Center Hall, Kōne'ohe. April 11 — 6 p.m., Maui Arts & Cultural Center McCoy Studio Theatre, Kahului. April 11 — 1 p.m., Dept. of

Commerce Bldg., Rm. 1414, Washington, D.C. April 12 — 6 p.m., Kūlana 'Ōiwi, Kalama'ula, Moloka'i. April 15 — 6 p.m., Japanese Cultural Center , Mōnoa Rm., 2454 South Beretania St., Honolulu. April 16 — 6 p.m., Radisson Kaua'i Beach Resort, Jasmine

Ballroom, Līhu'e. April 17 — 6 p.m., University of Hawai'i at Hilo Marine Science Building, Hilo. April 18 — 6 p.m., King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Kamakahonu Ballroom, Kailua-Kona. April 19 — 6 p.m., Lōna'i Public Library, Lōna'i City. ■

Public comment sought on a proposed marine sanctuary tor the

Solitude in the sun — Such endangered marine life as honu (turtles) 'īlioholoikauaua (monk seals) sea birds and rare corals are the subjects of proposed marine sanctuary.