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Waikiki Aquarium
2777 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
Tel: (808) 923-9741
Fax: (808) 923-1771
E-mail: webmaster@www.waquarium.hawaii.org
Web: www.waquarium.org
Waikiki Aquarium displays more than 2,500 specimens representing over 400 vertebrate and invertebrate species. The exhibits focus primarily on coral reefs and feature up-close experiences at the “Edge of the Reef” outdoor exhibit, educational talks about the Hawaiian Monk Seal, and other interpretive presentations. An audio tour provides additional information about exhibits. The Aquarium also offers a marine education program with classes, workshops, school tours, and a lecture series on marine science. Research activities include Coral propagation, shark biology, larval studies and the reproduction of cuttles and the chambered nautilus. The aquarium is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, except Christmas.
Water Resources Research Center
Holmes 283
2540 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7847
Fax: (808) 956-5044
Web: www.wrrc.hawaii.edu
Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) conducts research on Hawai‘i’s water resources, assists and promotes instruction in water resources in several academic departments, provides training opportunities for engineers and scientists through research, and communicates research results to users. Interdisciplinary research is broadly based in physical and biological sciences, technology, ecology, and social sciences. The research encompasses hydrology and hydraulic engineering, geology, geophysics and geochemistry, microbiology, chemistry, zoology, oceanography, sanitary engineering and public health, climatology and soil physics, agricultural engineering and forestry, and socioeconomic and legal issues. WRRC operates laboratories and field research facilities. The Environmental Center, whose mission is to focus on ecological relationships, natural resources, and environmental quality, is administered by
WRRC.
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