Posted at 1:05 a.m., Thursday, February 1, 2007
Forum on sea protection opens
Advertiser Staff
A weeklong conference on protecting marine areas in the Pacific will be highlighted by a public forum and reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the East-West Center's Keoni Auditorium on the campus of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.Speakers are leaders in marine conservation from Hawai'i, the Solomon Islands, Micronesia and UNESCO's World Heritage Centre. They include 'Aulani Wilhelm, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, and Salamat Ali Tabbasum of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
"Our Sea of Islands, A Regional Forum for Oceania on Marine Managed Areas and World Heritage" runs through Friday. Parking is available on the UH campus through the East-West Gate.
