Updated at 8:03 a.m., Friday, February 16, 2007
First lady to visit Honolulu, marine national monument
Advertiser Staff
First lady Laura Bush will visit Honolulu March 1 as part of her trip, which also includes stops at the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, Midway Atoll and California, her office said today.Bush will be in California on Feb. 28 for events before arriving at Midway Atoll on March 1. After that, she will touch down in Honolulu.
Her plans also include a visit to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument,which was created last year and represents the largest single conservation area in the country. It includes 2.7 million acres of coral reef and 7,000 species, including 14 million nesting seabirds and 250 fish species.
Bush has not been to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands before, although she did view Jean-Michel Cousteau's PBS documentary on the damage being done to the islands in April 2005 and made opening comments when President Bush signed the proclamation establishing the national monument.
