The University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College's Hanauma Bay Education Program will partner with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service next month for a series of lectures on "The Hazards of Life on Remote Tropical Islands."

The series kicks off Thursday with "Tsunamis: The Great Waves" by Dr. Gerard Fryer, Geophysicist, NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

On May 8, "Hawai'i Surf Research and Summer Forecasting" will be presented by Pat Caldwell, Oceanographer, NOAA Oceanographic Data Center.

And on May 15 the topic is "Guardian of the Sea: Tales of Hawai'i Fishermen from the 1900s" by John Clark.

The series continues May 22 and 29.

All events are free and open to the public and will take place at the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve theater from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Parking is free after 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 397-5840 or e-mail hanauma@hawaii.edu.