WHALE QUEST KAPALUA: The Feb. 13 to 15 educational symposium includes a youth program, seminars, educational and art exhibitions, whale-watching excursions as well as a charity golf tournament. Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ambassadors of the Environment Program offers activities for ages 5 to 12. All events are at Kapalua Resort and The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, are free and open to the public with the exception of the whale-watching tours and golf tournament.

AQUA HOTELS & RESORTS' "Obama-rama" package is at all 12 Aqua Hotels in Waikiki. Rates start at $159 per night for Aqua Boutique hotels and $139 per night for Aqua Lite properties for single or double occupancy. The package includes "The Dream Begins — How Hawai'i Shaped Barack Obama" by Hawai'i authors and former Advertiser writers Stu Glauberman and Jerry Burris, and a rental car for each day booked, through June 30. www.aquaresorts.com. 924-6543, 866-406-2782.