WORLD OCEANS DAY @ KALAKAUA PARK
World Ocean Day 2024
Saturday, June 8th in Kalākaua Park, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Saturday, June 8th in Kalākaua Park, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Join the Downtown Hilo Museum Square (East Hawai‘i Cultural Center, Hawai‘i Science and Technology Museum, Mokupāpapa Discovery Center, and Pacific Tsunami Museum) for our 3rd annual World Ocean Day event. This is a free family-friendly event aimed at highlighting our kuleana, our responsibility, in caring for our oceans, responsibility conservation related issues and celebrating our oceans.
World Ocean Day (internationally on June 8th) brings awareness to sustainable management of the world’s oceans and highlights the importance of ocean conservation education and action. We have been following the UN World Oceans Day theme, which is “Awaken New Depths” for 2024
The Museum Square event will feature FREE keiki activities, entertainment, informational booths and more!
★★★PLUS we’ll be offering you a chance to win an awesome prize bag, filled with goodies from each of the 4 Museum Square host organizations!
Come down to the event, pick up a stamp card, visit the participating organizations to complete your card, then enter our raffle for a chance to win!★★★
✽Participating organizations✽
– Āina Ho’ōla Initiative https://ainahoola.org/ or @aina_hoola_initiative
▸Big Island Water Garden Club
▸Big Island Genki Ball
▸East Hawai‘i Cultural Center https://ehcc.org
▸Hawaii Wai Ola https://www.hawaiiwaiola.com/
▸Hawai‘i Science and Technology Museum https://hawaiisciencemuseum.org/
▸Hilo Public Library https://www.librarieshawaii.org/branch/hilo-public-library/
▸Keiki Labs https://www.keikilabs.com/ or @keikilabs
▸Mokupāpapa Discovery Center https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/education/center.html
– Pacific Tsunami Museum http://tsunami.org/
– Sophie’s Critters https://sophiescritters.com/ or @sophiecritters
– USDA
– Zero Waste Hawai’i Island https://www.zerowastehi.org/ or @zerowastehi
– Waiākea High School Key Club
– Āina Ho’ōla Initiative https://ainahoola.org/ or @aina_hoola_initiative
▸Big Island Water Garden Club
▸Big Island Genki Ball
▸East Hawai‘i Cultural Center https://ehcc.org
▸Hawaii Wai Ola https://www.hawaiiwaiola.com/
▸Hawai‘i Science and Technology Museum https://hawaiisciencemuseum.org/
▸Hilo Public Library https://www.librarieshawaii.org/branch/hilo-public-library/
▸Keiki Labs https://www.keikilabs.com/ or @keikilabs
▸Mokupāpapa Discovery Center https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/education/center.html
– Pacific Tsunami Museum http://tsunami.org/
– Sophie’s Critters https://sophiescritters.com/ or @sophiecritters
– USDA
– Zero Waste Hawai’i Island https://www.zerowastehi.org/ or @zerowastehi
– Waiākea High School Key Club
✽And visit our Museum Square businesses for specials during the event!✽
– Big Island Climbing: 10% off purchases during the event, BOGO, Raffle giveaway
– Big Island Bookbuyers: 10% off purchases during the event
– Crazy Beautiful: Free item with purchase.
– Poke Market: Special of the day!
– RK Woods Gallery: 10% off purchases during the event & Discount on sea creatures art hanging on the wall
– Wade Morales Photography Gallery: 5% off purchases during the event
– Big Island Climbing: 10% off purchases during the event, BOGO, Raffle giveaway
– Big Island Bookbuyers: 10% off purchases during the event
– Crazy Beautiful: Free item with purchase.
– Poke Market: Special of the day!
– RK Woods Gallery: 10% off purchases during the event & Discount on sea creatures art hanging on the wall
– Wade Morales Photography Gallery: 5% off purchases during the event
•••Mahalo to the Waiākea High School Key Club for their awesome volunteers•••
See you soon!
- Event Area: East Hawaiʻi