2025 Year of Our Community Forests Keynote Panel
11 a.m. to Noon
Great Lawn Mainstage

This year celebrates our precious community forests of the wao kanaka (inland regions) where we live, work, and play. Hawaiʻi’s forests and their resources have sustained human life since the arrival of Polynesians and continue to do so today. Listen to key community leaders address the status and health of our native ecosystems, delve into ongoing and planned forest restoration projects, and share stories about the intimate relationships between native Hawaiian plants and the people who have dedicated their lives to keep these species and their associated cultural practices alive.

• Susan Ching, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Oʻahu Botanist and Oʻahu Plant Extinction Prevention Program Coordinator
• Heather McMillen, Urban & Community Forester with the Hawaiʻi Department of Land & Natural Resources
• Nalu Andrade, artist and cultural practitioner of Na Maka Kahiko
• Sebastian Marquez, Honolulu Zoo Horticulturist
• Mahi La Pierre, Kahu Ulu Laau Kaiaulu (Community Forester) of Native Hawaiian Hardwoods for Traditional & Cultural Practices

Invasive Species Awareness Month: What’s at Risk — from Mauka to Makai
1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Great Lawn Mainstage

May is Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Awareness Month, led by the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council (HISC). From the health of our watersheds and marine ecosystems to our cultural practices and food security, invasive species threaten the foundation of Hawaiʻi’s well-being. This panel brings together leading conservationists to discuss what is being done to address the most pressing invasive species in Hawaiʻi and how we can restore balance and build resilience for generations to come.

• Panelists to be announced soon

Science on a Sphere
Featuring informational sessions by NOAA
Planetarium Lobby
15 minutes
Free
11:00 AM NOAA in Your Life
12:15 PM Tsunamis

Planetarium Theater Schedule
All tickets $3 per person for purchase at Shop Pacifica or planetarium lobby

Featuring: Children’s Book Readings of
Pau: The Last Song of the Kaua‘i ‘Ō‘ō
10:30 AM and 1:30 PM
Learn about the disappearance of the is followed by a short journey through the night sky.
25 minutes

10:30 AM Pau: The Last Song of the Kaua‘i ‘Ō‘ō (25 minutes)
11:30 AM Wayfinders: Waves, Winds and Stars (45 minutes)
1:30 PM Pau: The Last Song of the Kaua‘i ‘Ō‘ō (25 minutes)
2:30 PM The Hawaiian Sky Tonight (25 minutes)
3:30 PM Wayfinders: Waves, Winds and Stars (45 minutes)