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Tsunami Warning

From the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center:

A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.

A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.

THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 1105 AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010.

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Governor’s Innovation Awards for November 2009

Governor Linda Lingle today recognized three recipients of the Governor’s Innovation Awards for their role in helping Hawai‘i create an innovation-based economy and a stronger future for the state. The winners have developed innovative solutions to challenges, invented and implemented new technologies with worldwide applications, and contributed to the long-term economic well-being of the state.

“This month’s Innovation Award Winners have demonstrated that developing innovative solutions to improve our community is important in every sector of our society,” said Governor Lingle. “One recipient is leading the way in using science and technology to develop innovative retina treatments. Another is employing innovative ideas and partnerships to ensure that our youth do not miss out on athletic opportunities due to the current economic and fiscal challenges. Our third recipient is a government agency that has a proven record of developing innovative programs to help prepare those who made mistakes in the past to lead productive lives in our community.”

The recipients of the Governor’s Innovation Award for November 2009 are:

Innovation by an Organization: Retina Institute of Hawai‘i

The Retina Institute of Hawai‘i is regarded as one of the nation’s leading retina treatment practices, especially for its research and clinical trials. The Institute is currently participating in 13 clinical trials that allow it to offer Hawai‘i residents the latest state-of-the-art treatment and therapies. The Institute is also in the process of securing at least four patents on several types of retina surgeries. In addition to its advanced research and clinical trials, the Retina Institute of Hawai‘i has invested more than $300,000 to launch “Project Vision,” an innovative, non-profit mobile office that provides free retinal screenings via a converted 35-foot bus that is furnished with an examination laboratory and digital imaging equipment.

Innovation by an Individual: Keith Amemiya

Since taking the position of executive director of the Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) eleven years ago, Keith Amemiya has devised innovative ways to increase and enhance opportunities for Hawai‘i’s youth to participate in high school athletics. Without counting on State funding, Amemiya formed strategic partnerships with Hawai‘i’s businesses and the community to expand the number of state championship tournaments, providing more opportunities for more student athletes – both boys and girls – from across the state to become involved. Hawai‘i now has the most high school sports championships in the nation – thanks to the pioneering work by Amemiya to find creative ways to establish championship tournaments in sports such as girls wrestling, air riflery, cheerleading, girls golf, girls water polo and judo.

This year, facing what could have been a monumental challenge when the Department of Education cut $1.2 million from Hawai‘i’s public school athletic departments, Amemiya used his innovative skills to form the HHSAA Save Our Sports campaign. Since July, the campaign has raised more than $1.3 million in private donations, ensuring that our student athletes will not miss out on opportunities to participate and excel in their chosen sports, despite the current economic and fiscal challenges. Amemiya will step down as executive director at the end of the year, but through his innovation, he leaves HHSAA with a stronger future and a winning record for Hawai‘i’s student athletes.

Innovation in Government: Dept. of Public Safety, Hawai‘i Correctional Industries

Hawai‘i Correctional Industries (HCI) continues to implement innovative solutions that allow inmates to learn job skills, while saving the State and private companies valuable resources. HCI, a self-sustaining division of the state Department of Public Safety, provides inmates with real-world work opportunities to help increase their employment prospects upon release. HCI has developed inmate work programs that provide printing services, labor resources, furniture making, and construction services. Over the years, HCI work crews have constructed playgrounds at elementary schools, installed office furniture at state agencies, cleared weeds and brush along State highways and packaged papayas for a Hilo company. The labor provided to the government agencies comes at significant cost savings, which is especially helpful as the State works to provide quality services with fewer resources. Inmate labor costs only 50 cents per hour and the inmates gain a positive work ethic while learning real-world skills that they can use to turn their lives around and create a stronger future for themselves when released back into the community.

About the Governor’s Innovation Awards

Governor Lingle initiated the Innovation Awards in May 2008 to acknowledge and encourage innovation across all sectors statewide. The awards recognize deserving individuals, companies, nonprofits, organizations and government agencies that are developing innovative products, services and processes. The award is part of the Lingle-Aiona Administration’s Hawai‘i Innovation Initiative, a comprehensive plan to transform Hawai‘i’s economy from one dependent on land development to one that builds on human ingenuity and the ability of Hawai‘i’s people to innovate.

The Governor’s Innovation Awards nominees are evaluated monthly by a 15-member selection panel comprised of industry, education and government representatives statewide. Nominations are submitted online and are judged on creativity; effectiveness in achieving a goal or purpose; transferability and adoptability by others; and significance in addressing an important local or global issue, problem or opportunity. The selection committee provides final recommendations to Governor Lingle for her approval.

For additional information or to submit a nomination, visit www.hawaii.gov/gov/innovation-award.

Helemano Farms opens Friday for Christmas tree sales

Helemano Farms, which grows thousands of Norfolk pine Christmas trees in Central Oahu, will open on “Black Friday.” This is the company’s fifth year of tree sales. The farm will be open every day, from noon to sunset on weekdays and 10 a.m. to sunset on weekends, until two days before Christmas 2009.

Prices for all Norfolk trees up to 8 feet tall are the same as last year: 6-foot Norfolks are still only $40! Our locally made Christmas wreaths also are the same price as last year: $25.

Visitors at Helemano Farms choose from thousands of Norfolk Christmas trees, which range from 5 to 20 feet tall. Employees cut, wrap and load trees free of charge. And Norfolks grow back after they’re cut down.

Potted Norfolk Pines are not available at the farm and the company does not ship trees off Oahu.

Helemano Farms has planted its popular Leyland Cypress trees, which sold out in 2008. The new Leylands should be ready by Christmas 2010.

Helemano Farms LLC started growing Christmas trees in Central Oahu in 2002. The farm began as the green retirement project of late agriculture executive Mike O’Brien, whose family runs Helemano Farms in his memory. The farm is in Whitmore Village in Wahiawa at the end of Whitmore Avenue.

Hawaii receives $3.8 million for energy conservation

U. S. Representative Neil Abercrombie today announced that the City and County of Honolulu is receiving $3,863,700 for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The block grants are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to help communities improve their energy efficiency, reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and create green jobs locally.

“Ultimately, this helps families save money on utility bills,” said Rep. Abercrombie, “because the more energy efficient Hawaii’s communities are, the smaller our overall energy demand and the less fuel we’ll need to generate electricity.”

Activities eligible for grants funding include home and business energy audits and building retrofits, the development and implementation of advanced building codes and inspections, and the creation of financial incentive programs for energy efficiency improvements.

“The other sustained benefit to these grants is the creation of new green jobs, from conducting energy audits and retrofitting buildings, eventually to the creation of Hawaii businesses to manufacture energy efficient equipment.”

Hawaii nets $75 million in education grants

The U.S. Department of Education announced the disbursement of over $21.8 billion in formula grants, including over $75 million for Hawaii. The Hawaii funding breaks down as follows:

Formula grant programs are noncompetitive awards based on a predetermined formula and provide funding for a variety of programs.

“Formula funding is critically important to every state and school district as we work together to prepare young children to enter school and every student for graduation,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “Federal formula grants combined with Recovery Act funding present an unprecedented opportunity to drive reforms and improvements in our nation’s schools.”

These so-called formula grant programs dispense funds to states on July 1 and Oct. 1 based on congressionally mandated formulas that, depending on the program, take into account such measures as population, poverty rates and enrollment. Formula grants originate from the Education Department’s annual appropriation from Congress and are separate from the $100 billion in stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Chamber Music Hawaii Previews New Season

CMH Tresemble

CMH kicks off the 2009-2010 season with Chamber Music 101, a casual event of conversation, music, and refreshments. Public Radio’s Joan Canfield will talk about how to enjoy chamber music. Members of the Spring Wind Quintet will provide musical examples and answer questions on Sunday afternoon, August 30, at 4 p.m. at the brand new Studio 909 at the Musicians Association of Hawaii, 909 Kapiolani Blvd. Chamber Music 101 is FREE. Reservations are appreciated at 489-5038.

Chamber Music Hawaii has just announced its 2009-2010 season that offers monthly subscription concerts at both Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts, and Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College, plus the Honolulu Brass Choir at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in December.

Music lovers have a menu of ticket options, ranging from a Season Subscription for 8 concerts, to the Favorite Four flexible package, to the new Intro Package which includes the first two concerts – a “try us, you’ll like us” offer. Ticket packages range in price from $150 to $40. Single tickets are $25, $20 for seniors and military, and free for students with ID.

Subscriptions and single tickets are available online at www.chambermusichawaii.com,
or by phone at 489-5038.

The 2009-2010 Season

GALLIARD AND FRIENDS
With J. Scott Janusch, oboe and Claire Butin, flute
7:30pm Monday, Sept. 21 – Doris Duke Theatre
7:30pm Monday, Sept. 28 – Paliku Theatre
Holst: Terzetto
Beethoven: Serenade
Martinů: Mazurka-Nocturne
Ginastera: ‘Impressions of Puna
Britten: Phantasy Quartet
Sponsored by Windward Arts Council

SPRING WINDS AND FRIENDS
7:30pm Monday, Oct. 12 – Doris Duke Theatre
7:30pm Monday, Oct. 19 – Paliku Theatre
Warlock/Campbell: Capriol Suite
Brahms: Hungarian Dances 3 & 7
Mozart/Schweitzer: Mozart Sonata
Mozart: Serenade No. 11 in Eb major, K. 375

TRIO OF TRIOS
With Thomas Yee, piano
4:00pm Sunday, Nov. 15 – Doris Duke Theatre
7:30pm Monday, Nov. 16 – Paliku Theatre
Mozart: Clarinet Trio, K. 498
Loeffler: Deux Rhapsodies
Brahms: Horn Trio, Op. 40
Sponsored by Mozart House

HONOLULU BRASS CHOIR
4:00pm Sunday, Dec. 6 – St. Andrew’s Cathedral
A holiday celebration with brass, organ and percussion
Music by Bach, Gabrieli, Praetorius, and Strauss
Thomas Osborne, Conductor
John Renke, Organist
Sponsored by Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc. (add DLS logo)

GALLIARD STRING QUARTET
4:00pm Sunday, Jan. 10 – Doris Duke Theatre
7:30pm Monday, Jan. 11 – Paliku Theatre
Skalkottas: Greek Dances
Rachmaninoff: String Quartet No. 2 (Unfinished)
Piazzolla: Four for Tango
Barber: String Quartet, Op.11

SPRING WIND QUINTET
7:30pm Monday, Mar. 8 – Paliku Theatre
7:30pm Monday, Mar. 15 – Doris Duke Theatre
Bartholomew: Second Suite from Razumov
Magnussen: Commission TBA
Aguila: Wind Quintet

HONOLULU BRASS QUINTET
7:30pm Monday, Apr. 5 – Paliku Theatre
7:30pm Monday, Apr. 12 – Doris Duke Theatre
TBA

TRESEMBLE
With Vicky Gorman, soprano
7:30pm Monday, May 3 – Paliku Theatre
7:30pm Monday, May 10 – Doris Duke Theatre
Ravel: Songs of Madagascar
Debussy: Sonata No. 2
Mahler: Ruckert Lieder 4 songs
Saint-Saëns: Invisible Flute

Season-at-a-Glance

Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 901 Kinau Street, Honolulu

  • Monday, Sept. 21 Galliard and Friends
  • Monday, Oct. 12 Spring Winds and Friends
  • Sunday, Nov. 15 Trio of Trios
  • Sunday, Jan. 10 Galliard String Quartet
  • Monday, Mar. 15 Spring Wind Quintet
  • Monday, Apr. 12 Honolulu Brass Quintet
  • Monday, May 10 Tresemble

Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College, 45-720 Kea`ahala Road, Kaneohe

  • Monday, Sept. 28 Galliard and Friends
  • Monday, Oct. 19 Spring Winds and Friends
  • Monday, Nov. 16 Trio of Trios
  • Monday, Jan. 11 Galliard String Quartet
  • Monday, Mar. 8 Spring Wind Quintet
  • Monday, Apr. 5 Honolulu Brass Quintet
  • Monday, May 3 Tresemble

Cathedral Church of St. Andrew
229 Queen Emma Square, Honolulu

  • Sunday, Dec. 6 Honolulu Brass Choir

Since 1982 Chamber Music Hawaii has featured three ensembles – the Galliard String Quartet, Honolulu Brass Quintet and Spring Wind Quintet, all Honolulu Symphony musicians. Each ensemble presents two programs during the concert series along with education outreach programs in Hawai`i schools. The ensembles also collaborate to form a Tresemble for additional programs that feature a variety of repertoire for mixed instrumentation, which is frequently overlooked in many concert series. Chamber Music Hawaii has appeared throughout Hawaii, Mainland U.S.A., Europe and Asia.

Statehood Conference on Friday

To culminate the year-long commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Hawai‘i’s statehood, the 50th Anniversary of Statehood Commission will host a commemorative conference on Admission Day, August 21, 2009 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. The one-day conference, titled “New Horizons for the Next 50 Years,” will bring together Hawai‘i citizens representing different industries and interests, to reflect on the accomplishments Hawai‘i has achieved since becoming a state, while exploring the vision for Hawai‘i’s next 50 years.

Featured Speakers include:

  • Bryan Clay, 2008 Decathlon Gold Medalist
  • Andy Karsner, former assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
  • John Zogby, pollster, Zogby International
  • Admiral Timothy Keating, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
  • General (Ret.) Eric Shinseki, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Sessions

  • Hawai‘i’s 21st Century Global Economy (9:15 – 10:15 a.m.)
  • Native Hawaiians: Cultural Navigation in a Sea of Change (3:00 – 4:30 p.m.)
  • Hawai‘i Stamp Unveiling (10:15 – 10:30 a.m.)
    In coordination with the U.S. Postal Service, Governor Lingle will help unveil the official State of Hawai‘i commemorative stamp. Hawai‘i’s stamp design was created by local artist Herb Kane of the Big Island.
  • Live Video Teleconference with Troops in Iraq (10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.)
    Hawai‘i’s men and women in uniform who are serving overseas in Iraq will be part of the official commemoration conference through a live video teleconference.
  • Economic Forecast Luncheon (12:30 – 2:00 p.m.)
    Emerging from the Global Recession: Near Term Economic Prospects for Hawai‘i, the U.S., and the World – Featuring the annual Economic Forecast panel discussion with the Hawai‘i Economic Association and the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization (UHERO).
  • News Conference – Clean Energy Future (2:00 p.m.)
    Enterprise Rent-a-Car and the Hawai‘i State Dept. of Transportation will hold a news conference during which Enterprise Rent-a-Car will unveil its commitment to a clean energy future for Hawai‘i.

Workshops (11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)

  • Military partnerships – Part of Our ‘Ohana
  • Hawai‘i’s Tourism Future
  • Knowledge Management – Leading Hawai‘i’s Future
  • Media in Hawai‘i – The Next 50 Years
  • Economic Understanding for Today and Transformation for Tomorrow
  • Public Education in Hawai‘i: Past, Present, and Future
  • Labor Movement: Role of Unions Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
  • Preserving Hawai‘i’s Natural Resources
  • Historic Overview: Historical Perspectives of Statehood
  • Hawai‘i’s Energy Future: The Next 50 Years
  • What does “Innovation” mean?

New Horizons Pavilions:

To further the educational and informational benefit to conference delegates, exhibit pavilions will be available. In the exhibit pavilions, delegates will be able to expand their understanding and appreciation of particular subject areas by talking with experts in each field. Exhibit pavilions (scheduled):

  • Clean Energy, Technology & Green Living
  • Diversity & Culture
  • Business & Finance
  • Hospitality & Tourism
  • Health, Wellness & Aging

New Opportunities Career and Job Fair

Employment search firms, local employers, and the State of Hawai‘i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workforce Development Division will offer information and job search assistance to potential employees.

Entertainment

Featured performances by Hawai‘i artists – Keola and Moanalani Beamer, Raiatea Helm, Natalie Ai Kamauu, Geoffrey Keezer, Charles Kaupu, Bernice Hirai, the Chamber Music Hawai‘i Spring Wind Quintet, Halau Hula Olana, Tihati Productions, Arshielle Calatrava, Danny Kaleikini, and Ciana Pelekai.

  • Evening Concert (7:00 – 9:00 p.m.)
    1950s-style concert by The Platters, The Coasters and The Drifters. Presented by Tom Moffat Productions.
  • Statehood Fireworks (9:00 p.m.)
    Presented by the Hilton Hawaiian Village and Hawai‘i Explosives & Pyrotechnics, Inc.

Maui, Big Island Featured in ‘Wedding Day’

Southern California residents Tyra Moe and Richard Hidalgo received the destination wedding of their dreams on the Magic Isle of Maui last September and TNT’s new reality show “Wedding Day,” a Mark Burnett/Dreamworks Production, captured the couple’s romantic journey.

The one-hour Hawaii episode airs August 8 at 9:00 a.m. EDT/8:00 a.m. CDT on TNT (check local listings) featuring a lavish wedding on Maui and special visit to Kauai.

“Hawaii is a beautiful setting for destination weddings, so it was a privilege to reward Tyra and Richard for the service they provide their communities with a dream wedding on Maui,” said John Monahan, president and CEO of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB). “To be surrounded by family and friends in this tropical island locale, while enjoying the scenery, warm weather, and activities together, created memories they will never forget.”

Wedding Day gives deserving couples across the nation the nuptials of their dreams. Tyra and Richard were selected because of their roles in serving the people of Imperial Beach, Calif. Tyra is a firefighter and Richard is a lifeguard.

Their lifestyles are chaotic and demanding and, as such, the couple had conceded their dream wedding plans to a backyard barbecue to tie the knot. However, Wedding Day and HVCB, the state’s tourism marketing agency for North America, which was instrumental in bringing the show to the islands, had other plans.

The surprise began in San Diego when Wedding Day hosts Alan Dunn and Diann Valentine gathered with Tyra and Richard’s family and friends to tell the couple they were heading to Hawaii for a week beyond their wildest expectations.

Once the excitement set in, the couple and their 50 guests were whisked away to the airport and boarded a Hawaiian Airlines flight to Maui. Tyra and Richard were pampered in First Class enjoying Hawaiian’s award-winning tapas-style menu and in-flight hospitality.

After arriving on Maui, the wedding party checked into the Wailea Beach Marriott Resort and Spa, where Tyra and Richard settled into their luxurious suite with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean. The couple then met the “Dream Team” who were creating and coordinating the once-in-a-lifetime event, led by Carolee Higashino, owner and president of A White Orchid Wedding. Using her industry resources, Higashino assembled a team of wedding specialists that included Asa Flowers, Café O’Lei Catering, Envisions Entertainment, and Jamie Clark of Pacific Design Group.

In the days leading up to the wedding, Tyra and Richard enjoyed Maui’s charms, exploring the Maui Ocean Center, Alii Kula Lavender Farm, paddle boarding, and a helicopter ride. They also made a day trip to Kauai to reunite with friends and for some ziplining with Outfitters Kauai.

Meanwhile, their family and friends were busy taking an active part in creating the wedding. Construction of the show’s “signature gate” for the bride’s entrance was built by the couple’s fathers and groomsmen in the wedding party. The bridesmaids strung together fresh flower lei and created other enhancements for the big day.

All of the hard work culminated with an unforgettable wedding ceremony and reception in West Maui. Tyra and Richard exchanged their vows in a beautiful garden overlooking the ocean within a private estate, featuring songs by the Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus.

The reception took place nearby at the Olowalu Plantation House, which the Dream Team transformed into an exotic and spectacular setting rich in red, orange, and green tones, Hawaii inspired décor, and tropical florals. Guests enjoyed a traditional luau show by Tihati Productions with award-winning Hawaii songstress Raiatea Helm singing for the first dance.

For information about TNT’s “Wedding Day,” visit TNT.tv/series/weddingday.

Native American Pow Wow Set for October

The American Indian Pow Wow Association (“AIPA”), in partnership with the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. (“BIRCD”), is hosting the 35th Annual Intertribal Pow Wow at Thomas Square in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday and Sunday, October 3rd and 4th, 2009, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, both days. Thomas Square Park is located at 925 South Beretania Street, across from the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Everyone is invited to attend this free event, which will feature dancing, drumming, singing, arts and crafts, and food. This is a traditional (no contest) powwow. No drugs or alcohol are permitted at this family friendly event.

As with every powwow, the drum is the heartbeat of the people, the lifeblood of the gathering. This year, Blackfoot Crossing, from Alberta, Canada, will be the host drum. Audiences will also be treated to performances by hoop dancers and many different types of traditional and contemporary native dancers, singers and flute players.

The Head Staff at the powwow includes: Head Man Dancer, Troy Delaney (Kainai); Head Woman Dancer, Cindy Dawson (Dine/San Carlos Apache); Master of Ceremonies, John Dawson (San Carlos Apache); and Arena Director Tom Rowland (Oglala Lakota). Guest drums include: 808NDNZ, an intertribal drum from Oahu.

There are ample volunteer opportunities for those who want to help with the pow wow—no experience required. For more information, call the American Indian Pow Wow Association (808) 497-7279 or send e-mail to aipa@hawaii.rr.com.

Bishop Museum to Screen ‘A Sea Change’

Bishop Museum will offer a free screening of the film, “A Sea Change: Imagine the World Without Fish,” On Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with a panel of marine scientists from Bishop Museum, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and University of Hawai‘i – all of whom are working to understand how ocean acidification will affect Hawaii’s reefs and fisheries.

In the film, retired history teacher Sven Huseby goes on a quest to discover what is happening to the world’s oceans. His journey takes him to Alaska, California, Australia, and Norway as he uncovers a worldwide crisis that most people are unaware of. Sven learns that global warming is only half the story of the environmental changes that are affecting our planet.

The San Francisco Chronicle noted, “An adorable ‘About Schmidt’ – like road trip to meet the world’s leading oceanographers and global warming experts. Like ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ this film is both a love letter to the planet and an urgent plea to its citizens.”

What: Free Film Screening: “A Sea Change” (Followed by a Q&A session)
When: Thursday, July 23, 2009 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Where: Atherton Hālau, Bishop Museum

A Sea Change was recognized as the Official Selection at both the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival and San Francisco International Film Festival. For more information about this film, visit www.aseachange.net.