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Ridge to Reef 2025 Kona Symposium

  • Ridge to Reef Restoration Center 73-4485 Kahilihili Street Kailua-Kona, HI, 96740 United States (map)

We hope you can join us on May 20th, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., for the Ridge to Reef Ahupuaʻa/Watershed Education Program Symposium at the Ridge to Reef Restoration Center (3RC) at Hawaiʻi Technology Park in Kona. This event is the culminating end-of-year conference where students from five West Hawaiʻi schools will showcase what they learned from the school year-long program and environmental action projects. See attached flyer and please share with your students, other partners, and colleagues.  Agenda for the day is below:

Agenda

8:30       Arrival & Breakfast 

9:00       E Hō Mai

9:05       Keynote Speaker - Dr. Grace Klinges, 'Ākoʻakoʻa Coral Reef Restoration, Arizona State University 

9:30       Program Overview

9:40       Introduction to Partners

10:00     Break

10:10     Oral Presentations

11:10     Break

11:20     Poster Session

12:00     Lunch on lanai

12:30     Focus Group Evaluations (separate student and teacher groups)

12:50     Oli Mahalo and Closing

1:00       Depart

Earlier Event: May 10
Hawaiʻi Island Charity Walk
Later Event: May 22
May Reef Talk