Hui Malama hosts regular Science Cafes!

What is a Science Cafe? 

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Science Cafes are catching on like crazy across the nation.  They can take a variety of forms, but the main purpose of a Science Cafe is to get scientists and people from the community together to just talk about current issues and topics that interest them.  At Hui Malama, we use an informal, casual format.  After a brief introduction, people are encouraged to move around the cafe, mingle, and chat with the different scientists who are spread about the room.  There are always lots of pictures, animated discussions, maps, hands-on displays, cutting-edge research, and great people.  Oh yeah, there are also always some yummies available for a small donation. 
Want to learn more about Science Cafes?  Go to http://www.sciencecafes.org/ 

Upcoming Science Cafes:

    Friday, August 26, 2011     6-8 pm   
    The Power of Native Plants:  Ethnobotony, Science, Beauty  
    Presenters:  Mark Franklin, a life of growing native plants; Sierra McDaniel, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, restoration of native plants;  Lokelani Brandt, UH-Hilo, cultural uses for native plants.
     

Recent Science Cafes:

Hawaiian Archeological Sites, June 2011
Native Birds of Hawaii, May 2011
Ohia and Lava Flows, April 2011
Whales in Hawaii, Jan. 2011

How to find us:

We are right off Pahoa Bypass Road, between Kahakai Blvd. and Kapoho Rd.  Our dirt road, Homestead Rd., is lined with ironwood trees.  Hui Malama is located in the Quonset Hut.  Find us on Google maps by searching for Hui Malama at HAAS or using this link:  http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&aq=0&ie=UTF8&hq=Hawaii+Academy+of+Arts+%26+Science,+15&hnear=Homestead+Rd,+Pahoa,+Hawaii,+96778&msa=0&msid=213939257919843820234.0004a10ddcb2a38140a72&ll=19.496693,-154.944906&spn=0.025082,0.060854&z=14 

For more information, email [email protected].

    Want to be a presenter at one of our Science Cafes?  Have an idea for a topic you'd like to explore?  Let us know!