2015 Hilo Symposium on Marine
Debris & Tsunami Driftage

Daily Agenda(as of Nov. 24th, 2015)
Thursday Dec. 3rd:
Location: NOAA Mokupāpapa Discovery Center (76 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo HI)
Focus:Goals #1, 3, and 4

9am -Check in and coffee (until meeting begins at 10am)

10am -Meeting and presentations of NGO and gov't/agency partners:- Brief opening and housekeeping: Megan Lamson (WOC/HWF)- Roundtable introduction of participants- Jon Schmidt: What is WOC? Discussion of Symposium goals- Hiroshi Kaneko: JEAN intro and Vancouver Symposium outcomes- Mark Manuel: NOAA MDP’s role in marine debris removal & prevention- Follow-up discussion (30 mins)

12pm -Break for lunch (zero-waste lunch from Oasis Café) - cost of lunch included- Mediterranean fare: veggie plater with hummus, dolmas, spanakopita
feta and olive, chicken curry pitas, cardamom coffee cake & baklava.

1pm -Continuation of morning meeting ...
- Presentation by Dr. Nancy Messmer (Lions Club Int’l): Building
Organized Volunteer Efforts for a Healthy Ocean & Pacific Basin Cleanup- Follow-up discussion (30 mins)- Pres. by the Int’l Pacific Research Center’s Dr. Jan Hafner and Dr.
Nikolai Maximenko about JTMD modelling and calibration

- Presentation by Kirsten Moy (DLNR DAR) & Miguel Castrence(Resource Mapping Hawaii) about new projects within DLNR
- Follow-up discussion (30 mins)- Overview and logistics of Friday’s public symposium- Break-up groups with different focuses: (1) laws/policy, (2) sharing
cleanup techniques, and (3) education/outreach
4pm -- pau! (finished)

Friday Dec. 4th:Location: Pacific Tsunami Museum (130 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo HI)
Focus:

Goals #2 and 4

10:30am -Tour of Pacific Tsunami Museum

11:45am -Walk to local restaurant (Tina’s Garden Gourmet Café 168 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo HI) - cost of lunch included- Casual follow-up discussion from yesterday’s meeting- Asian fusion: papaya salad, summer rolls, curries, & sticky mango rice

1:30pm -Break for the afternoon

Location: NOAA Mokupāpapa Discovery Center (76 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo HI)
Focus:

Goals #1, 2, and 4

5pm -Set-up for Symposium (for any outreach booths and food delivery)

5:30pm -Guests/audience arrives (snacks and drinks avail)6pm -Public Symposium- Pule and chant (E Ho Mai - see chant lyrics document)- Brief intro and opening: Megan Lamson (HWF/WOC) - 7 mins
- Housekeeping: by Derek Watts, Mokupāpapa staff - 3 mins

- Keynote talk by Dr. Walt Dudley (Pacific Tsunami Museum) - 30 mins
10-minute presentations by the following participants:- Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund: Marine debris basics and cleanup history- Gisela Speidel (IPRC): The science behind Japanese Tsunami Debris- Scott McCubbins (Surfrider Kaua‘i): Net patrols and tsunami debris
7:30pm -15 minute break (for snacks, networking and reviewing educationalbooths: Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation, Surfrider, HWF, Lion’s Club Int’l)

7:45pm -Screening of “DEBRIS” (15 min documentary about the Tohoku earthquake/tsunami and its culmination in a Canadian art project)

8:00pm -More 10-minute presentations:- Pam Longobardi (Drifters Project): South Point, Midway & art- Jon Schmidt (WA CoastSavers) - Cleanup efforts in Washington- Azusa Kojima (JEAN) - Efforts in Japan and results from previous int’lsympo sia - 20 mins (with time for translation)- Angela Kang (HI Zero Waste Alliance) - Zero waste and bringing it all
together for ahealthy future
Hilo Symposium Underlying Goals:

9:00pm - pau (finished!)

1. Share updates and new information about ongoing
marine debris prevention work;
2. Spread the word about tsunami and disaster preparedness;
3. Share effective and safe recovery, removal and disposal
techniques; and4. Make connections and work together to reduce theamount of marine debris in our world’s oceans and waterways.

Saturday Dec. 5th:
Location:

Kamilo Point, Ka‘ū, SE Hawai‘i Island

Focus:

Goal #3 and 4

Please bring: Refillable water bottle, sturdy footware, sun/wind protection, swimsuit (ifyou’d like to swim after cleanup), camera (optional), and 4WD vehicles (if can!)Tentative agenda:
7:45am -Pickup for optional cleanup event at Wild Ginger Inn

8:00am -Pickup at the Hilo Naniloa Resort

9:45am -Arrive at Wai‘ōhinu Park meeting spot**

11:30am -Arrive at Kamilo Pt.
- Chant Oli Komo (see the lyrics in the chant sheet)

12:30pm -Break for lunch (please bring your own “zero waste” lunch or place anorder with HWF on 12/3 for deli sandwiches from ‘Ōhia Cafe - $10!)~3:00pm -Leave Kamilo for Wai‘ōhinu Park

4:30pm -Arrive at Wai‘ōhinu Park**- Quick stop at the Punalu‘u Bake Shop for restroom, sweets &souvenirs

5:00pm -Meet for an early dinner (Hana Hou)
- Approximate cost of $20 per person (plus BYOB) - notincluded in registration fee

8:00pm -Return to Hilo** If anyone prefers to opt out of the dinner in Na‘alehu, they can drive themselves andmeet the group at Wai‘ōhinu Park at 9:45am and expect to return around 4:30pm.**