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Waikiki Aquarium celebrates 119th birthday

The Waikiki Aquarium’s 119th birthday sea-lebration on Saturday featured keiki arts and crafts as well as conservation and sea life awareness activities for all ages.

By Jamm Aquino

March 18, 2023

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Ten-year-old Carter Takahashi, left, and brother Lincoln, 12, look over some of the debris and garbage they helped clean up at the beach during the Waikiki Aquarium’s 119th birthday sea-lebration on Saturday. The birthday celebration of the aquarium featured keiki arts and crafts as well as conservation and sea life awareness activities for all ages.
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Ten-year-old Carter Takahashi sketches some recollections of what he helped clean up at the beach during the Waikiki Aquarium’s 119th birthday sea-lebration on Saturday.
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Three-year-old Gabriel Mangoba, left, and four-year-old Keanu Hsu explore both the inside and out of a humpback whale interactive exhibit during the Waikiki Aquarium’s 119th birthday sea-lebration on Saturday.
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Four-year-old Keanu Hsu emerges from inside an interactive humpback whale exhibit during the Waikiki Aquarium’s 119th birthday sea-lebration on Saturday.
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Four-year-old Jax Johns-Talalotu has his shark fin attached to his back by Waikiki Aquarium volunteer Anne Tam during the Waikiki Aquarium’s 119th birthday sea-lebration on Saturday.
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Waikiki Aquarium volunteer Christine Patton shows live sea urchins to Risha Tanaka, 10, middle, and sister Reiko, 6, during the Waikiki Aquarium’s 119th birthday sea-lebration on Saturday.
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Waikiki Aquarium volunteer Christine Patton shows live sea urchins to Risha Tanaka, 10, middle, and sister Reiko, 6, during the Waikiki Aquarium’s 119th birthday sea-lebration on Saturday.
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A young girl marvels at a zebra shark during the Waikiki Aquarium’s 119th birthday sea-lebration on Saturday.
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Four-year-old Jax Johns-Talalotu dons his humuhumunukunukuapuaa hat he colored during the Waikiki Aquarium’s 119th birthday sea-lebration on Saturday.
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