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Mayumi Mori, Dan Sythe, Haumea Hanakahi at the
conference in Okinawa
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At the conference Dan receives a donation for Whalesong from Mayumi on behalf of the attendees |
It is the first donation Whalesong has received in Japanese Yen |
These gentlemen cleaned up the water in their
village and bay, and the dolphins
returned! |
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| Our excitement increased when the dolphins (sunameri) arrived |
Mr. Miyazawa (President of EM Company Japan) contributed much time &
money to this project |
Delicate pink shells from the restored beach |
Here we sit thankfully with the team which restored Mikawa Bay |
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| Large rally in Kahului on March 16, 2007 |
'We need healthy marine life for a healthy future' |
'Navy must obey Marine Mammal Protection Act' |
'Don't let the Navy destroy our Hawaiian paradise' |
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| 'Ask our senators to stop active sonar testing' |
'Save the whales - stop active sonar' |
'Stop the Navy from breaking the law' |
'First Kahoolawe Now Navy blast the entire ocean' |
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| Jaye and Sher at our booth at Whalequest |
We've broadcasted live sounds at both events! |
Our booth at Whale Day 2007 in Kihei |
Grammy Award Winner George Kahumoku jr. - board member of The Whalesong Project |
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| Our banner could be seen from far away... |
Lunch break at the booth... |
Haumea, Kent, Willy, Althea, Dezi, Stella are smiling after completing the
mission
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Hokumoanalani is working again |
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| Haumea steadies the buoy as Kent works from below |
Althea and Dezi watch as Haumea stabilizes the buoy as Kent reconnects the anchor line |
From the truck to the harbor |
The Whalesong Buoy is reconditioned and heading for the ocean |
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| Kent together with the group of japanese visitors |
More than 5 tons of sand had to be moved to create 'our' humpback whale sculpture |
This is the felicitous outcome of our event |
A life size humpback whale sculpture was created at the Rainbow Whale Project |
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| Mayumi added some artistic touches |
Hokumoanalani ready to return to sea |
We are looking forward to getting her in the sea |
Mayumi our artist |
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| ...and tested the hydrophone with his own voice |
Mayumi Jingu from Japan with Kent in lab |
Mayumi also put the name of our buoy below |
Margit, originally from Germany with Mayumi |
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| Dan painted again this year |
These two did a great job |
Dallas coated everything below waterline |
Kent has rebuilt all of the electronics ... |
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| Meg and Kent with solar panels for buoy |
Meg and Moanalani sand the buoy |
Meg and Moanalani give Hokumoanalani lots of TLC |
Haumea, Meg, Moanalani and Marissa all have given a lot to the project |
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| Scott shows the coral and seaweed build up on anchor line |
Cleaning the buoy to bring in |
Buoy towed to the boat |
Dolphins visit us occasionally |