{"id":209241,"date":"2025-01-14T15:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T01:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=209241"},"modified":"2025-01-14T15:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T01:02:25","slug":"waikiki-aquarium-edge-of-the-reef-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/14\/waikiki-aquarium-edge-of-the-reef-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium to upgrade reef exhibit, improve water conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waikiki-aquarium.jpg\" alt=\"the front of the Waikiki Aquarium\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-113952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waikiki-aquarium.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waikiki-aquarium-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waikiki-aquarium-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waikikiaquarium.org\/\">Waik&#299;k&#299; Aquarium<\/a> begins construction to upgrade its popular Edge of the Reef exhibit this month to install a new water system. The newly planned exhibit will be larger and more interactive, offering an enhanced opportunity to connect with <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Hawai&#699;i\u2019s<\/span> unique marine ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>The new injection well, a system designed to safely dispose of exhibit water underground, prevents the exhibit water from entering the sewer system or the ocean and complies with state and county regulations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This project is essential to the aquarium\u2019s mission of sustainability and our commitment to inspiring conservation and appreciation of Pacific marine life,&rdquo; said Andrew Rossiter, director of the Waik&#299;k&#299; Aquarium. &ldquo;As we embark on creating an even more captivating exhibit for future generations, we ask our community to join us in this effort.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in supporting this project can learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fowaquarium.org\/donate\/\">the Waik&#299;k&#299; Aquarium website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exhibit deconstruction will install an injection well to keep exhibit water from discharging into sewer systems or the ocean. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[9,302],"class_list":["post-209241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-uh-manoa","tag-waikiki-aquarium","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209241"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209248,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209241\/revisions\/209248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}