Middleton/Liittschwager
A rare Hawaiian stilt.

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Meet today's explorers

Bishop Museum begins a Monday-night lecture series called "Explorers!" --featuring those who have been there and back, and lived to tell the tale.

Lectures begin at 7 p.m. each Monday through April 27; doors open at 6 p.m. for exhibit viewing. Admission is $5; $20 for the series. Call 848-4168.

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Photographing Endangered Species: Monday. Hosted by photographers David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton. These modern-day versions of Martin and Osa Johnson will explain how they shoot glamorous images of wild animals.

Holo Moana o Ka Po'e Hawai'i: Exploring Navigation Through Chant and Dance:March 23. Kumu hula John Keola Lake explores the voyaging traditions of early Polynesia through performance art.

Diving Into the Twilight Zone: March 30. Bishop Museum explorer and ichthyologist Richard Pyle leads a virtual tour into the deep blue, 250 to 500 feet deep. Pyle is testing new technology to explore this region.

Young Voyagers; The Next Generation of Polynesian Voyagers and Navigators: April 6. Meet the young people who are re-learning the ancient arts of way-finding.

Hokule'a Voyage to Rapa Nui: April 13. Navigator Nainoa Thompson will explain this summer's voyage of to Rapa Nui.

Life in a Lava Tube: April 20. The dark, dank and odd world of Hawaii's underground will be explained by Bishop Museum entomologist Frank Howarth. Crickets that don't chirp and spiders with no eyes are just a few of the odd dwellers.

The Protect Kaho'olawe Ohana: A Cultural Exploration: April 27. Featuring members of the movement, a political and cultural touchstones of the Hawaiian renaissance.