Award-winning Publication Donated to More Than 100 Schools Statewide

The University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program (UH Sea Grant) has donated more than 100 copies of its recently published Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands to secondary school libraries statewide in order to perpetuate greater environmental literacy throughout the state and to celebrate the International Year of the Reef.

2008 was designated as the International Year of the Reef in view of the urgent need to increase awareness and understanding of coral reefs. UH Sea Grant hopes to increase awareness and inspire future generations of marine scientists and professionals by donating copies of Reef and Shore
Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands to every public and private school throughout the State and
through other successful environmental literacy and marine education programs.

Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands was authored by world-renowned ichthyologist
John E. Randall. The book marks the culmination of 47 years of study and is regarded as Randall’s finest publication to date. As recipient of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association's Ka Palapala Pookela Award of Excellence in Natural Science, this comprehensive publication will serve as a great resource for Hawai‘i’s school children.

Donna Shiroma, Hawii Department of Education School Library Services Administrator, Advanced
Technology Research Branch, noted “Dr. Randall's Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian
Islands will be a valuable addition to any school library. This colorful book will be a useful
resource to Hawai‘i's students. We thank the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program
for their generous donation.”