Sustainability Film Series
Lars Bejder is Director of the Marine Mammal Research Program at UH Mānoa. His team deploys advanced technologies, like drones, satellites, and suction-cup sensors, to better understand how whales and dolphins live, communicate, reproduce, and respond to a changing environment. He is the author of more than 180 scientific papers and has served as an advisor to the International Whaling Commission and the IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group.
Lecture & Multimedia Showcase
The Hidden Lives of Whales
Whales spend most of their lives beneath the waves, but new sensors are revealing their private social lives as never before. What we learn can help us protect these extraordinary animals—and might help us save the oceans as well.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 7:00 PM
Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Museum of Art
900 South Beretania Street
Lead Event Sponsors: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP)
SFS Sponsors: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Institute for Sustainability and Resilience, the Hawaiʻi Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and the Honolulu Museum of Art/Doris Duke Theatre
