Talk story with Jean Souza and Melissa McFerrin-Warrack

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Jean Souza of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary greets guests to the life-like, inflatable humpback whale as volunteers Mary Jane and John Berger and Jean Ogawa prepare to check out the inside of the whale.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Jean Souza of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is inside the mouth of the life-like, inflatable, walk-in whale that is part of the OceanFest celebration at Kukui Grove Center.

Friday kicked off the second OceanFest on Kauai, a four-week lineup of events highlighting Hawaiian culture and marine life. This year’s theme is “The Ocean That Connects Us,” and illustrating that point will be multiple lectures and panel discussions, keiki activities with take-home crafts, pop-up shops and a brand-new, life-sized, inflatable humpback whale.

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