Animal expert Jeff Corwin to dive in Kona

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Coverage of Corwin’s observations during his visit for Kona will appear in the Tuesday West Hawaii Today.

Jeff Corwin, an Emmy award-winning television host and animal expert, will be in Kona this week to take in Hawaii’s underwater world.

Corwin, the host of the ABC series Ocean Mysteries will spend Sunday and Monday diving in waters off the Kona Coast along with experts from the Georgia Aquarium, which has partnered with Corwin for the 26-episode series, said Ashley Lansdale, the aquarium’s spokeswoman. The dives, which are not open to the public, will be filmed for the series.

The series is based at the world’s largest aquarium in Atlanta, but travels the world partnering with other aquariums and research facilities to help viewers understand the Earth’s oceans, she said. A tentative date of when the Kona dives will appear on the series was not available. The show airs Saturday afternoons on ABC-affiliate KITV-4, Lansdale said.

Coverage of Corwin’s observations during his visit for Kona will appear in the Tuesday West Hawaii Today.