Naturalist Robert C.L. Perkins was one of the last to see some of the great Hawaiian forest birds alive. In 1892, Perkins arrived in Honolulu and explored the Islands' forests to find his quarry: rare birds, delicate flies and tiny land snails; his particular love was for butterflies.

Find out more when Neal Evenhuis, chairman of Natural Sciences at the Bishop Museum and author of "Barefoot on Lava, The Journals and Correspondence of Naturalist R.C.L. Perkins in Hawai'i, 1892-1901" (Bishop Museum Press, $29.95), presents an illustrated travelogue of Perkins' adventures at 5 p.m. tomorrow at the Kona Historical Society meeting in Kalukalu. Information: 808-323-3222.

— Chris Oliver

LIFE ROCKS ROLLS INTO PIPELINE

When North Carolina resident Elizabeth Hodges lost her mother, Susanne, to cancer, she launched the nonprofit Hodges' Children Cancer Fund to raise funds to support organizations fighting childhood cancers. Life Rocks, a fundraising concert tour for the Hodges' fund, touches down in Honolulu tonight at Pipeline Cafe. On the bill are London-based pop punk band The Foxes, Fort Lauderdale pop rock band Madelyn, City Drive and Hawaiian Soul. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25. The concert is open to those 18 and older. For more information, see www.liferockstheconcert.com.

— Advertiser Staff

FINAL WORD

"When you go from the noise of the world we live in most of the time — and by the way, I love that — to the top of the mountains, your perspective shifts. ... Something takes over, and you become very small. When you get very small physically, you get some good humility. When you get that, you start to like people better."

Sean Penn | on his experience in the remote areas of Alaska filming "Into the Wild," in Interview