M.M. (PPD, Regional Union Party) Andi Hasan, S.Pd (PPD, Regional Union Party) Hj. Ernawati Rasyid (PPDI, Indonesian Democratic Guard Party) Haerudin Konde, S.T. (PKS, Prosperious Justice Party) H. Munsir (PKB, National Awakening Party) La Ke (Barnas Party) Hairudin Buton, S.Sos. (PPNUI, United Indonesian Nahdatul Ummah Party) H. Sukiman (Hanura, People's Conscience Party) Flight Hub The main flight hub of the Wakatobi archipelago is Matahora Airport on Wangi-wangi Island. Wings Air is currently the only airline flying to Matahora Airport. Flying is the fastest way to visit Wakatobi, alternatively 12 hours by several boats from Kendari to Baubau and then to Wakatobi. From Wangi-wangi Island to Kaledupa Island takes 2 hours by boat and to Tomia 4 hours by boat. Maranggo Airport is a separate private airstrip on Tomia Island which is used exclusively to transport visitors of the Wakatobi Dive Resort. Activities Sail Wakatobi-Belitong will be held in Wakatobi in July 2011 and in Belitung Island in August 2011. Wakatobi will make a mass wedding under the sea event. As a part of Sail Wakatobi-Belitong, the organizing committee launch also International undersea photo contest with theme: "The Beauty of Under Water World Coral Reef Triangle" and will be initialized after the Sail Wakatobi-Belitong is launched on July 16, 2011. To support Sail Wakatobi-Belitong, Transportation ministry has given fund Rp.70 billion ($8.1 million) to improve Wangi-Wangi port, Kaledupa port and Tomea Island port which will be finished before the event runs. The Wakatobi is also home to Operation Wallacea, a UK based for non-profit conservation group looking at sustainable development of fisheries and coral reef research. In popular culture A collaborative movie work of WWF-Indonesia, the Wakatobi administration and SET Film Workshop, The Mirror Never Lies, has portrayed the marine biodiversity with underwater scenery around the Wakatobi Islands and the life of the Bajo tribe, the sea nomads who rely entirely on marine resources for survival. The Mirror Never Lies got an Honorable Mention at the Global Film Initiative. References External links Seagrass Research in the Wakatobi Regency (Indonesian) Website of the Wakatobi Regency Underwater diving sites in Indonesia Archipelagoes of Indonesia Regencies of Southeast Sulawesi Islands of Sulawesi Landforms of Southeast Sulawesi