HANDS ON MARINE EDUCATION
Marine Studies & Advocacy Field Trip On Wednesday (8/24/22) Laura Jim took her Capstone class to visit the Mauna Lani Honu Program and help to measure the new, 1.5 year old captive reared honu that are currently in the MLAR’s honu pond. The purpose of the trip is to expose the members of the class …
Sea turtle rescue- olive ridley turtle freed from ghost net A former HPA student (Class of ’03) was fishing offshore in Hawaii and came across a derelict net that had totally entrapped an Olive Ridley turtle. Through their caring actions they were able to release the poor turtle from the net and it swam away …
Opening Days at HPA – A New Year Begins HPA welcomed its new and returning students during orientation sessions and two Kamakani Showcase events. During the showcase events, various departments displayed their programs and answered questions from students and parents. At the Marine Studies, Sea Turtle Research and Scuba Programs table, Laura Jim and Marc …