RECENT TRIPS

HPA STRP GOES TO GHANA  Night of Nov. 8-9, 2026The team was notified about another nesting Olive Ridley around 1230 h and they rallied the team to capture and place the third tag on this turtle.  It...

WEST COAST SEA TURTLE SYMPOSIUM West Coast Sea Turtles: Ambassadors Across the Pacific Marc Rice, STRP Co-Director, joined other STRETCH project team members at the West Coast Sea Turtle Symposium on...

HPA STRP HONU HEALTH ASSESSMENT KUKIO 10/9/2026 The HPA STRP team traveled to Kukio/Hualalai on October 9th to conduct a honu health assessment.  Laura Jim, Robyn Scarth and Marc Rice were accompanied...

Honu health assessment 92 Puako beach road 10-22-26 The HPA STRP team, led by Laura Jim, Robyn Scarth and Marc Rice and joined by 9 HPA student STRP volunteers, traveled to 92 Puako Beach Road for our...

HPA STRP world Manta ray Celebration Laura Jim, Marc Rice and  5 HPA STRP volunteers attended the World Manta Day Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.   The event was held at the Keahou Kona...

Kawaihae Beach Cleanup – 7/11/2026 Members of the HPA Sea Turtle Research Program participated in the Keep Puako Beautiful shoreline cleanup on Saturday, 7/11/26.  We presented information about...

HPA STRP PARTICIPATES IN TURTLE INDEPENDENCE DAY The HPA STRP Program’s director Laura Jim, Robin Scarth and three HPA student volunteers Joined the Mauna Lani Auberge Resort’s team to...

HPA STUDENTS ASSIST WITH STRETCH PROGRAM  SATELLITE TAG ATTACHMENT Four HPA student volunteers assisted in the attachment of satellite tags on 30 juvenile loggerhead turtles at the Port Of Nagoya...

SCUBA CLUB BOAT DIVE- 4/10/26 Laura Jim took 4 members of the HPA SCUBA Club on a boat dive with Kona Diving Company on Sunday (5/10/26) out of Kaloko-Honokohau Harbor.  Just as they were getting to...