Sea Turtle Research Program (STRP), Marine Biology, SCUBA
Turtle Independence Day, 2025 Independence Day has arrived and it is time to celebrate by joining Malama Honua, Malama Honu and release their Honu back into the Pacific Ocean.This year, they have four 2 year old honu that were hatched and raised at Sea Life Park on Oahu. On July 3rd, Marc Rice, Laura Jim …
STRETCH COHORT III SAT TAGGED Cohort III juvenile loggerheads have been raised at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium (PNPA) and are now large enough to carry their assigned satellite tags. The STRETCH attachment team gathered at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium on June 20 to get all of the equipment ready and plan …
HAWAIʻI ISLAND CHARITY WALK The visitor industry’s annual charity walk was held at the Queens Bowl in Waikoloa on Saturdy (5/10/2025). HPA’s Sea Turtle Research Program was represented by STRP Co-Director Laura Jim and several HPA students and faculty. They hosted an informational booth to educate the public about sea turtle biology, ecology and conservation. …
KAHO honu health assessment (4/23/25) Laura Jim, Robin Scarth. Marc Rice and 14 HPA students traveled to Kaloko-honokohau National Historical Park to conduct a honu health assessment/tagging. We arrived at the site at 0830 and set up our equipment before beginning capture work at 0900 h. We were able, during the course of the day, …
22 Puako Beach Road HONU HEALTH ASSESSMENT (4/8/25) Laura Jim, Robin Scarth. Marc Rice and 7 HPA students traveled to 22 Puako Beach Road to conduct a honu health assessment/tagging. We arrived at the site at 0830 and set up our equipment before beginning capture work at 0900 h. We were able, during the course …
STRP Thelma Parker Library Display The HPA Sea Turtle Research Program was invited again to produce a display regarding sea turtles for the month of April at the Thelma Parker Memorial Library in Kamuela, Hawaii. Laura Jim and Marc Rice produced a display about the on-going STRETCH Project and Catherine Hulugalle produced a section entitled …
43rd International Sea Turtle Society Symposium Accra, Ghana 22 to 27 March, 2025 ISTS Symposium43 will bring together a community of sea turtle biologists, environmental practitioners, conservationists, Indigenous groups, researchers, academics, and advocates from up to 60 countries to share knowledge, build capacity, network and collaborate and ultimately, to promote the protection and conservation of sea …
HILTON WAIKOLOA HONU HEALTH ASSESSMENT (1/29/25) Laura Jim, Robin Scarth. Marc Rice and 12 HPA students traveled to the Hilton Waikoloa Hotel to conduct a honu health assessemtn/tagging at the hotel’s lagoon. We were joined by George Balazs and Rosanne Shank. We arrived at the hotel at 0830 h and were assisted by hotel staff …
Mauna Lani honu health assessment Laura Jim, Marc Rice and 10 HPA STRP students traveled to Mauna Lani Bay to conduct a health assessment/tagging field day on Friday, September 6, 2024. We were joined by Mauna Lani’s Malama Na Honu staff (Pi’i, Ethan and Kahoku), George Balazs and Rosanne Shank and Kiyo Kobiashi (Port of …
TURTLE INDEPENDENCE DAY 2024 The HPA STRP Team (Charlotte, Laura and Marc) joined the Mauna Lani Auberge Resort’s Malama Honu Program on July 3rd to measure and weigh the 4 honu raised at the hotel. These 4 honu were hatched at Sea Life Park Oahu and were sent to the hotel six months later. The …