HANDS ON MARINE EDUCATION
HPA Middle School- Service club outing The HPA Middle School Service Club visited the Mauna Lani Auberge Resort’s Malama Honu Program to help weigh and measure the two Honu they are raising for release next July 4th during Turtle Independence Day. The students learned about the MLAR honu program from Director Pi’i Laeha and about …
SCUBA CLUB DIVES- 9/18, 9/11, 9/3 & 9/2 The Upper and Middles School SCUBA Clubs both made dives during the past few weekend. Laura Jim took students from the Upper School on Saturday and from the Middle School on Sunday. The weather was great, the ocean calm and there were lots of turtles, white tip …
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 …
Kawaihae Surf Park World Ocean and Reef Day 6/4/2022 Early Saturday morning, Laura Jim picked up Charlotte and Savannah and headed to Pua Ka Ilima o Kawaihae Surf Park to take part in the Kawaihae World Ocean and Reef Day clean up and educational activities Day. As part of the day’s activities, HPA hosted a …
Paniau, Puako, Hawaii 5/7/2022 Laura Jim, Leader, HPA Marine Studies Program, took a number of HPA students on the final scuba dive of the year. The students had asked her to go diving “one last time” before the school year ends and she agreed.!!!! So, at 0800 Saturday morning they assembled at the HPA scuba …
Marine Studies program Public outreach Hawaii State Library System’s 2022 summer reading program theme is Oceans of Possibilities. “In partnership with NOAA, our Oahu office developed the following themes for June.” June 5 – 11: One Big OceanJune 12 – 18: Exploring Coral Reefs and Tide Pools: The Sunlight ZoneJune 19 – …
fishing line recycling program Monofilament fishing line, when left out in the environment, can entangle marine creatures, get entangled in boat motors, and cause damage to bottom living animals like coral. Monofilament line can be recycles, saving both the environmental damage and the amount of nylon in the environment. Fishing line recycling tubes are becoming …
Hawaii Visitors Bureau Presentation Friday, 4/29/2022 Several volunteer groups (Cetacean Response Coordinator (NOAA), Coral Reef Aliance and HPA’s Sea Turtle Research Program) Presented their programs to about 40 visitors from around the United States hosted by the Hawaii Visitor’s Bureau. This was done in part to begin to train travel coordinators to educate their guest …