Sea Turtle Research Program (STRP), Marine Biology, SCUBA
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 …
THE HPA TEAM AND GUESTS HPA students and guests Wendy and Andrea at the end of the day … for a group photo. Puako Tagging Trip- 92 Pbr The HPA-STRP Directors Laura Jim and Marc Rice traveled to 92 Puako Beach Road with 11 HPA students where we were hosted by Ava Williams (’81) and …
2nd Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Research in the Hawaiian Island and OceaniaSpeakers List ARRIVAL: 800-830am- Arrival at HPU Aloha Tower Marketplace Campus, Sign-In, and Seating. OPENING: 830-845am- Opening Welcome by Workshop Organizers, Dedication of Workshop to the Memory of Shandell Brunson Hawaiian Blessing Ceremony Pule and Oli by Kahu Hanai Danny Akaka Jr. accompanied by Anna Akaka. PRESENTATIONS: #1- 845-900am …
The Second Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Research and Conservation in the Hawaiian Islands and Oceania took place at Hawaii Pacific University on Friday April 8. Laura Jim and Marc Rice, along with two stuents, Alden Mazo and Eli Mellon got up really early on Friday to catch a flight to Oahu to attend the …
Hualalai tAGGING TRIP The HPA-STRP Directors Laura Jim and Marc Rice traveled to Hualalai (Four Seasons Resort) with 8 HPA students where we were hosted by David Chai (Director of Natural Resources) and his team (Lauren, Madison and Nikki). The purpose of the trip was to capture, tag, record body measurements, and conduct health assessments …
CORAL AND REEF FISH SURVEY 2/24/2022 AT KALOKO-HONOKOHAU HARBOR As the second semester draws to a close, Capstone Student Phoebe Wyatt needed to get one more coral and reef fish survey to “round out” her projects data collection objectives. During this time of year it is often very difficult to conduct in water research because …
Mauna Lani Auberge Resort -TURTLE MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT TRIP #6 On Wednesday 2/23/2022, five HPA students from the Upper School traveled with Laura Jim and Marc Rice to measure, weight and tag 4 green turtles during their monthly health assessment at Mauna Lani Auberge Resort’s Malama Honu Program. . These turtles are captive reared turtles …
Kona Boat Dive – 2/5/2022 Laura Jim and 12 HPA students traveld to Honokohau Harbor, Kona to make a boat dive with Torpedo Tours . They made two dives in the afternoon. The first one was at a marine protected area where there was a high abundance of fish. The second dive was on a …
Mauna Lani Bay Tagging Trip January 27, 2022 The HPA STRP Directors Laura Jim and Marc Rice traveled with 10 HPA students to Mauna Lani Bay where we were hosted by Pi’i Laeha, Director of the Mauna Lani Auberge Resort’s (MLAR) Malama Honu Program. The purpose of the trip was to capture, tag, record morphometric …