RECENT TRIPS

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...

Hawaiʻi Island Charity Walk – 2026 The Hawaiʻi Island Charity Walk is a massive, single-day fundraising event that brings the local community and visitor industry together to support...

Puako honu health assessment 22 PBR (4/28/26) Laura Jim, Robin Scarth. Marc Rice and 13 HPA STRP students traveled to 22 Puako Beach Road to conduct a honu health assessment/tagging day.  We...

MARINE STUDIES -FEBRUARY IN REVIEW Aloha all, Sharing some summaries of our marine studies programʻs (supported by Robyn, Marc and myself) successes and exposure these past few weeks primarily in the...

44TH ISTS, KONA, HAWAII The 44th International Sea Turtle Society Symposium  is being held in Kona, Hawaii from March 2 to March 9, 2026.  This symposium bring nearly 700 sea turtle scientists...

KAHO honu health assessment (2/24/26) Laura Jim, Robin Scarth. Marc Rice and 7 HPA students traveled to Kaloko-honokohau National Historical Park to conduct a honu health assessment/tagging.  We were...

HPA STRP Responds to a turtle with fishing line STRP Co-Director Laura Jim received a call from a concerned family vacationing at Puako reporting that there was a small honu that had a fishing hook...

Honu Health Assessment- 1/20/2026 Laura Jim, Robyn Scarth and Marc Rice  were joined by 10  HPA STRP student research volunteers to conduct in water capture work, data gathering, tagging and recording...

KEEP PUAKO BEAUTIFUL OCEAN STEWARDS Laura Jim, Tani Cordiero and 4 HPA student volunteers joined the “Keep Puako Beautiful” organization to help with a coastal cleanup at the Kawaihae...