Providing ʻĀina-focused environmental education opportunities since 2011
2016 Summer Memories...
Summer Study Sites
HAKALAU Forest National WILDLIFE REFUGE
Students learn about native forests, birds and forest phenology.
KANAKALEONUi
Participants learn the history and cultural significance of Mauna Kea while they engage in helping to restore some of the most rare and fragmented native habitats in all the Hawaiian Islands.
WAILUKU RIVER
While decending down the mauna, course content links consepts such as forest and watershed health to river & stream ecosystem function, water quality and marine health.
KAWA, KA'U
Particpants kōkua to manage fishponds on the southern end of Hawai'i Island, while learning first-hand about the active community management practices and initiatives.
Makani aha REsearch
Mānowai participants collect water quailty data and conduct phytoplankton tows aboard the UH HILO marine science research vessel in Hilo Bay (Hiloone).
KIHOLO BAY
While on the leeward coast of Hawai'i Island at Kiholo Bay and Lono iʻa, students learn about fishpond construction and management while they help to rebuild the pond wall originally constructed by King Kamehameha's men.
HILO ONE
Wa'a culture is the theme of the day. Students engaged with the Holokai Voyaging 'ohana to learn about waʻa kaulua. In the afternoon students work on their final projects.
WAILOa estuary
On the last day, participants learned about the history and management of Wailoa estuary from DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources staff. Participants presented their final projects for their hōʻike the last evening of the program.