2018

On our fifth day I was one of the many who was not allowed to go on the black water dive due to a negative that could affect the safety of me or my fellow divers. To substitute for the black water dive we went to multiple places. The first stop was NELHA. At NELHA we were taken underneath...

We woke up bright and early to warm delicious english muffins with ham and cheese. After eating about four maybe five english muffins, I made my way back to my house, packed up, and loaded into the vans. The vans then took off, heading towards our first exciting stop of the day. Captain Zodiac. Captain Zodiac utilizes the speedy...

Today we saw an aquaculture site, observed abalones being grown, and saw some neat things underwater with a submarine. Aquaculture is when you grow and cultivate food underwater. We saw fish being raised on special diets to taste better and have a less significant impact on the environment. This is to prevent the ecosystem from being upset by human...

We got to sleep in late today. We visited a fish farm and learned about its potential. Fish farms can provide fresh food to people all around the world while at the same time reducing the strain on wild populations. We learned about how they require a lot of resources and need constant supervision. When properly taken care of...

Today was our fifth day in Hawaii, and we got to go to several places. We began our day by sleeping in, waking up at around 8, and leaving the house at 9:15. We first went to NELHA, and the guide took us under the building to check out their cooling system, completely dependent on sea water. The building...

{Blog for Thursday, July 25th, so it will be in the present tense} Today we woke up early again and traveled out to Captain Zodiac, a company that takes people out on boat rides on zodiac boats (the boats navy seals use). On the boat ride, we saw some rare short-finned pilot whales, which was described as finding a "needle in...

This morning we got to sleep in and then tour some different fish farms by NELHA. We learned how efficient and important fish farms are to the world. We learned that a lot of people in the world rely on some type of seafood as their only food to eat. With a growing population that will increase by around...

We started the day today by going to NELHA and learning about how their building works without using energy, but it still has air conditioning. The building has a copper roof with space between and it heats the air. The air is pulled out through exhaust pipes which leaves space for cool air to fill. The cool air comes...

We started our day on the Zodiac boat. They're like really fast pontoon boats, and they're used by the Navy Seals. We sailed a few miles off shore and there we saw some Short-Finned Pilot Whales. They were all in groups of females with one male, that was larger than the females. There was even a neonatal pup, probably...