2018

Today was the best day of the trip so far as I was able to see so many amazing things underwater. The first thing we did today was snorkel at the captain cook monument and then at the end of the day we went on our manta ray dive. Our visit to the captain cook monument is my favorite...

Today was a late start after the late night manta ray dive the night before. It began with a visit to kampache farms followed by a visit to an abalone farm. Lastly I went on the black water dive which lasted into the late hours of night. My visit to kampache farms was very interesting as I learned from their...

Today we went to NELHA and learned about the energy efficient buildings and innovative fish farms. After this we went on the black water dive which was one of the coolest experiences of my life. At NELHA there are a series of energy efficient building that have a special cooling technology to produce fresh water and cool a building...

To begin the day, I along with my fellow Siphonophores went out onto a Zodiac boat tour of Kealakekua. On our ride there, we spotted some pilot whales, which to the captain, was considered a needle in a haystack find. After tracking them for about 20-30 minutes, we continued our movement to the snorkel site. Stopping in the cove,...

Once again we woke up, ate and left on the vans in a rush due to a lack of communication about what time we were going to be leaving at. We went to the NELHA campus to learn about efforts being made to reduce human impact on the marine ecosystem through various forms of aquaculture. The first place we...

To begin the first full day our trip, our group set off to the Hawaii Ocean Science & Technology to explore various Hawaiian companies that our harness varying temperatures of ocean water to help expand their startup pursuits. First, we visited the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii to learn about how the authority uses both shallow and deep-water pipelines...

Wednesday 25, 2018 Our day began bright and early at 6am. We quickly ate breakfast and headed out to our dive sites. Today was the day to test our knowledge and recognition of different Hawaiian Marine Life. As soon as we familiarized ourselves with our gear and prepared, we jumped in and began exploring the depths of the Hawaiian shore....

Today was my first day of diving since my last dive in the British Virgin Islands. Boarding the boat, I was ready for a long day of being 60 feet underwater. My body definitely was not ready. I had completely forgotten how tiring diving could be when you do more than one in a day. However, I still had...

Today was our first day in Hawaii. We arrived around mid afternoon at a very nice condo. Looking out on the trip I'm looking forward most to the night dives. This is because during the dives I will be able to see a wide variety of marine life, which isn't observable in the day. Then we will have a...