2018

Today, after flying for about 9 hours we finally arrived in Kona. We hopped into the two vans and I was eccentric to see our homes for the week. Upon arriving to our homes I found it even more beautiful than I expected. After eating a hearty dinner and some cake to top it off, we were informed of...

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...

Yesterday we traversed 14,000 feet high to the top of Mauna Kea. We didn't hike the volcano like the original settlers, however I still felt the effects of the high altitude on my body. We started our journey in Kona where the van picked us up. Jeff, our driver and teacher, educated us about the origins of the islands...

Two weeks have past since Marine Biology 2 began, and now we are around less than a month out from our expedition to the Hawaiian Islands. This new territory will be home to new variety of marine life, including Manta Rays and Tiger Sharks. Personally, I am most exited to see a Tiger Shark, but our hike up the...

Today we did a beach restoration service project and we went to the summit of Mauna Kea. At the service project, we started by cleaning up trash off the beach for around 30 minutes. This helps make sure that the trash can't wash into the ocean and harm marine life. It is also good just because it helps make...

Day 6 had a very different agenda from our other dive filled days. We headed out to a beautiful white beach for a service project. We were going to attempt to provide a positive human impact on the ocean by picking up people's trash and scattered marine debris. Once we were briefed on the days agenda the leader of...

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 started off early, ready to depart for the dive boat at 7:30 and start our adventure for the day. As we reached the dive boat we all huddled together and got ready for the dive briefing, where we got to learn about where we were going and what we are doing. The first dive site we went...

Today was great. We started off this morning by visiting a beach and doing a beach cleanup. Before we started the cleanup, a few volunteers talked to us about how to find Reef friendly sunscreen. There are plenty of sunscreen brands that claim to be Reef safe. However, they aren't. We explored the beach in search of trash. After...