We attended a lecture from David Benitez at Hawaii Volcano National Park. David specializes in invasive species management. He is from South America and got his masters in plant biology. Beginning his career with the National Parks Service as a contractor. We learned that species can be eradicated by the introduction of other species. We… Read more »
We started off our tour at the aquaculture center with a small plankton workshop. Here we had three different groups of four people. There were 4 different beakers filled with different organisms which we had to identify ourselves under a microscope and identifying manual. This was interesting because each organism was different and moved underneath the microscope…. Read more »
The Thurston Lava tube was one of many Lava tubes which are accessible at Volcano National park. There is invasive management at this location and is surrounded by pristine tropical Hawaiian forests. These tubes are formed by magma moving through the earth. The outside is hardened while the inside has flowing lava. When the flowing… Read more »
Yesterday was full of fun and great educational tours of Hawaii. We started out by going to Mokupapapa discover center which is the interpretation center for the largest marine sanctuary. We then checked out Hale O Lono Loco Meiwah a fish pond with he mission to not just restore and fish ponds for harvesting purposes… Read more »
Daddy Greg prepping for our trek to the Volcano park! Can’t wait for yet another great experience!!
Today we started off the day with a tour on the papahanaumokuakea marine and national monument and world heritage site. We were untroduced to student from the University of Hawaii, Hilo. This site incorporated cultural, economic, enviornmental and management aspects that had our class wanting more. This site had an aquarium on the back side… Read more »
Today started off early and cold. We attended a tuna fish auction where we saw different species of fish being sold off to bidders.
Dinner on Hilo Wednesday night! Uncle’s Kitchen is an outdoor market where venders can display their goods for locals and tourists to purchase. Prior to walking in we (CI students) expected all things Hawaiian. We did not expect to find food from various ethnic backgrounds such as Indian, Hawaiian, French, any much more! Our experience… Read more »
We were lucky enough to indulge in a local museum this morning, an ever-expanding series of exhibits regarding Hawaii island growth, local marine life, the weight of plastic pollution, and shipwreck archaeology. While we appreciate the mystique and glamour and marine life, we must also appreciate the impact of our daily habits on the continuance… Read more »
A new species of deep-reef Butterfly fish was discovered in papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. This flyer was stacked on the front desk of the Papahānaumokuākea Discovery Museum.
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