Back to Participating Schools Kealakehe Intermediate School 74-5062 Onipa‘a St. Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 Lisa Diaz, Grades 6–8, 20 students Photo: Kaipo Perez from UH Manoa visited the students in the classroom to present his research and discuss students’ research projects. With Samantha Birch (The Kohala Center) and Lisa Diaz (Kealakehe Intermediate School).

Marine Ecology Study: Comparing Kahalu‘u and Kuki‘o Beach Parks
Students continued a study from their previous school year to compare marine water quality, coral cover, urchins, and coral reef fish species abundance and diversity at two popular West Hawai‘i public beach parks: Kahalu‘u, an open access public beach, and Kuki‘o (Kikaua Point Park), a limited public access beach park. Study components included marine water quality tests, urchin counts, reef fish counts, coral cover surveys, human activity counts, and turtle counts.

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