Back to Participating Schools Kealakehe Intermediate School 74-5062 Onipa‘a St. Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 James Herron, Grades 6–8, 28 students Photo: James Herron and one of his students enjoying the end-of-year conference at Keck Observatory

Water Quality and Fish Populations: Kahalu‘u and Kuki‘o
Students devised a study to determine how water quality affects marine life in Kahalu‘u Bay and Kukio Bay. The study focused specifically on whether non-point source pollution affects fish population counts. Components of this study included water quality sampling for ammonia, pH, salinity, temperature, phosphate, nitrate, and oxygen; snorkel surveys to assess fish species and abundance; and documentation of their study using GPS coordinates and their own firsthand observations at each sampling location.

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