The ReefTeach golf cart underwent an exciting holiday transformation Saturday, December 12th with the help of some very enthusiastic volunteers. For the last few months, we have been looking forward to the opportunity to participate in the 25th Annual Kailua-Kona Community Christmas Parade and the day finally arrived! The preparation started early Saturday morning with the golf cart [...]
Awareness about the importance of water quality monitoring at Kahalu‘u has been growing tremendously over the last few months. One event that helped this along was the Girls Exploring Math and Science (GEMS) day at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort on October 29th. Organized by the American Association of University Women Kona Branch, this annual [...]
Early Saturday morning, ReefTeach joined forces with the LavaKids Aquathon for a fantastic day promoting the health and wellness of our community and Kahalu‘u Bay. Hosted by the Keauhou Beach Resort, this Aquathon preceded Sunday’s Lavaman Triathlon with events for kids of all ages. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of volunteers and County [...]
This summer, ReefTeach volunteer support has been bolstered by groups of young adults from Wilderness Ventures, a travel program specializing in outdoor adventures and personal growth.Amidst a twenty-one day trip busy with sea kayaking, hiking, sailing, snorkeling, and surfing, these eager young adults spent three days experiencing Hawaiian culture and giving back to the [...]
First thing Saturday, May 23, Kahalu‘u Beach Park was bustling with families and friends all eager to talk story with Mayor Billy Kenoi and lend a hand cleaning up the beach. Cindi Punihaole welcomed the group and extended a special thanks to Mayor Kenoi and his family for joining the effort. She presented him [...]
As summer quickly approaches, most high school seniors are winding down and getting ready for a long awaited break from school. This, however, is not at all the case for our most recent ReefTeach participants from Thayer Academy in Massachusetts. With graduation less than a week away, this group of students is kicking their learning [...]
Watch out Wednesdays! As part of an on-going Oceanography Unit, twenty-one fifth and sixth grade students from Innovations Public Charter School are hitting the beach and impressing the masses as our newest ReefTeachers. Every Wednesday morning, led by their teachers Wrayna Fairchild and Amy Dawn, half the class boards a bus for Kahalu‘u while [...]
Wednesday, December 10th, was a busy day at Kahalu‘u Bay! ReefTeachers were paid a special visit by fourteen students from Kealakehe Intermediate, Kealakehe High School, and Innovations Public Charter School. Although most of the students had visited Kahalu‘u many times before, this trip brought special purpose as they pitched in to clean up the [...]
After months of planning and preparation, the Citizen Science Project at Kahalu‘u Bay is successfully underway! With generous support from Kona Labs Analytical, the Hawai‘i State Department of Health, and the Environmental Protection Agency, Citizen Scientists are now collecting water samples twice weekly to monitor chemical and biotic parameters in the water and to [...]
Bright and early Saturday, September 27th, employees from Starbucks Coffee joined ReefTeachers at Kahalu‘u as participants in the ‘Adopt-a-Day at Kahalu‘u Bay’ program. The Adopt-a-Day program encourages local businesses to send their staff to assist ReefTeach in educating visitors about proper reef etiquette. Our Starbucks friends arrived laden with beverage dispensers full of iced coffee [...]