The students of Ka Papa Kai spent the day caring for our ‘āina by removing invasive weeds from our Native Hawaiian Plant Garden and by cleaning up twenty pounds of trash from the shoreline. Great job! By doing this, they are helping to ensure a healthy marine ecosystem. Ka Papa Kai learning all about the Papahānaumokuākea […]
Summer 2015
Twenty enthusiastic students joined our five-day Ka Papa Kai Summer program and learned all about marine science through fun and exciting, hands-on activities designed to increase their knowledge of our unique marine ecosystem. The students learned about the tide pool habitat, species identification, marine debris and environmental stewardship, erosion and coral health, and enforcement of […]
Resource Management
Ka Papa Kai, our Marine Science for Youth program, is back in session and the students spent their first class learning all about traditional resource management and how it translates into resource protection today. Using the ahupua‘a model as a guide, students learned how what happens mauka (uplands) affects makai (ocean/shore) and explored ways to […]
Summer Session 2014
We’re not sure who had more fun at this summer’s Ka Papa Kai session… us or the keiki! Earlier this July, the students of Ka Papa Kai, our marine science for youth program, spent a week learning all about the ocean through fun, hands-on activities that focused on conservation, science, and culture. The keiki studied […]
Keeping it Clean
The students of Ka Papa Kai, our marine science for youth program, had a fantastic summer session with us as they learned all about the marine environment around them. The students spent five days straight learning about tide pool ecology, coral development, species identification and marine debris. As part of the program, the kids did […]
Star Advertiser Feature
Ka Papa Kai kids were featured in an article which was posted in the Star Advertiser by Susan Scott on July 30, 2012. “Pupukea tide pool contains feeble shrimp full of charm” Nai‘a was a participant in our summer Ka Papa Kai. Nai‘a, Awakea, Sariyah, and Daysha received “shrimp manicures” one day as we were […]