Today’s classes were about Corals, Marine Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals. The students were excited to talk about organisms they were familiar with.
Our first field trip was to see the Petroglyphs at Holoholokai Beach
We had to hike through Maleficents forest of thorns and lava rocks to get there.
We then traveled over to the amazing Waikiloa Hilton Hotel to speak to a marine biologist at the Dolphin Quest.
Carmen tell us about the black tipped reef shark training.
Ivy and Ivan learn about how a dolphin used echolocation
Students had the option of snorkeling with me around the rocky point at Hapuna Beach. We have some die-hard snorkelers on this trip – yeah!
They are free-diving experts now.
After our sunset dinner, our Kumu’s daughter, Vinani, showed us how to make Plumeria leis and bougainvillea headbands.
We topped the night off with a rousing game of volleyball.