0324 - Marine Understanding Through Hands-on Exploration and Education (MUHE'E)
Course Description
This middle school program invites Hawaiʻi students in grades 7 - 9 to the HIMB located on Moku o Loʻe, an islet within Kāneʻohe Bay. Experience hands-on learning, culture, and become an ocean steward.Activities will focus on marine natural resource conservation, protection, and restoration. Planned activities might include, but are not limited to:
- introductions to research labs at HIMB and students/researchers
- snorkel surveys
- a marine plastics lab and beach cleanup activity
- a curriculum focusing on Ahupuaʻa (watershed) connections from ridge to reef and
- coral lab modules introducing restoration concepts such as Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and Coastal Erosion
Depending on students’ comfort in the water, we will plan a reef survey day or an on-the-boat-lab using HIMB’s educational vessel Ka Noelo Kai, as a science platform with opportunities to collaborate with community partners in the bay. If relevant, a swim test would be conducted prior to any water activities for safety purposes. However, swimming capability is not required for participation in the MUHEʻE Program.
Seats are limited and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis according to the order completed application forms are received. The student must be offered a seat in the class BEFORE payment is made. The application form can be accessed here. Please call (808) 956-9246 if you have any questions.