HI-MOES (Hawai‘i Island Outdoor Experience for Students) Conference
May 11, 2011 at the Keck Observatory, Waimea


Click here for the conference invite.


Download the Conference Proceedings (23 MB).

If you have problems downloading this document, or would like a copy e-mailed to you, please contact Samantha Birch
at sbirch@kohalacenter.org.

Student presentations can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.

AGENDA

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Registration

9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.:  Opening Protocol with Ke Kula ‘O Nawahiokalaniopu‘u

9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.:  Welcome: Melora Purell, Kohala Watershed Partnership; Samantha Birch, The Kohala Center; and Larry O’Hanlon, Keck Observatory

9:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.:  Ice Breakers

10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.:  Guest Presentation: Impacts of Disease on the Health and Function of Hawaiian Corals by John Burns, Research Assistant, University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant.

10:20 a.m. – Noon:  Student Presentations

Marine Ecology Study: Comparing Kahaluu and Kukio Beach Parks
Kealakehe Intermediate School

Where’s the Moss Growing?
Rich Soil
Oxygen and Water Weight in Sphagnum Moss
Clash of Soil Qualities
Parker School

Water Quality and Fish Populations: Kahaluu and Kukio
Na Kahumoku (at Kealakehe Intermediate School)

Soil Fertility Between the Pasture and the Forest
Epiphytes
Birds at Pu
u Pili
Nutrients and Soil

Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy

" Aole Pau Ka Ike I Ka Hālau Hookahi" (Knowledge Is Not Learned At Only One Place)
Ke Kula ‘O Nawahiokalaniopu‘u

Survey of Invertebrate Species Abundance in Three West Hawaii Tidepool Areas
West Hawai‘i Explorations Academy

Noon – 1:00 p.m.:  Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.:  Student Presentations

How Does Distance from Shore Affect Nitrate/Nitrogen Levels?
The Importance of pH Levels in Ocean Water
Konawaena Middle School

Snail Populations in the Kohala Forest
Waikoloa Middle School

Hilo Bay Watershed: A Study of Water Quality in Hilo Bay and Wailoa and Wailuku Rivers.
Hilo High School

1:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.:  Closing Comments and Announcements