Punalu'u

Slide show of the Middle School field study of Ninole Hills and Punalu'u Coast

the Ninole hills

the Ninole hills in the background are the oldest

flows of Mauna Loa.

Our beautiful Ka'u coast.

the sea coast is home to many fish and birds.

the rocks here are only about 200 years old.

Looking at the coast through a keyhole of 200 year old lava.

I learned a lot of things on this trip, I did water PH tests ,and measured the depth and tempt of the water. This was a really

great trip, we saw many fishes and sea water animals. The girls in this picture from left to right are Cearah,Kawehi,

Tiara(me),Alohilei,Mary,Emma and Lindsay. That water is really cold!

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Green Sea Turtles are endangered

many native plants,like naupaka, have many uses,like

for food and medicine

ground-cover plants, like ilima, help stop soil erosion

along the coast.

Zach & Jackson messing around.

Our Campground area

Eggs 'n toast mmmm...

4 Hawaiians learning canoe skills

Jere, Mikey, Isaac and Kaleb.

The perfect class room. This is my head and my friends working on a project about surviving in Punalu'u .

Uncle Earl taking us on a hike across the coast.

Uncle Earl tells us legends of

pohaku(stones of the sea)

An old Hawaiian fishing heiau stands in front of beautiful Ninole Hills

This is Keola, a native of Ka'u. She was very spiritual and taught us a lot about preserving the environment and old Ka'u.She died one week after our visit.

Kupuna Keolalani

My Kupuna Keolalani also called aunty Keola taught the students of VSAS to

malama and care for the land. She also told us stories of my ancestors of old

Hawaii.

Kupuna Keolalani tells us stories

A tree at Punalu'u