Punalu'u

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Punalu'u

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

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the Ninole hills
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the Ninole hills in the background are the oldest
flows of Mauna Loa.
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Our beautiful Ka'u coast.
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the sea coast is home to many fish and birds.
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the rocks here are only about 200 years old.
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• Looking at the coast through a keyhole of 200
  year old lava.

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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
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many native plants,like naupaka, have many
uses,like for food and medicine
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ground-cover plants, like ilima, help stop soil
erosion along the coast.
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Zach Jackson messing around.
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Our Campground area
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Eggs 'n toast mmmm...
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4 Hawaiians learning canoe skills
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Jere, Mikey, Isaac and Kaleb.
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• The perfect class room. This is my head and my
  friends working on a project about surviving in
  Punalu'u .

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Uncle Earl taking us on a hike across the coast.
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Uncle Earl tells us legends of pohaku(stones of
the sea)
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An old Hawaiian fishing heiau stands in front of
beautiful Ninole Hills
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• 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.

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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.

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Kupuna Keolalani tells us stories
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A tree at Punalu'u