Aloha ʻĀina refers to a sense of place, a central concept in Hawaiian culture. A connection to a particular place was a common theme in many of the conversations we had with people onContinue reading
Category: 2015 Trip
The Greatest Management Challenge
As far as marine protected areas go, the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is pretty unique. It is one of the largest marine protected areas in the world and has been recognized by the United NationsContinue reading
Loved to Death
With the (repeat) exception of Bubbie’s Ice Cream, Hanauma Bay is the first location to which we’ve returned on our adventures in Oahu. The nature preserve is closed every Tuesday to allow time for maintenanceContinue reading
“I Like My Fish Like I Like My Women…
…fresh and a little fatty.” This morning we simultaneously started late and early. Having spent the last week mentally preparing for a 5 am excursion to the Honolulu Fish Auction, a call time of 7Continue reading
Talking story with William Aila
It’s easy to recount the events of a day in a blog. We went here, we met with so and so and we talked about blank. We include analogies, photos, quotes, whatever we can toContinue reading
Watching people watching whales
Today, our mission was simple: to understand ecotourism, we became ecotourists. To that end, we joined 75 tourists aboard the luxurious 140′ Navatek I, operated by Atlantis Adventures in Waikiki, for a humpback whale watchContinue reading
Allison Victoria Hensch
2015 Trip, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
2015 Trip, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
Street Sweepers and Spinner Dolphins
Why anyone would decide that three o’clock in the morning is a good time to run a loud, obnoxious street sweeper up and down the street of our current residence at the University of HawaiiContinue reading
How Stuff Gets Done
We started the day a little later than usual, which allowed us all much needed time to recover from the previous night’s festivities – a “surprise” Bubbies ice cream cake for our fearless leader AndyContinue reading
Managing Monk Seal or People?
Our adventures today take us to the northern end of Oahu to check up on a special new mother, the monk seal R5AY or ‘Honey Girl’ and her 22-day-old calf. Honey Girl is one ofContinue reading
Shoptalk in a Coffee Shop
Today’s class was full of marine conservation shoptalk. We covered a variety of different marine conservations issues with the specialists we met on Day 3 of our Hawaiian adventure. All of my classmates had insightfulContinue reading