Hawaiʻi Marine Education and Research Center
The Hawaiʻi Marine Education and Research Center (HawaiiMERC) facilitates education, conservation, and scientific investigation of the marine environment in the Hawaiian Islands.
Our team supports the protection of our coastal and marine environment, and provides opportunities to connect cultural and scientific perspectives for the sustainability of coastal and reef ecosystems in South Kona, Hawaiʻi and beyond. Find out more about us.
Hawaiʻi Marine Education and Research Center
The Hawaiʻi Marine Education and Research Center (HawaiiMERC) facilitates education, conservation, and scientific investigation of the marine environment in the Hawaiian Islands.
Our 100% volunteer team supports research of the coastal and marine environment, and provides opportunities to connect cultural and scientific perspectives for the sustainability of coastal and reef ecosystems in South Kona, Hawaiʻi and beyond. Find out more about us.
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Community outreach, science, reef watch and more, read about what HawaiiMERC did in 2021!





















Special mahalo to @globalconservation and its leader, Jeff Morgan, who is also a HawaiiMERC Board member, for the opportunity to tell the story of South Kona development, communities, conservation, and education. Great to see new donors in the mix! ... See MoreSee Less
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The water quality program that generated these important results was originally developed by Hawaiʻi MERC and staffed by students from Miloliʻi. It is great to see the approach scaled up via our partners at ʻĀkoʻakoʻa Reef Restoration in Hawaiʻi to provide the same service to all of West Hawaiʻi!
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