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The Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation Field Trip Grant Program helps bring students to outdoor sites where they can experience hands-on learning about Hawaiʻi's environment. Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation offers financial assistance to Hawaiʻi public schools which otherwise could not afford to participate in environmental field trips. Most field trip locations provide hands-on learning experiences for students grades K-12 and offer educational tours that can be customized to any grade level.

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

Hilo, Hawaiʻi
Grade Levels Served: PreK - 12

NOAAʻs Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Mokupāpapa Discovery Center (MDC) was established to interpret the natural science, culture and history of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and surrounding marine environment, now protected as Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and UNESCO Natural and Cultural World Heritage Site. Since most people will never have the opportunity to visit these remote islands, their facility on the bayfront in Hilo, Hawaiʻi serves to "bring the place to the people" and spur greater public awareness of the region and ocean conservation issues.

The facility transports visitors to this remote ocean wilderness where predators rule the reefs, the skies teem with swooping, screeching seabirds, and the Native Hawaiian chanting of the Kumulipo (a Hawaiian creation chant) sets the mood for exploration and learning. Mokupāpapa features a 3,500 gallon saltwater aquarium, interactive educational exhibits, lifesize models of wildlife found in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, artwork inspired by those islands and Hawaiian culture, and many interpretive panels in both Hawaiian and English.

Free admittance. School groups are welcome, and free lessons and guided tours are available for all ages. To request a class visit, please use the online request form at goo.gl/Ylbv2s

For more information, call 808-933-8195.

http://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/education/center.html
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