Sample Collecting Saturday....sorry so late!

Here we are, getting ready for another research filled day with Danielle.  It looked like it was going to be a wet day out, and I think we all kind of felt a cloudy day was ahead us.  After we batten down the side wall, we start unpacking all of our gear for the day.  Today, Jake and I are going out on the boat with Danielle to collect YSI data, and to collect bulk water samples to take back to the “lab” for the gang to process.

 

        So after finally getting the boat packed up, and a few more trips back into the “lab” to retrieve some odds and ends, my crew and I head out to do some serious data/water sample collections!  As Danielle navigates and gets us to each stop, Jake gets the ultimate arm workout for the day (and he does hold it all day!), as I keep time and fill out the paper work. Good job Jake!  I donʻt know which is harder, holding the YSI for up 4 min and 30 secs, or trying to correctly keep track of the time!  I think I like the lab...... 

  It turned out to be a beautiful day in Heʻeia.  We were out collecting data almost all day!  I didnʻt think it would take that long, but when we got to places like outside of the wall in the bay, we needed to wait for the sediment to settle so that we can properly collect the data and water samples.  Check out the Koʻolau’s in the background.

 

Even though Iʻve known this mountain range all my life, it still blows me away each time I see it.....always leaves me speechless. LUCKY WE LIVE HAWAIʻI !!

 

Here, we are going out to get our samples at one of the three river mākāhā at the loko iʻa.  There are three fresh water mākāhā, and three ocean water mākāhā that help to create the brackish water which turns the pond into the perfect breeding ground for herbivorous fish.  It takes a lot of team work to keep everything moving smoothly, every so often Danielle would bring us in to dock and drop off whatever samples we had collected so far so we could keep the lab techs busy.  It was a long day, but I think we did pretty good and got done what we needed to for the day.  Good work interns! 

 

                                                   Danielle and Pua working on the 25mm rig.

   Michelle, Jordan, Christian, and Tiffany are filtrating the water samples for TSS, SEDEX, and APA/DOC.    
 

  So ends our day at Heʻeia, mahalo Danielle for the cruise around the pond and to Jake for holding the YSI all day. And, so sorry for the late post, I was having some technical difficulties with my blogger. Mahalo to Mo, and Judy for helping me work it out! A hui hou LAIP-erʻs.