UH News, first published on June 15, 2022.

O‘ahu high school students spent the week on Moku o Lo‘e (Coconut Island) learning about marine mammals science at a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa summer program. Developed by two Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology graduate students, the Summer Marine Mammal Intensive Learning Experience (SMMILE) program, a fully funded overnight learning experience, ran from June 12–18.

Eleven incoming high school juniors and seniors from across O‘ahu participated in the SMMILE program, which was developed by UH Mānoa Marine Biology Graduate Program PhD students Kirby Parnell and Brijonnay Madrigal.

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