{"id":183396,"date":"2023-09-12T15:24:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T01:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=183396"},"modified":"2023-09-13T10:16:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:16:04","slug":"mega-lab-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/12\/mega-lab-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Art program inspires keiki to explore ocean science"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_54931\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MAq7YJQ3Pow?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Youth ARTivist Hawaii - Full Length\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-size:85% !important;padding-top:6px;\">The students helped create an environmentally themed mural which is permanently installed inside MEGA Lab.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Students ages 11&#8211;14 used art to unleash their scientific curiosity about the ocean through a program co-hosted by a University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at Hilo marine science laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>The week-long summer camp, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcc.org\/content\/youth-artivists-hawaii\">Youth Artivists <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span><\/a> (<abbr>YAH<\/abbr>), was co-hosted by the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo <a href=\"https:\/\/themegalab.org\/\">Multiscale Environmental Graphical Analysis Laboratory<\/a>, commonly called <abbr>MEGA<\/abbr> Lab, which specializes in coral reef research. The lab located inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.papahanaumokuakea.gov\/mdc\/\">Mokup&#257;papa Discovery Center<\/a> at Hilo Bayfront is run by founder John Burns, an associate professor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mare.hawaii.edu\/\">marine science<\/a> and expert on coral health, disease and ecosystems.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183406\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hilo-mega-lab-camp-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"kids playing in a band\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-183406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hilo-mega-lab-camp-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hilo-mega-lab-camp-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hilo-mega-lab-camp-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids perform inside MEGA lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Science is really a multidimensional process, and sadly, we often lose the connection to artistic creativity,&rdquo; said Burns. &ldquo;The Youth Artivists <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> camp is a great way to engage a diverse audience and showcase how art and science can intersect to promote positive stewardship of our natural resources. The kids were amazing and even hosted a raging rock concert to celebrate the end of the camp.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The summer camp shifted what is commonly called <abbr title=\"science, technology, engineering and mathematics\">STEM<\/abbr> activity\u2014science, technology, engineering and math\u2014to include art, creating a <abbr title=\"science, technology, engineering, art and math\">STEAM<\/abbr> educational program. The goal of the camp was to empower young people through bridging art and science, encouraging them to think creatively about solutions for a healthy and sustainable ocean.<\/p>\n<h2>Touch, see, feel<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183407\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hilo-mega-lab-camp-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"kids walking in the grass\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-183407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hilo-mega-lab-camp-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hilo-mega-lab-camp-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hilo-mega-lab-camp-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keiki participated in multiple field trips ma kai (to the ocean).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Participants in the summer program learned about ocean issues, marine conservation, and coral reef protection through art-making, hands-on activities, and field trips to Hilo Bay.<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island surfer Crispin Nakoa, an alumnus of <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s marine science baccalaureate program and <a href=\"https:\/\/tcbes.uhh.hawaii.edu\/\">tropical conservation biology and environmental science<\/a> graduate program, co-managed <abbr>YAH<\/abbr> and worked firsthand with the kids on expressing complex ideas through art. Nakoa, a surfing scientist, is featured in <abbr>MEGA<\/abbr> Lab\u2019s film about this summer\u2019s program and outlines the importance of educating keiki early on about their island home.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hilo is one of the best places to have access to all these different resources. When I was a kid, I just thought that this place was awesome and nothing was ever going to change,&rdquo; Nakoa explained. &ldquo;But something that was missing through all the fun times that I did have, was really an understanding of all the things that put those places that I love at risk. I think it would have been helpful to learn more about that at a young age.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A highlight for the students was working alongside Cinzah Merkins, a professional muralist from New Zealand, to create an environmentally-themed mural which is permanently housed inside <abbr>MEGA<\/abbr> Lab.<\/p>\n<p>The mural project was part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pangeaseed.org\/\">PangeaSeed Foundation&#8217;s<\/a> flagship program <a href=\"https:\/\/seawalls.org\/\">Sea Wall: Artists for Oceans<\/a>. Since its inception in 2014, the program has produced more than 450 murals in 18 countries.<\/p>\n<p>For more go to <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo Stories.<\/p>\n<p><em>By&#8212;Susan Enright<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s <abbr>MEGA<\/abbr> Lab co-hosted the camp to empower young people through bridging art and science.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[262,313,232,14,907,56],"class_list":["post-183396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-marine-science","tag-stem","tag-tropical-conservation-biology-and-environmental-science","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-hilo-stories","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183396"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183474,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183396\/revisions\/183474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}