The Pauahi Foundation will help Hawai‘i Island students attend Science Camps of America this summer by offering full scholarships.
The deadline to apply for a full scholarship has been extended to Monday, June 13.
The 10-day overnight camp gives teens entering grades 8 through 12 the opportunity to explore the environmental diversity that Hawai‘i Island has to offer— from beaches to rainforests and mountaintops.
“Hawai‘i Island is such an amazing place geographically, climatically and culturally,” said Science
Campers visit ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo to learn about connections between Hawaiian culture and astronomy. Courtesy photo.
Camps Executive Director Michael Richards. “The best place to learn about the natural world is outdoors, and this compelled me to create a camp for teens to experience science in ‘nature’s greatest laboratory.’”
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Camp home base is at the Pahala Plantation Cottages in Ka‘u.
Some of the destinations include Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center, Mauna Kea Visitor Center, Mauna Loa Climate Observatory, Punalu‘u Black Sand Beach and many more.
The first camp session, Land and Sea, will be held June 29 to July 8 and focus on Hawai‘i’s ocean, forests, mountains and volcanoes.
Campers will explore Hawai‘i’s unique flora and fauna and learn how events in the natural world affect every living creature, including humans.
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The second session, Air and Space, will be held July 9 to 18 and focus on astronomy, space exploration and climate. Campers will gain a better understanding of climate change and the creation and use of alternative energy to help address global warming.
Campers explore and study the lava fields of Kalapana in Puna. Courtesy photo.
The Pauahi Foundation scholarship is for Hawai‘i Island residents ages 13 to 17. Preference is given to those of Native Hawaiian ancestry.
To extend this experience to more local teens, Science Camps offers a limited amount of partial scholarships based on financial need through the Science Camp of America Scholarship Fund.
Other scholarship opportunities are still available. Contributions from the public to the Science Camp of America Scholarship Fund are welcome.
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The Pauahi Foundation will help Hawai‘i Island students attend Science Camps of America this summer by offering full scholarships.
