HALE-ALOHA 8A: Chief Scientist Report

Chief Scientist: T. HOULIHAN

Vessel: R/V Kaimikai-o-Kanaloa (KOK00-?)
Loading: 23 June 2000
Departure: 23 June 2000
Arrival: 24 June 2000

Chief Scientist: Terrence Houlihan
Master: Captain Robert Hayes
Deck Operations: Dave Gravett
Electronics Technician: Steve Poulos

1. Science Personnel, HALE ALOHA 8A

	JGOFS group:
	Lance Fujieki		UH Research Associate
	Terrence Houlihan	UH Research Associate
	Dale Hebel		UH Scientist
	Tommy Dickey		UCSB
	Derek Monov		UCSB

	WOCE group:
	Jeremiah Johnson	UH Research Associate
	Mark Valenciano		UH Research Associate
	Steve Johnson		UH volunteer 

	Ancillary projects:
	Carole Sakomoto		MBARI Scientist
	Russ George		Ocean Carbon Systems, Inc.
	Andrew Hanson		UH student

	Stag Group:
	Steve Poulos		Electronic Technician
	Dave Gravett		Technician

2.	General Summary

The loading of the ship for the mooring deployment was conducted on the
morning of 23 June after the K- O-K had returned from HOT-116 the
previous evening.  The loading was completed by 1200 and the back deck
was subsequently secured.

A total of 11 scientists participated in the cruise aboard the R/V
Kaimikai-o-Kanaloa .  The HALE ALOHA mooring was successfully
deployed.  Andrew Hanson was able to collect water for John Zehr at
UCSC.

3.      Daily Activities

23 June, Friday We departed Snug Harbor at 1800 and arrived on station
for the start of the HALE ALOHA deployment at 0440on 24 June.

24 June, Saturday The deployment began at 0600 with the buoy in the
water at 0607.  The anchor was released at 1002 at location 22' 20.0 N
and 158' 10.6 W.  Mooring deployment went well primarily due to the
cooperating weather conditions.  The elapsed time for deployment was
4:07.

The ship stood by as the anchor was allowed to reach the bottom and the
mooring stabilized.  Two hours after anchor release we conducted a
calibration CTD with water collected for dissolved oxygen, low level
nitrogen, fluorometric chlorophyll and Zehr.

Due to the speed which we deployed the mooring we were able to return
to Snug Harbor by 2100.  The ship was offloaded the following Monday.