Hi'ialakai

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NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai aerial view

Homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, NOAA Ship Hi‘ialakai is a multipurpose oceanographic research vessel whose main missions include coral reef ecosystem mapping, coral reef health and fish stock studies, and maritime heritage surveys.

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Hi'ialakai

Call Sign

WTEY

Hull Number

R334

Specification Highlights

The ship carries a 3-person, double-lock recompression chamber; in the event of a diving accident, the diver can be treated on site.

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Hi'ialakai Articles

NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai surveys French Frigate Shoals

September 30, 2016

NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai has just returned to port from a 33-day mission to the French Frigate Shoals, the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

NOAA Divers Conduct Research from NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai

June 22, 2016

On June 15, NOAA Divers concluded a research trip onboard the NOAA ship Hi’ialakai to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) and the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM).

NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai sets out on marine debris removal mission

April 12, 2016

The primary mission objectives include the removal of derelict fishing gear and plastics as well as to study marine debris accumulation in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.