The Hawaii Marine Laboratory^ 
Robert W. Hiatt^ 
INTRODUCTION 
The Coconut Island branch of the Hawaii 
Marine Laboratory was officially opened on 
April 21, 1951, with an exhibit of research in 
progress and equipment utilized in the 
marine sciences. The Hawaii Marine Labora- 
tory is an integral part of the University of 
Hawaii and consolidates under one name the 
long-established Marine Biological Labora- 
tory at Waikiki Beach, the biological labora- 
tories devoted to marine sciences on the main 
campus of the University, and the newly con- 
structed branch at Coconut Island. The 
Laboratory operates for both teaching and re- 
search, with the Waikiki branch and the class- 
rooms and laboratories on the main campus 
of the University devoted primarily to in- 
struction, and the Coconut Island branch 
devoted exclusively to research. These new 
facilities greatly enhance the effectiveness of 
both the academic program in marine and 
fishery biology leading to the bachelor’s, 
master’s, and doctor’s degrees, and the re- 
search program in marine sciences of the 
graduate students and regular staff. Physical 
separation of instruction and research has now 
been achieved so that neither interferes with 
the other. A well-integrated instructional pro- 
gram in marine biology may now be carried 
out throughout the year at the' reef edge at 
the Waikiki branch, while research projects 
may proceed without interruption through- 
out the year at the Coconut Island branch. 
The generous loan of unexcelled facilities 
for marine research by Messrs. Allan Chase, 
Edwin Pauley, Harold Pauley, Poncet Davis, 
^ Contribution No. 8, Hawaii Marine Laboratory. 
^ Department of Zoology and Entomology, Uni- 
versity of Hawaii. Manuscript received June 15, 1951. 
and Samuel Mosher made it possible to ex- 
tablish the Coconut Island branch. Through 
funds provided by Mr. Edwin Pauley and the 
University of Hawaii, this Laboratory and 
associated ponds and aquaria have been com- 
pleted and put into operation. 
The Laboratory operates throughout the 
year, but more space is available for visiting 
investigators during the regular academic year 
than during the summer period. 
Since the Coconut Island branch has been 
established for strictly research purposes, only 
persons prosecuting some specific study lead- 
ing to eventual scientific publication, or an 
assistant of such a person, will be accommo- 
dated. Naturally, staff members of the Univer- 
sity of Hawaii will have priority for available 
space, A cooperative agreement entered into 
by the University of Hawaii and the Univer- 
sity of California for the purposes of mutual 
assistance in marine research in the central 
Pacific provides second priority to interested 
members of the staff of the latter institution. 
The remaining space is available to other 
marine scientists. All requests for space must 
be made on an application form available 
from the Director. Visiting investigators are 
welcome and all possible aid will be provided 
them by the staff of the Laboratory. Such 
laboratory facilities and housing as are avail- 
able to visiting investigators bear no fee, ex- 
cept where expendable supplies are con- 
cerned. A brochure describing the Laboratory 
and the regulations for visiting investigators 
is available from the Director. 
COCONUT island BRANCH 
Location: Coconut Island, known to Ha- 
waiians as Moku-o-loe, is situated in the pro- 
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