Keiki Kohola Project: Whale Research on Maui

THE RESEARCH TEAM

This is a grass roots operation. Going by the call name Bonanza, our research team is a group comprised of captains, naturalists and other concerned individuals from within Maui's whale watching community.

All participants donate their time and services free of charge, and many follow the whale's migration to Alaska during the summer months to work in various capacities in and around South East Alaska.

The team is led by Rachel Cartwright. Originally from the north of England, Rachel studied ecology at University and spent five years in the Bahamas before coming to Maui to study whales. Rachel recently completed her Master's in Conservation Biology and during the summer months works as a naturalist with Princess Cruises in Alaska.

Captain Terry Mangold is the co-investigator on the project and the lead captain and whilst Rachel looks after the science Terence keeps everything ship shape! Terry also works in Alaska in the summer, leading tours through Kenai Fjords National Park.

Captain Amy
Amy has been actively involved in the whale watching industry on Maui for the last seven years, as a captain and a naturalist. After volunteering for the last three years, Amy also assisted as a co-investigator this year. Look for her this summer, cruising Alaska's inside passage.
Captain Eric
Eric also works as a whalewatching captain in Maui and in Alaska. Eric has been volunteering with the project for three years and is completing his degree in Marine Biology at Maui Community College.
Captain Chris
Chris, another longterm volunteer, also works as a boat captain in Maui and in South East Alaska. Beth Pike worked with us for a season and has now joined a research project looking at Right whales in the North Atlantic.

Photographer Ted Mickowski
Ted is the owner/operator of Ultimate Rafting Maui, a whale watching business here on Maui. Also a good photographer, Ted donates his time to the project as a surface and underwater photographer.
Sue - Crew
Sue makes her living as a Graphic Designer and volunteers on the project on weekends. Sue designed our website and also produced our Alaska screensaver and now she's off to Silicon Valley, you'll find her at Apple HQ.

Rob is the VP of the Keiki Kohola Project. He runs Tradewinds Graphics here on Maui and has been with the project since we started in 1997. Onboard the research vessel Rob assists with surface and underwater photograghy, and Rob has also designed all the graphics associated with the project.

The Keiki Kohola project extends it's warmest thanks to these and all our other volunteers : Brad Kintz, Kristy Hawes, Colby Lawrence, Carolyn Mau, Winston Warr, Amber Geffre, Maria Mangold, Jack Hawes, Caroline Howard, Kris Mangold, Renee Weber, Linda Pissocra, Rachel Yonkerman, Scott Balogh ...