THE PROJECT AIMS TO INVESTIGATE A HYBRID MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTION TO PROVIDE POWER TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THEIR OFFSHORE HAWAIIAN KANPACHI (KAHALA) FISH FARMING OPERATIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL BUILD UPON ADVANCES MADE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII (UH) AND HAWAII OCEAN POWER SOLUTIONS LLC (HOPS) IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HALONA OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN TYPE WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER (HALONA WEC) TO PROVIDE POWER AT SEA. A PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP OF UH AND HOPS SEEKS TO ADVANCE THE COMMERCIAL STATUS OF THE HALONA WEC IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.