2026-09-10T00:19:45-05:00 2025-12-31 393984182 ACCUITY ADVISORS LLC 1437 KILAUEA AVE ST 104 HILO HI 96720 990 2025-01-01 821614744 HAWAII MARINE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER HAWA 6504453505 PO BOX 1372 VOLCANO HI 96785 ROBERTA MARTIN PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 6504453505 2026-09-04 1 BONNIE GIBEAULT P01718201 8085313400 2025 ROBERTA MARTIN PO BOX 1372 VOLCANO HI 96785 1312705 0 X WWW.HAWAIIMERC.ORG X 2017 HI THE HAWAII MARINE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER (MERC) IS A STATE OF HAWAII AND U.S. FEDERAL 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CONNECTS COMMUNITIES TO TIMELY SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ON MARINE RESOURCES. LOCATED IN MILOLII ON HAWAII ISLAND, HAWAII MERC PROVIDES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, RELATIONAL AND CONTEXTUAL PLANNING FOR COASTAL AND MARINE MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS NATURAL RESOURCE ENFORCEMENT VIA COMMUNITY EDUCATION. HAWAII MERC FACILITATES INTER-OPERABILITY AMONG DIVERSE LOCAL COMMUNITIES (NATIVE HAWAIIAN, LONG-TERM RESIDENTS, AND NEW ARRIVALS) WITH HAWAII STATE (DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES - DLNR, DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES - DAR) AND FEDERAL (NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, FISHERIES DIVISION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION) AGENCIES BY SUPPLYING A NEUTRAL CONVENING SPACE PAIRED WITH ORGANIZATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL SKILLS AND SCIENCE TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND COMMUNITY ACTION. 5 5 0 23 0 0 1294746 1130396 29500 27850 88246 130187 927 -20259 1413419 1268174 15000 5700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86198 132965 101198 138665 1312221 1129509 4687868 5817377 0 0 4687868 5817377 X NONE 0 0 99488 5700 27850 THE HAWAII MARINE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER (HAWAII MERC) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FACILITATES EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. HAWAII MERC IS THE FIRST COMMUNITY MARINE STATION ON HAWAII ISLAND AND POSSIBLY IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. THE VISION TO BUILD HAWAII MERC WAS BASED ON A RISING NEED TO PROTECT COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES AND ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ENFORCEMENT, IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING CLIMATE. LOCATED IN MILOLII ON HAWAII ISLAND, OUR 100% VOLUNTEER TEAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH OF THE COASTAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT, AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF COASTAL AND REEF ECOSYSTEMS IN SOUTH KONA, HAWAII AND BEYOND. HAWAII MERC FACILITATES INTER-OPERABILITY AMONG DIVERSE LOCAL COMMUNITIES (NATIVE HAWAIIAN, LONG-TERM RESIDENTS, AND NEW ARRIVALS) WITH HAWAII STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES BY SUPPLYING A NEUTRAL CONVENING SPACE PAIRED WITH ORGANIZATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL SKILLS AND SCIENCE TO GROW AND SUSTAIN KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND COMMUNITY ACTION. 99488 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 HI X HAWAII MERC 6504453505 PO BOX 1372 VOLCANO HI 96785 X ROBERTA MARTIN PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KEALOHANUIOPUNA KINNEY VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER BALZOTTI DIRECTOR 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID CARRUTHERS DIRECTOR 0.30 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF MORGAN DIRECTOR 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1130396 1130396 SERVICE REVENUE 521040 27850 27850 27850 130187 130187 24272 44531 -20259 -20259 -20259 1268174 27850 0 109928 5700 5700 15389 15389 125 94 31 527 395 132 481 361 120 27241 20431 6810 39112 29334 9778 61 61 8915 8915 9164 6873 2291 HONORARIUMS 10250 10250 PROPERTY TAX 8600 6450 2150 SUPPLIES 7364 5523 1841 DRY TRACER STUDIES 3269 3269 2467 1832 635 138665 99488 39177 0 1816785 61409 1553924 4471301 5600 1340159 55492 1311559 1284667 4687868 5817377 0 0 X 4687868 5817377 4687868 5817377 4687868 5817377 1129509 0 X 0 0 0 X 186968 781521 2528788 1294746 1130396 5922419 109363 29746 22485 29500 27850 218944 296331 811267 2551273 1324246 1158246 6141363 30000 60000 5000 30000 125000 104363 21629 15018 14723 155733 134363 81629 20018 44723 280733 5860630 116 392 14 123970 154459 278951 116 392 14 123970 154459 278951 296447 811659 2551287 1448216 1312705 6420314 0.91280 0.91060 0.04340 0.02000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 544834 544834 701100 35954 665146 94225 19538 74687 1284667 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD DISCUSSES ASSETS AND INTERESTS AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AND THEY ARE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. BOARD MEMBERS MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON MATTERS WHERE A CONFLICT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE FORM 990, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY EMAILING THE PRESIDENT AT ROBIN@HAWAIIMERC.ORG