BIG ISLAND ABALONE CORPORATION
Aquaculture & Research; Japanese northern abalone, Dulse algae

www.bigislandabalone.com operates a 10-acre aquafarm using its unique and economical PolyGrow® culture system to produce Japanese Northern abalone for commercial sales. BIAC earned the Governor's Hawaii Exporter of the Year award for 2003.

BLACK PEARLS, INC. (KONA BLUE WATER FARMS)

www.blackpearlsinc.com www.kona-blue.com has developed hatchery technology for black-lip and gold-lip pearl oysters, assists South Pacific pearl farmers in developing their own select juvenile stock, and has developed finfish hatchery techniques for various valuable food fish species, including kampachi, mahimahi, and giant groupers. A commercial hatchery is now operation at NELHA to supply a separate non-NELHA cage culture business offshore of the Kona Coast.

   CEROS: National Defense Center of Excellence for Research in Ocean Sciences
http://ceros.org US-DOD research grants for technologies with dual military & civilian applications.

CYANOTECH CORPORATION

www.cyanotech.com produces high-value microalgae-based products including nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, astaxanthin-based NatuRose® for the world aquaculture animal feed industry, BioAstin™-a powerful antioxidant for human consumption, Spirulina Pacifica®-a nutrient-rich dietary supplement, and phycobiliproteins-fluorescent pigments for the medical immunological diagnostic market. Cyanotech has been NELHA's anchor tenant for over 15 years.

KONA DEEP CORPORATION (Formerly Deep Seawater International Inc.)

www.dswihawaii.com A multi-faceted company utilizing the natural and abundant resource of the pristine, pathogen free, 3000' deep ocean water accessed from the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii'i Authority. It is developing a commercial bottling facility specializing in desalinated deep seawater beverages and products for the global market.

ENZAMIN USA, INC.

Developes new applications of deep seawater to enhance a successful Japanese nutraceutical product line based on Bacillus natto and produce bottled water and mineral salts from the deep seawater resource.

FRIENDS OF NELHA

www.keaholepoint.org A non-profit group that operates a docent program to provide outreach to support NELHA. Trained commmunity volunteers make presentations to interested visitors at the Gateway Center.

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Research; deep water copepods.

HAWAII DEEP MARINE, INC.

is developing deep seawater-based products for export. Desalinated seawater, salt and brine (nigan) are being developed for commercial sales to Asian markets.

HAWAII ISLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (HIEDB)

http://www.hiedb.org/ Facilitation of economic development projects on Hawaii.

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

http://www.hihwnms.nos.noaa.gov/ education & outreach

HAWAII DEEP OCEAN WATER LLC

Research on products made from deep seawater; DSW desalination.

HAWAII NATURAL ENERGY INSTITUTE

http://www.hnei.hawaii.edu/default.asp Energy: Hydrogen Power research

HIGH HEALTH AQUACULTURE, INC.

http://www.hihealthshrimp.com Actively carrying out its mission to develop and supply certified pathogen-free broadstock to the global marine shrimp market.

HR BIOPETROLEUM, INC.

Aquaculture and energy: bio diesel.

INDO-PACIFIC SEA FARMS, INC.

www.ipsf.com Develops innovative technologies for sustainable commercial production of reef-dwelling organisms, including photosynthetic giant tridacnid clams and scleractinan (reef-building) corals. 

KONA BAY MARINE RESOURCES, INC.

www.konabaymarine.com is a commercial farm using a unique land-based method of symbiotic co-production of SPF shrimp broodstock and clam seed.

KONA COLD LOBSTERS, LTD.

Imports live lobsters and crabs from natural Atlantic fisheries and rejuvenates them in cold deep seawater holding pens for distribution throughout Hawaii and select Asian and Pacific destinations.

KONA COAST SHELLFISH LLC

www.coastseafoods.com Hatchery/nursery facility that includes holding and conditioning of broodstock, spawning and larvae and seed production for Pacific Oysters, Manila Clams and Gallo Mussels.

KONA HALO TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Production of deep seawater products.

KOYO USA CORPORATION, INC.

www.hawaiideepseawater.com Was the first tenant to produce purified deep seawater-based drinking water on a commercial scale at NELHA starting in 2003, and the first tenant licensed to use a new trademarked NELHA logo to certify the source of 100% deep seawater. From its present site of 30 acres, Koyo produces a bottled water product "Mahalo," which consists a purified 100% Hawaii deep seawater, exported on a weekly basis to an enthusiastic growing Japanese consumer market.

MERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

www.merapharma.com Develops cost-effective, cutting edge photobioreactors for the industrial cultivation of microalgae for new microalgal products. Currently marketing astaxanthin-based products. The AstaFactor™, a human nutraceutical with powerful antioxidant properties and AquaXan™, a natural pigment for shrimp and salmon feed.

MOANA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Partnered with a dynamic, a multinational group of established companies from the aquaculture industry together having the expertise to meet the challenges of shrimp farming in the 21st century and bringing it to new levels of productivity. Through advanced R&D at its biosecure Hawaii-based facilities, MTI is developing superior-bred broodstock and advanced support technologies to create nutritional and health solutions that will benefit the world's shrimp aquaculture industry.

OCEAN RIDER, INC.

www.oceanrider.com Has captive aquaculture techniques for commercial production of seahorses to supply the aquarium industry. Seahorses are threatened in their natural habitats by overfishing around the world, so development of such aquaculture techniques is key to their survival.

PACIFIC LIGHTNET, INC.

www.turquoise.net Has an antenna in NELHA's Research Compound to provide wireless Internet access to NELHA's tenants and clients in the Keahole area.

   PACIFIC PLANKTONICS
Pacific Planktonics specializes in hatchery technology, with a goal to develop and improve methods to culture ornamental and edible marine fish and shrimp for commercial production, mainly for native Hawaiian species. Fingerlings of some food fishes are available upon request. Contact information: Farm Tel: (808)-326-1180; email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

  PHYSICS, MATERIALS, AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS RESEARCH, LLC
Conducts research at NELHA on autonomous vehicle testing and development to carry sensors, cameras, and other equipment into the ocean. NELHA's unique proximity to the ocean and deep water provides a natural laboratory for the Arizona-based company's cutting edge work.

ROYAL HAWAIIAN SEA FARMS, INC.

Commercially produces ogo (edible sea vegetables) with sales of over two tons per week. The company also produces salt water tilapia and milkfish, and is investigating commercial production of edible sea cucumbers, opihi (Hawaiian limpets) and warm water abalone.

SAVERS HOLDINGS LTD.

Uses pure deep seawater to produce desalinated water for bottling and export to the Asian market, including Korea and Japan, where DSW products are very popular.

SOPOGY, INC.

http://www.sopogy.com/ Energy: solar power concentration

TAYLOR SHELLFISH-KONA, INC.

www.taylorshellfish.com Headquartered in Washington state, is one of the largest U.S. clam and oyster producers and maintains a nursery at NELHA where juvenile mollusks take a "winterless Hawaiian growout vacation" during critical early growth periods. Up to 400 million juvenile Manila clams and 10 million juvenile Pacific oysters are exported year 'round back to Washington for final growout in company-owned intertidal areas or sold as seed stock to other growers.

THE OCEANIC INSTITUTE

www.oceanicinstitute.org OI is a non-for-profit research organization headquartered at Makapuu, Oahu, that "applies new technologies in marine science, biology, and chemistry to remove obstacles to the culture of significant commercial and depleted species.

TROUTLODGE

Sumner, Washington-based company developing Hawaii's first coldwater halibut and black cod ("butterfish" or sablefish) aquaculture farm to service markets throughout the Pacific Basin with fresh product.

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII-INFRASOUND LABORATORY OF HAWAII

ISLA www.isla.hawaii.edu maintains an array of acoustic sensors to monitor the Pacific region for atmospheric infrasound signals to support the international Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty as well as to gather signal evidence of global geophysical and meteorological events.

UNITED STATES COASTGUARD

Maintains an antenna for emergency radio communications for mariners.

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII-SEA GRANT EXTENSION SERVICE

www.soest.hawaii.edu/seagrant Supports long term economic development, stewardship, and responsible use of Hawaii's marine and costal resources, working closely with NELHA and its tenants to improve the effectiveness of community outreach and education.

UWAJIMA FISHERIES, INC.

Produces superior quality hirame, a Japanese coldwater flounder highly prized for Hawaii's sashimi and sushi markets. The company also produces ogo, moi, and milkfish (also known as 'awa) for local markets.

VERIZON WIRELESS, HAWAII.

Maintains two wireless communications antennas in West Hawaii at Keahole Point.

WEST HAWAII EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY-PCS

www.whea.net a public charter school, offers innovative full-immersion learning for secondary students based on student-run projects. WHEA won the Intel 2005 Schools of Distinction Science Award in competition with over 3,000 high schools nationwide.

Tenant Contact List May 09.pdf. 
pdf of Tenant Contacts as of July 2010

Plot Map showing NELHA Tenant Locations