Jobs Into starting at $15-18 per hour (depending on experience) PLUS benefits, food, and housing

Olakai Hawaii is an aquaculture farm producing sea asparagus and ogo (limu) in Kahuku. Immediate work available for farm workers, kitchen help, and delivery drivers. P/T and F/T available. Starting pay $15-per hour depending on experience. Medical benefits, workers compensation, TDI, 4 paid holidays and birth pay for F/T employees. Please send resume to the email listed or call for more information and to set up an interview appointment. Food and farm dormitory also included for qualified applicants.

Our company is the world’s only commercial scale hydroponic system growing Salicornia (sea asparagus) and Gracilaria (ogo/limu) in full strength ocean water. We grow both these crops in soil-free multi trophic ponds irrigated with water pumped from the nearby coastline. Over 17 years of operation, we have built a base of customers among supermarkets, restaurants, and poke bars throughout Oahu and the other Hawaiian Islands including others in the mainland US and East Asia. You may recognize our brand label as Olakai.

Our most recent development has been the inclusion of white-leg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) to our cultivation system. We are currently in the experimental phase, which if successful, will be the world’s first system to grow shrimp, halophytes, and seaweed in recirculating salt water.

The key objective of the job posted will be to develop our system from an experimental scale to commercial scale. Results from our first experimental scale trial (2,100 gallons total water volume) will be applied to our larger scale system (20,000 gallons total water volume) which is under construction and will be complete within January.

Tasks in Detail:

• Day-to-day husbandry of shrimp, Salicornia, Gracilaria throughout the production cycle. Training on Salicornia and Gracilaria cultivation will be offered on site. However, prior knowledge of shrimp culture techniques is required.
• Data records on relevant water quality parameters, performance indicators, basic statistical analysis, and data presentation.
• Understanding of appropriate responses to changes in water quality/performance findings.
• Basic construction skills: plumbing, electricity, carpentry.
• Basic financial management capabilities: cost-income reporting, maintaining positive profit margins.
• Able to work outdoors for long periods (~4-6 hours per day).

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or above in Marine Science, Aquaculture, Agriculture, or other STEM related field.
• Prior experience in shrimp cultivation, 1-2 years

Benefits

• Competitive salaried pay
• Health insurance
• Free on-site accommodation if
• desired
• Opportunities for training and Involvement in partnerships internationally
• Develop a unique skill which very few people in the world have and is rapidly increasing in demand around the world.