Meet the Interns
2011 University of Hawaii Hawaiian Internship Program (UHHIP) Interns
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Leilani AbayaUHHIP 2011 Project: Determining restoration suitability by examining microclimate traits across topographic areas Mentor: Erin Questad and Susan Cordell Agency: Usda Forest Service, UHH IPIF |
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Melanie DudleyUHHIP 2011 Project: Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps Team Leader Mentor: Matt Bauer and Brittney Orton Agency: KUPU Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps |
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Manoa JohansenUHHIP 2011 Project: Soil Respiration Impacts in Native Hawaiian Tropical Wet Forests by Feral Pigs Mentor: Creighton M. Litton and Mike Long Agency: UH Manoa Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management |
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Aleysia KahaUHHIP 2011 Project: School Gardens Network Mentor: Nancy Redfeather Agency: Kohala Center |
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Jessica KirkpatrickUHHIP 2011 Project: Hawaii Island Hawksbill turtle Recovery Project: Intern Mentor: Lauren Kurpita Agency: The Hawaii island Hawksbill Turtle Recovery Project |
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Li'ula MahiUHHIP 2011 Project: Of ecosystems and communities: A story of relationships at Wao Kele o Puna Mentor: Julie Leialoha and Cheyenne Perry Agency: DLNR/ DOFAW, Office of Hawaiian Affairs |
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Noe PauUHHIP 2011 Project: Genetics of Strawberry Guava in Common Garden Plots Mentor: Tracy Johnson Agency: U.S.D.A. Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry |
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Hoku PihanaUHHIP 2011 Project: Coastal Systems Curriculum Kit Summer Internship Project for Manowai O Hanakahi Mentor: H. Erika Perry Agency: UH Hilo PACRC |
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Joey QuitanUHHIP 2011 Project: More Kids in the Woods/ Starts with a Seed Mentor: Cheyenne Perry, Christian Giardina Agency: UH Hilo PACRC/IPIF, USDA Forest Service , OHA |
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Eva SalaUHHIP 2011 Project: Economical analysis of aquaculture Mentor: Kevin Hopkins Agency: UH Hilo PACRC |
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Naoli WellerUHHIP 2011 Project: Native Fruit and seed removal by vertebrates in three tree plantations at Waiākea Forest, Hawai’i Mentor: Aaron Shiels Agency: USDA Wildlife services |
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Justin YehUHHIP 2011 Project: Biomass of Kiawe along the Kona Coastline Mentor: Flint Hughes Agency: U.S. Forest Service, IPIF |
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Trace KaleiUHHIP 2011 Project: Influence of competition and fertilization on koa and mamane Mentor: Carla D’Antonio Agency: UCSB |
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Linnea HeuUHHIP 2011 Project: Makai Watch with the Hanalei Watershed Hui Mentor: Barbara Maka'ala Ka'aumoana Agency: Hanalei Watershed Hui |
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Nicholas WilhoiteUHHIP 2011 Project: Using ArcGIS to map and analyze distribution of Hawaiian ‘Ulu Mentor: Noa Lincoln Agency: Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens, Kona |
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Mathew BradyUHHIP 2011 Project: OISC & Naio Thrips Survey Mentor: Susie Iott Agency: Oahu Invasive Species Committee |
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Mahina ChangUHHIP 2011 Project: Restoration/ Conservation of Native Hawaiian Plants Mentor: Liloa Dunn Agency: UH Manoa Lyon Arboretum |
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Michelle LazaroUHHIP 2011 Project: Candidate Conservation Implementation Internship with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Mentor: Lorena Wada Agency: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
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Luka MossmanUHHIP 2011 Project: Creating a stewardship conservation plan for new farmers in the Kunialoa ridge district with Oahu Resource Conservation & Development. Mentor: Jean Brokish Agency: Oahu Resource Conservation & Development. |
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Isaiah SatoUHHIP 2011 Project: Implementation Recovery Assistant Mentor: Lorena Wada and Joy Browning Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Travis VoellerUHHIP 2011 Project: Evaluating the Effectiveness of different concentrations of herbicide on three invasive grasses in Kawainui marsh Mentor: Kahai Nakamatsu, Ati Jeffers-Fabro Agency: Department of Land and Natural Resources of Hawaii, Division of Forestry and Wildlife |
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Chelsey JayUHHIP 2011 Project: Programmatic EIS assistant Mentor: Lorena Wada Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Kim MorishigeUHHIP 2011 Project: An integrative approach to Protecting Hawaii's Coasts through Ecosystem and Community -Based Management Mentor: Pelika Bertelman Agency: UH Hilo |
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Kacy JacksonUHHIP 2011 Project: Native Forest Vegetation Monitoring Mentor: Tom Baribault Agency: Forest Solutions/ UH Hilo |
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Jonathan NahakueluaUHHIP 2011 Project: Measuring the Soil Moisture Content under Different Light and Mulch Depth Treatments Mentor: Noa Lincoln Agency: Amy B.H. Greenwell EthnoBotanical Gardens |
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Kaui FuUHHIP 2011 Project: Significance of subsistence Fishing in Hawaii Mentor: Mehana Vaughan Agency: Stanford University, UH Hilo |