UH Hilo students from South Pacific and Timor-Leste gain experience through DC internships
The students are studying at UH Hilo with scholarships from the U.S. Department of State.
Category: Internships
UH Hilo accounting senior volunteering as tax assistant
Tehani Palolo is a student volunteer for the federal Volunteer Income Tax Assistant (VITA) program, working daily at the Hawaii First Federal Credit Union to assist community members in properly filing their taxes.
UH Hilo student from Yap plans to take his aquaculture skills learned here back to his homeland
Patrick Gorong, a marine science major, gets on the job training as an oyster hatchery technician at the UH Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center.
40 student conservationists do summer internships of great importance to Hawai‘i and Pacific region
One of this summer’s interns, environmental science major Darcy Yogi, worked on the Mauna Kea Invasive Species Management Plan, where the greatest concern is the little fire ant.
Column by Chancellor Don Straney: Iselle brings out the very best in UH Hilo staff
UH Hilo staff show quick thinking and abundant compassion for visiting students as Hurricane Iselle headed toward Hawai‘i Island.
