Meet the 2026 PIPES Interns
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- Naʻau Interns (4)
- ʻĀina Interns (8)
- Kaiāulu Interns (8)
- Kaʻao Interns (15)
Naʻau Ancestral Pathways Program
4 Naʻau Naʻau Ancestral Pathways Program Interns for 2026
Jadeyn (Kamaka) Frasco
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Steve Doo.
Host Organization: Coral Nursery (UH Hilo).
Koʻiahi Pūnua
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: La Crivello.
Host Organization: Huliauapaʻa.
Hauola Roback
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Lori-Lee Lorenzo and Chris Balzotti.
Host Organization: The Nature Conservancy - Kaʻū Unit.
Rowan (Hiwa) Satta-Ellis
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Jesse and Kim Kahoʻonei.
Host Organization: Kahaluʻu Kūāhewa.
ʻĀina Ecological Pathways Program
8 ʻĀina ʻĀina Ecological Pathways Program Interns for 2026
Jay Bois
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Brooks Kaniho.
Host Organization: The Kohala Center.
Thai Gomes
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Lauren DeMent.
Host Organization: Three Mountain Alliance.
Caysen Guillermo
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry.
Host Organization: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance.
Shaylee Kanuha
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Nehu Shaw and Nahe Keakealani.
Host Organization: Puʻu Waʻawaʻa - Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests.
Kenneth Matsuda
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Naftalia Flatte.
Host Organization: NPS Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Gabrielle Shapiro
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Lauaʻe and Melekahana Kekahuna.
Host Organization: ʻO Mākuʻu Ke Kahua.
Raina Smith
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Candace Maʻemaʻewai Gonzales.
Host Organization: Hōʻaʻā i Kanalani.
Waileia Tupou
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Bronson Palupe.
Host Organization: Hui Mālama i ke Ala ʻŪlili.
Kaiāulu Community Pathways Program
8 Kaiāulu Kaiāulu Community Pathways Program Interns for 2026
Alisha Andrade
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Kylle Roy.
Host Organization: US Forest Service.
Koa Collins
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Kainalu Keliʻikuli-Grace.
Host Organization: Hoʻāla Kealakekua Nui.
Mika Gallardo
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: ʻElika Jardin.
Host Organization: Hui Hoʻoleimaluō.
Kanoaponokamanaokuuleihoola Kipapa
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Hoʻoululahui Akaka and Noa Lincoln.
Host Organization: Indigenous Cropping Systems Lab (UH Mānoa).
Jochel Oba
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Rick Gmirkin and Tanya Souza.
Host Organization: NPS Ala Kahakai.
Kailāʻau Pīʻena
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Keliʻikanoe Mahi.
Host Organization: Hiki Ola.
McKenzie (Kanani) Tim Sing
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Uakoko Chong.
Host Organization: Hui Mālama i ke Ala ʻŪlili.
Carly (Kalikopua) Zablan
From: Maui.
Mentor: Leilā Dudley Frazier.
Host Organization: Pilina ʻĀina.
Kaʻao Research Pathways Program
15 Kaʻao Kaʻao Research Pathways Program Interns for 2026
Mina Adabag
From: Minneapolis, MN.
Mentor: Hannah McKLamb.
Host Organization: ʻElala Biodiversity Lab (UH Hilo).
Amanda Campos
From: Merced, CA.
Mentor: Anuhea Robins.
Host Organization: Center for Maunakea Stewardship.
Emma Crago
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Alison Flanagan and Bryce Masuda.
Host Organization: Keauhou & Maui Bird Conservation Center.
Leilani Hoff
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Katie Kamelamela.
Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Ethnoecology Ahupuaʻa Living Lab (ASU).
Taylor Jenkins
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Darcy Yogi.
Host Organization: Big Island Invasive Species Committee.
Paloma Marcos
From: Las Vegas, NV.
Mentor: Steven Colbert and Tracy Wiegner.
Host Organization: Marine Science Department (UH Hilo).
Letiunasema Nuusila
From: Samoa.
Mentor: Jacob Hurst and Noa Lincoln.
Host Organization: Indigenous Cropping Systems Lab (UH Mānoa).
Sara Oliveros
From: Dallas, TX.
Mentor: Chan Heu and Charlie Mason.
Host Organization: USDA Agriculture Research Service.
Naomi Orcel
From: New Haven, CT.
Mentor: Thomas Lee and Lis Gallant.
Host Organization: Geology Department (UH Hilo).
Emilia Perotto
From: College Station, TX.
Mentor: Sefa Percival and Ryan Perroy.
Host Organization: Spatial Data Analysis & Visualization Lab (UH Hilo).
Kamalani Poepoe
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Lis Gallant.
Host Organization: Geology Department (UH Hilo).
Shanoa (Kū) Quanan
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Tommy Haensel and Noa Lincoln.
Host Organization: Indigenous Cropping Systems Lab (UH Mānoa).
Kamaile Scholtz
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Steve Doo.
Host Organization: Coral Nursery (UH Hilo).
Ethan Xu
From: Plainsboro, NJ.
Mentor: Kili Kawaiaea and Patrick Hart.
Host Organization: Listening Observatory for Hawaiian Ecosystems Lab (UH Hilo).
Chloe Yoshiki
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Emma Stierhoff and Becky Ostertag.
Host Organization: Liko Nā Pilina (UH Hilo).