Meet the 2023 PIPES Interns
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- REU Interns (11)
- UH-HIP Interns (19)
- MASSIP Interns (3)
Research Experience for Undergraduates
11 REU Research Experience for Undergraduates Interns for 2023
Kahina Benbouzid-Hewitt
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Ryan Perroy & Roberto Rodriguez.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization (SDAV) Lab.
Makoa De Almeida
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Eben Paxton & Kristina Paxton.
Host Organization: United States Geological Survey - PIERC.
Violet Hart
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Franny Brewer & Molly Murphy.
Host Organization: Big Island Invasive Species Committee - BIISC.
Matthew Ideoka
From: Maui.
Mentor: Luke (Nalu) Mead, Maikalani Glendon-Baclig & Trisha Olayon.
Host Organization: Kamehameha Schools - Kumuola.
Kainalu Keliikuli-Grace
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Uilani Naipo, Leila Kaupu, Will Maʻe-Huihui & Kehau Springer.
Host Organization: Kalanihale.
Shayla Kiyota
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Luke (Nalu) Mead, Maikalani Glendon-Baclig & Trisha Olayon.
Host Organization: Kamehameha Schools - Kumuola.
Veronica Sanchez-Gonzalez
From: Puerto Rico.
Mentor: Noa Lincoln & Tommy Haensel.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - Komohana Research Center.
Amber Skiwo
From: Palau.
Mentor: Tracy Wiegner & Steve Colbert.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Marine Science Department.
Peni Snow
From: Oregon.
Mentor: Renee Bellinger.
Host Organization: United States Geological Survey - PIERC.
Anuhea Strickland
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Pat Hart & Josephine Tupu.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Listening Observatory for Hawaiian Ecosystems (LOHE) Lab.
Raz Wachtel
From: New York.
Mentor: John Burns & Haunani Kane.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Multiscale Environmental Graphical Analysis (MEGA) Lab.
University of Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Internship Program
19 UH-HIP University of Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Internship Program Interns for 2023
Harmony Ahin-Ganir
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Anna Kon.
Host Organization: Nā Maka Hāloa.
Nainoa Alefaio
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Kamalani Johnson.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani.
Kuʻumakanalei Atay
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Moani Pai & Hoku Pihana.
Host Organization: NOAA Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
Keamalukāhelanuimoku Baclig
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: C. Kalā Lindsey-Asing.
Host Organization: Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project.
Lesly Enciso-Cruz
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Ryan Perroy & Roberto Rodriguez.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization (SDAV) Lab.
Leinalu Enesa
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Mahina Patterson.
Host Organization: Kohala Watershed Partnership.
Kamūaliʻi Estrada
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Leila Dudley & Aleʻa Evangelista.
Host Organization: Pilina ʻĀina.
Tyler Jeschke
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Cynthia Punihaole Kennedy & Kathleen Clark.
Host Organization: The Kohala Center - Kahaluʻu Marine Education Center.
Glenn Kealoha
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Naftalia Flatte & Caleb Houck.
Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Service.
Alohi Kekahuna-Cole
From: Arizona.
Mentor: Adam Johnson & Lei Brown.
Host Organization: National Park Service - Puʻukoholā Heiau.
Kaʻiʻinipuʻuwai Keliʻihoʻomalu
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Sam Keliʻihoʻomalu & Gina McGuire.
Host Organization: Uncles Kokua Center.
Lillian Lewis
From: Washington.
Mentor: Pat Hart & Ann Tanimoto-Johnson.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Listening Observatory for Hawaiian Ecosystems (LOHE) Lab.
Kaleikaumaka Lorenzo
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: C. Kalā Lindsey-Asing.
Host Organization: Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project.
Kieran Mitchell
From: Kauaʻi.
Mentor: John Burns & Haunani Kane.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Multiscale Environmental Graphical Analysis (MEGA) Lab.
Bethany Okamoto
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Carly Plesic & Lynda Wetzl.
Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Service.
Wyatt Steele
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Peter Mills & Sara Hotchkins.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Anthropology Department.
Mia Takai
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Kathryn Besio & Anna Ezzy.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Geography Department.
Waileia Tupou
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Sebastian A.W. Maʻa & Aviva Gottesman.
Host Organization: Forest Solutions Inc..
Kilipohe Ventura
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Leila Kealoha & Makani Gregg.
Host Organization: Pohaku Pelemaka.
Micronesia and American Samoan Student Internship Program
3 MASSIP Micronesia and American Samoan Student Internship Program Interns for 2023
Chloe Molou
From: Vanuatu.
Mentor: Darrian Muraoka.
Host Organization: Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR).
Elai Porter
From: Hilo/Pohnpei.
Mentor: Justin Yeh.
Host Organization: Center for Maunakea Stewardship.
Christine Tominiko
From: Samoa.
Mentor: Natalia Deligne & Drew Downs.
Host Organization: United States Geological Survey - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.