PIPES Alumni by Intern Year: 2019
All PIPES Alumni by Year
- 1997 Alumni (8)
- 1998 Alumni (12)
- 1999 Alumni (16)
- 2000 Alumni (14)
- 2001 Alumni (15)
- 2002 Alumni (29)
- 2003 Alumni (34)
- 2004 Alumni (38)
- 2005 Alumni (31)
- 2006 Alumni (33)
- 2007 Alumni (33)
- 2008 Alumni (34)
- 2009 Alumni (30)
- 2010 Alumni (38)
- 2011 Alumni (26)
- 2012 Alumni (31)
- 2013 Alumni (42)
- 2014 Alumni (39)
- 2015 Alumni (38)
- 2016 Alumni (42)
- 2017 Alumni (38)
- 2018 Alumni (42)
- 2019 Alumni (39)
- 2020 Alumni (13)
- 2021 Alumni (19)
- 2022 Alumni (19)
- 2023 Alumni (33)
- 2024 Alumni (31)
2019 University of Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Internship Program (UH-HIP) Interns
Amberly Pigao
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Restoring a new population of Palia birds to the north slope of Mauna Kea.
Mentor: Kala Asing.
Host Organization: Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project.
Anianikū Chong
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Ka Moʻolelo o Kou ʻĀina ʻŌiwi: The Moʻolelo of Your Native Homelands.
Mentor: Noʻeau Peralto.
Host Organization: Hui Mālama i ke Ala ʻŪlili.
Cecilia “Momi” Jeschke
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Silvicultural Techniques to Improve Growth Form of Koa Trees on Hawaii Island.
Mentor: J.B. Friday and Kyle Rose.
Host Organization: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) at the University of Hawaii.
Crystal-lynn Baysa
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Community-based Conservation Research and Restoration.
Mentor: Ulu Ching and Kehau Springer.
Host Organization: Conservation International.
Darienne Kealoha
From: O'ahu.
Project: Social Media Strategies of Scientific Educational Videos on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Mentor: Kelsea Kanohokuahiwi Hosoda.
Host Organization: ʻIke Pāpālua.
Darrian Muraoka
From: O'ahu.
Project: Habitat Mapping at He’eia National Estuary Research Reserve.
Mentor: Katie Taladay.
Host Organization: NOAA Office for Coastal Management and He’eia National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Desiree “Hoku” Fukuoka
From: Molokai.
Project: Kāwao Kaʻamola.
Mentor: Pūlama Lima.
Host Organization: Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center.
Elizabeth Lough
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Immune gene diversity in Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi, ʻApapane and ʻIʻiwi..
Mentor: Jolene Sutton and Jared Nishimoto.
Host Organization: Conservation Genomics Research Group.
Hiʻilani Pai
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Nāpuʻu Outreach and Education.
Mentor: Melanie Leilā Dudley.
Host Organization: Nāpuʻu Conservation Program.
Justice Castroverde-Moniz
From: Maui.
Project: Impacts on Kōʻieʻie Loko Iʻa.
Mentor: Patty Miller.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Kaiʻanui Andaya
From: Kauai.
Project: The Application of Geospatial Surveying Methods in the Ahupuaʻa of Keawanui & Kailapa.
Mentor: Ryan Perroy and James Melcher IV.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Kamalani Oshiro
From: O'ahu.
Project: The Biogeography of Aquatic Pathogens in Hawaiian Watersheds.
Mentor: Kiana L. Frank.
Host Organization: Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Kewalo Marine Laboratory.
Kohlby Soong
From: O'ahu.
Project: Analyzing 15N signatures in algal tissue in Heʻeia Fishpond to determine wastewater input..
Mentor: Kawika Winter,Yoshimi Rii, and Frederick Reppun.
Host Organization: Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Matthew Kahoʻohanohano
From: Maui.
Project: Watershed Management in Maui Nui.
Mentor: Kekoa Gurat.
Host Organization: The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii.
Mehana Sabado-Halpern
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Engendering Behavior Change for Conservation.
Mentor: Franny Brewer and Kawehi Lopez.
Host Organization: Big Island Invasive Species Committee.
Mia Melamed
From: Kauaʻi.
Project: Kauaʻi North Shore Marine Monitoring Project: Gathering baseline data of ʻopihi populations and coral recruitment.
Mentor: Cameron Kaʻilikea Shayler and McKenna Allen.
Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Division of Aquatic Resources, Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Nahi Nawahine-Pilago
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Māmane and Palila Monitoring in Kaohe and Pu’u Mali.
Mentor: Kala Asing.
Host Organization: Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
Scott Tamayo
From: Kauaʻi.
Project: Creating a Habitat for Yellow-faced Bees in Lawai Kai.
Mentor: Ashly Trask.
Host Organization: National Tropical Botanical Garden.
Taylor Maruno
From: O'ahu.
Project: Mapping the Historic Distribution of Native Hawaiian Helicinids Across the Hawaiian Islands.
Mentor: Norine Yeung.
Host Organization: Bishop Museum.
Taylor Quinories
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Integrating cultural knowledge with restoration efforts on Maunakea.
Mentor: Fritz Klasner and Jessica Kirkpatrick.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Trevor Yatomi
From: O'ahu.
Project: Developing techniques for restoring marine ecosystems.
Mentor: Chelsea Wolke.
Host Organization: Division of Aquatic Resources, Hawaiʻi Coral Restoration Nursery.
Twylah Morelli
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: A guide to the Kaʻūpūlehu Dryland Forest Preserve Place-Based Observations Database.
Mentor: Wilds Pihanui Brawner.
Host Organization: Ka’ūpūlehu Dryland Forest Preserve/ Hawai’i Forest Industry Association.
Yoko Uyehara
From: O'ahu.
Project: Pelekane Historical Imagery Orthomosaic, Sediment erosion hotspot identification, and classification.
Mentor: Katie Taladay.
Host Organization: Office of Coastal Management and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Zion Tamashiro
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Temporal Analysis and Region Origin (TARO) of Mauna Loa Ash Deposits.
Mentor: Jefferson Chang and Frank Trusdell.
Host Organization: United States Geological Survey: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
2019 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Interns
Anuhea Robins
From: O'ahu.
Project: Comparing microarthropod communities amongst different plant species’ leaf litter in a Hawaiian lowland wet forest.
Mentor: Rebecca Ostertag and Robert Peck.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and United States Geological Survey.
Hallie Whitmore
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Horizontal transfer of wolbachia from aedes albopictus to culex Quinquefasciatus.
Mentor: Jared Nishimoto and Jolene Sutton.
Host Organization: Conservation Genomics Research Group.
Jesse Tabor
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Invasive Potential for Non-Native Bees Present in Hawai’i.
Mentor: Jon Koch.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Mario Kaluhiokalani
From: O'ahu.
Project: Genetic Barcoding of the native, Mugil cephalus, and invasive, Osteomugil engeli, mullet in a coastal Hawaiian fishpond.
Mentor: John HR Burns.
Host Organization: Multiscale Environmental Graphical Analysis (MEGA) Lab.
Nikko Bjontegard
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Assessing The Effectiveness Of Ceratocystis Management Methods To Decrease The Spread Of Rapid ʻŌhi’a Death In Hawai‘i.
Mentor: Robert Peck, Kylle Roy, and Kelly Jaenecke.
Host Organization: Hawai‘i Cooperatives Studies Unit , U.S. Geological Survey, and Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center.
Shelbi Madera
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Pollen Disbarment of Hawaiian Nectivorous Birds.
Mentor: Kristina Paxton.
Host Organization: Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science program University of Hawaii Hilo, LOHE lab.
Tamara Tso
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Oyster Conditions in Land Based Aquaculture Operations Compared to Conditions in Hilo Bay Research Farm.
Mentor: Maria Haws and Daniel Wilkie.
Host Organization: Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resource Center.
Uʻilani Jesse-Kealanahele
From: O'ahu.
Project: Sewage pollution impacts on Puakō’s coral reefs.
Mentor: Tracy N. Wiegner and Devon K. Aguiar.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Valentine Santarone III
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Species-typical behavior analyses on ‘alalā (corvus hawaiiensis) Responding to native plant species enrichment..
Mentor: Alison Flanagan and Bryce Masuda.
Host Organization: Hawai’i Endangered Bird Conservation Program.
Yukio Ishii
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Mapping of Water Motion in Anthropogenic Areas at Puakō, Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Devon Aguiar.
Host Organization: University of Hawaii at Hilo: Marine Science Department.
2019 Micronesia and American Samoa Student Internship Program (MASSIP) Interns
Casidhe Mahuka
From: American Samoa.
Project: Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group.
Mentor: Sabrina Woofter.
Host Organization: Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources - American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group.
Jennet Chang
From: American Samoa.
Project: Implementing a watershed restoration project in American Samoa.
Mentor: DJ Sene.
Host Organization: American Samoa Community College Division of Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources.
Joshua Muna
From: Guam.
Project: How Coral Reefs are Bleaching on Guam.
Mentor: Mike Gawel and Ashton Williams.
Host Organization: Guam War in the Pacific National Historical Park.
Mira Eyangel Mariur
From: Palau.
Project: Coral Response to Heat Stress.
Mentor: Victor Nestor.
Host Organization: Palau International Coral Reef Center.
Yubee Isaac
From: Palau.
Project: Coral Reefs in the National Parks of the Pacific.
Mentor: Sharon Ziegler-Chong.
Host Organization: Community and Research Partnerships Pacific Internship Program for Exploring Science.