PIPES Alumni
- CRMIP Alumni (4)
- MASSIP Alumni (47)
- REU Alumni (151)
- UH-HIP Alumni (410)
2021 UH-HIP
Darienne Kealoha
From: ʻOahu.
Project: Lepo Wai: Assessing Connectivity of On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems to Hilo's Shoreline Waters.
Mentor: Tracy Wiegner and Steven Colbert.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Marine Science Department.
Grant "Kaʻehukai" Goin
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Mālama I Ka ʻĀina Momona O Kalapana.
Mentor: Gina McGuire and Lisa Kelley.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Geography Department.
Jessica DeCosta
From: Oʻahu.
Project: When A River Jumps: A Peek into Waipiʻo.
Mentor: ʻIʻini Kahakalau and Nalei Kahakalau.
Agency: Kū-A-Kanaka.
Kara Neal
From: Montana.
Project: Exploring Cultivation Practices for Native Limu at the Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center.
Mentor: Karla McDermid and Rose Criscione.
Agency: Pacific Aquaculture Resources Center.
Kauʻi Aguiar
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Kakoʻo Kūmokuhaliʻi: How Koa & Māmane Nurse Trees Increase Out Planted Native Seedling Survival.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry and Kualiʻi Camara.
Agency: Maunakea Watershed Alliance.
Lehua Patnaude
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Hoʻoulu ʻAi: Restoring Health and Abundance by Growing Food and Material Resources Needed To Create A Sovereign Food System.
Mentor: Kodie Solis-Kalani and Haley Kailiehu.
Agency: Hui Mālama i ke Ala ʻŪlili.
Lennon Helekahi
From: Oʻahu.
Project: ʻIo: The Hawaiian Hawk.
Mentor: Bryce Masuda and Amy Durham.
Agency: Keauhou Bird Conservation Center.
2020 UH-HIP
Ciarra-Lynn Parinas
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Education and Outreach Development for Liko Nā Pilina.
Mentor: Rebecca Ostertag, Robert Peck, Trebor Hall.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo / U.S. Geological Survey.
Cole Dill-De Sa
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Inbreeding effects on ʻalalā mating behavior.
Mentor: Alison Flanagan, Bryce Masuda.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Dylan Moniz
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance - NRDS Manual.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry.
Agency: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance.
Jacob Andrew Wessling
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Vital rates of Hawaiian coral reefs.
Mentor: John Burns.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, MEGA Lab.
Kaitlyn Evans
From: Maui.
Project: Forest Restoration Site Avian Point Count Surveys 2015-2020 in Nakula Natural Area Reserve, Maui.
Mentor: Hanna Mounce, Laura Berthold.
Agency: Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project.
Kamamaluwaiwai Wichimai
From: Kauaʻi/Hawaiʻi.
Project: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance - NRDS Manual.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry.
Agency: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance.
Kauʻi Aguiar
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Divers and Fishers: Contemporary Relationships of Kanaka Maoli to Kai.
Mentor: Marina Karides.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Island and Indigenous Sociology track.
Kauʻi Kalili
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Hula: Transferring Environmental Knowledge Across Generations.
Mentor: Marina Karides.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Island and Indigenous Sociology track.
Kawainohiaakalani Navares
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Allometric relationships of ridgetop Psidium cattleianum communities: a Pilot Study.
Mentor: Liat Portner.
Agency: University of Hawaii, Mānoa, Department of Geography and Environment.
Kūpono Aguirre
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Education and Outreach Development for Liko Nā Pilina.
Mentor: Rebecca Ostertag, Rober Peck, Trebor Hall.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo / U.S. Geological Survey.
Mackenzie Fugett
From: Kauaʻi.
Project: Limahuli Lower Preserve Projects & Restoration.
Mentor: Uma Nagendra, Katie Champlin.
Agency: The National Tropical Botanical Garden, Limahuli Garden & Preserve.
Russ Masuda
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Improving the accuracy of a neural network for the detection of birdsongs.
Mentor: Patrick Hart, Grady Weyenberg.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, LOHE Bioacoustics Lab.
Timon Skinner
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Voices of the Forest: ʻĀkiapōlāʻau.
Mentor: Patrick Hart, Bret Mossman.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, LOHE Bioacoustics Lab.
2019 UH-HIP
Amberly Pigao
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Restoring a new population of Palia birds to the north slope of Mauna Kea.
Mentor: Kala Asing.
Agency: 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.
Agency: 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.
Agency: 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.
Agency: Conservation International.
Darienne Kealoha
From: O'ahu.
Project: Social Media Strategies of Scientific Educational Videos on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Mentor: Kelsea Kanohokuahiwi Hosoda.
Agency: ʻIke Pāpālua.
Darrian Muraoka
From: O'ahu.
Project: Habitat Mapping at He’eia National Estuary Research Reserve.
Mentor: Katie Taladay.
Agency: NOAA Office for Coastal Management and He’eia National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Desiree “Hoku” Fukuoka
From: Molokai.
Project: Kāwao Kaʻamola.
Mentor: Pūlama Lima.
Agency: 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.
Agency: Conservation Genomics Research Group.
Hiʻilani Pai
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Nāpuʻu Outreach and Education.
Mentor: Melanie Leilā Dudley.
Agency: Nāpuʻu Conservation Program.
Justice Castroverde-Moniz
From: Maui.
Project: Impacts on Kōʻieʻie Loko Iʻa.
Mentor: Patty Miller.
Agency: 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.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Kamalani Oshiro
From: O'ahu.
Project: The Biogeography of Aquatic Pathogens in Hawaiian Watersheds.
Mentor: Kiana L. Frank.
Agency: 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.
Agency: Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Matthew Kahoʻohanohano
From: Maui.
Project: Watershed Management in Maui Nui.
Mentor: Kekoa Gurat.
Agency: The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii.
Mehana Sabado-Halpern
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Engendering Behavior Change for Conservation.
Mentor: Franny Brewer and Kawehi Lopez.
Agency: 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.
Agency: 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.
Agency: Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
Scott Tamayo
From: Kauaʻi.
Project: Creating a Habitat for Yellow-faced Bees in Lawai Kai.
Mentor: Ashly Trask.
Agency: 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.
Agency: Bishop Museum.
Taylor Quinories
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Integrating cultural knowledge with restoration efforts on Maunakea.
Mentor: Fritz Klasner and Jessica Kirkpatrick.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Trevor Yatomi
From: O'ahu.
Project: Developing techniques for restoring marine ecosystems.
Mentor: Chelsea Wolke.
Agency: 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.
Agency: 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.
Agency: 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.
Agency: United States Geological Survey: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
2018 UH-HIP
Angelica Melone
From: Maui.
Project: Measurement of Soil Properties Under Various Vegetation Covers in Mākaha Valley, West Oʻahu.
Mentor: Aurora Kagawa-Viviani.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Christian Francis Flores
From: O'ahu.
Project: Researching and Creating a Protocol for Traditional Mākāhā Construction.
Mentor: Ikaika Lum.
Agency: Malama Loko Ea Foundation.
Corbin Banua
From: O'ahu.
Project: Outplanting missing Ex Situ Collections of Hibiscus waimeae in Limahuli Garden and Preserve in order to promote Genetic Diversity for seedlings to grow in the 21st century..
Mentor: Kawika Winter, Katie Champlain, Sari Pastore,.
Agency: National Tropical Botanical Gardens - Limahuli Gardens and Preserve & Department of Aquatics..
Darrian-Skye Muraoka
From: Kauai.
Project: Post Kauaʻi’s Recent Historical Flooding: Data Collection of Limu Abundance, Fish Populations, and Sedimentation.
Mentor: Kawika Winter, Katie Champlain, Sari Pastore, and Uma Nagendra.
Agency: National Tropical Botanical Gardens - Limahuli Gardens and Preserve & Department of Aquatics.
David Russell
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Updating and Refining site maps for Kaʻūpūlehu Dryland Forest Preserve.
Mentor: Wilds Pihanui Ilaitia Brawner.
Agency: Hawaiʻi Forest Industry Association (HFIA).
Jon Allen Miranda
From: O'ahu.
Project: Coral Cultivation Project.
Mentor: Malia Rivera.
Agency: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology.
Justin Higa
From: O'ahu.
Project: Developing a Community Outreach Protocol for Kawainui Marsh.
Mentor: Ati Jeffers-Fabro.
Agency: Department of Land and Natural Resources: Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
Katherine Hiu
From: O'ahu.
Project: TBA.
Mentor: Kahiau Wallace.
Agency: Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi.
Kiani Halushka
From: O'ahu.
Project: Human Use Surveys and Sign Implementation on the Offshore Islands of Oahu.
Mentor: Tiana Bolosan.
Agency: Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
Kira Rowan
From: Kauai.
Project: Hand Pollination and Cloning of Bonamia Menziesii.
Mentor: Ashly Trask.
Agency: National Tropical Botanical Garden.
Marche Matsumura
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Lōkahi: Conservation and Education for Future Generations.
Mentor: Leilā Dudley.
Agency: Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Nāpu’u Conservation.
Marissa Kwon
From: O'ahu.
Project: TBA.
Mentor: Lucas Fortini.
Agency: U.S. Geological Survey.
Miles Thomas
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Impact of bryophytes on the germination of Native Hawaiian Plants at Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge, Hilo Hawaiʻi..
Mentor: Evan Rehm, Stephanie Yelenik, Carla D’antino.
Agency: University of California Santa Barbara & United States Geological Survey..
Paige Hamada
From: O'ahu.
Project: Increasing Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Pua Pond to Enhance Population of Pua ʻAma (Mugil Cephalus).
Mentor: Kanaloa Bishop.
Agency: Paepae O Heʻeia Fishpond.
Samantha Shizuru
From: O'ahu.
Project: TBA.
Mentor: Melissa Valdez.
Agency: Oahu Army Natural Resources Program.
Sasha Giron
From: O'ahu.
Project: Post-Planting Protocols to Improve Growth of Native Plantings on Pālehua.
Mentor: Bruce Koebele.
Agency: Mālama Learning Center’s Ola Nā Kini.
Sebastian Wells
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Maunakea Biodiversity Monitoring Program.
Mentor: Fritz Klasner.
Agency: Office of Maunakea Management / University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Sheldon Rosa
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Effects of Water Characteristics on Fish Diversity within Loko iʻa.
Mentor: Kalaionamoku “Luka” Mossman.
Agency: Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation.
Stephanie Pasco
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Understanding the Realities and Engagement Potential of Key Audiences for Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death.
Mentor: Corie Yanger.
Agency: University of Hawai‘i Cooperative Extension Service.
Talace Pai
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Miloliʻi Coral Analysis.
Mentor: Ulu Ching and Kēhau Springer.
Agency: Conservation International Hawaiʻi.
Tazman Shim
From: O'ahu.
Project: National Park Service Alien Species Management.
Mentor: David Benitez.
Agency: Hawaiʻi Volcano National Park Service.
Travis Toriki
From: O'ahu.
Project: TBA.
Mentor: Kahiau Wallace.
Agency: Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi.
Uliʻi Miyajima
From: O'ahu.
Project: TBA.
Mentor: Norbert Schorghofer.
Agency: Office of Maunakea Management / University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Veronica Coston
From: Maui.
Project: Site Preparation for Kiwikiu Reintroduction.
Mentor: Hanna Mounce and Laura Berthold.
Agency: Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project.
William Dela Cruz
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Surveys at Kanakaleonui and Waipahoehoe.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry.
Agency: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance.
2017 UH-HIP
Angelica Melone
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Cost Effective Decision Making for Land Use Change on the Island of Maui.
Mentor: Kirsten Oleson.
Agency: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Aurora Jeffrey
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Lahela Camara.
Agency: Three Mountain Alliance: ʻImi Pono no ka ʻĀina.
Candice Miner-Ching
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Project: Connecting Communities and Science: Collaboration.
Mentor: Noelani Puniwai and Cherie Kauahi.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Marine Science Department.
Claire Rossi de Leon
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Intra- vs. Interspecific seedling competition between a native and non-native Acacia.
Mentor: Kasey Barton.
Agency: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Botany: Kasey Barton Lab.
David Russell
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Project: Three-dimensional modeling for change detection at Honoli‘i, Hawai‘i.
Mentor: Rose Hart.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization Lab.
Flame Porter
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Water Trials on ʻAʻaliʻi Outplanting in High-Erosion Areas.
Mentor: Bruce Koebele.
Agency: Mālama Learning Center.
Hannah Machiorlete
From: Maui.
Mentor: Hanna Mounce.
Agency: Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project.
Jarrett Keoni Kahookele Jr.
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Kahuku Wind Farm.
Mentor: Aaron Pritchard.
Agency: TerraForm Power.
Kalia Kaawa
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Survival Monitoring of Native Plant Species at Kaʻohe and Puʻu Mali Restoration Areas.
Mentor: Kala Asing.
Agency: Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project (MKFRP).
Kialoa Mossman
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Project: Managing land-based sediments effects on Coral Reefs in West Maui using Photo Analysis.
Mentor: Kirsten Oleson.
Agency: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Kiloaulani Ka’awa-Gonzales
From: Molokai.
Mentor: Tracy Johnson.
Agency: USDA Institute of Pacific Island Forestry.
Kodie Solis-Kalani
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Nāpuʻu Conservation Project.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Malia Hosoi-Gallucci
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Macro Plastic Marine Debris Research - Identifying Solutions to Prevent Marine Debris.
Mentor: Suzanne Frazer.
Agency: Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaiʻi.
Mary Metchnek
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Project: Invasive Plant Remediation: Tools for Kiai Loko Iʻa.
Mentor: Kalani Soller.
Agency: Kamuola Marine Science Center, Kamehameha Schools.
Matthew Kahoohanohano
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Project: Grow Your Own Lāʻau Lapaʻau: Plant Resource Guide.
Mentor: Brandon Kobashigawa.
Agency: Hui Mālama Ola Nā ʻŌiwi.
Sean Kirkpatrick
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Project: Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death: Outreach and Education.
Mentor: Corie Yanger.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Cooperative Extension Services.
Sebastian Wells
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Tyler Paikuli-Campbell.
Agency: Department of Interior: National Park Service.
Serena Massrey
From: Kauai.
Mentor: Katie Champlin and Kawika Winter.
Agency: Limahuli Garden and Preserve National Tropical Botanical Garden.
Shawna Blackford
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Kala Asing.
Agency: : Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project (Department of Land and Natural Resources and Division of Forestry and Wildlife).
Shola Kahiapo
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Project: Plan for native plant restoration near Halepōhaku visitor’s center.
Mentor: Fritz Klasner.
Agency: Office of Mauna Kea Management, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Stephanie Dawrs
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Project: The Role of Ambrosia Beetles in the Spread of Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death.
Mentor: Curtis Ewing.
Agency: University of Hawaii Mānoa Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences.
2016 UH-HIP
Autumn "Koko" Chong
From: Kauaʻi.
Project: Restoration and management of an ahupua'a (Waipā).
Mentor: Ryan Kaipo Like.
Agency: Waipā Foundation.
Bronson Palupe
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Light and seedling regeneration in lowland wet forests.
Mentor: Rebecca Ostertag and Ryan Perroy.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and Liko Nā Pilina.
Candice Miner-Ching
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Kahuapono: Environmental outreach and educational programs.
Mentor: Lahela Camara.
Agency: ʻImi Pono no ka ʻāīna.
Christopher Thomson
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Characterizing groundwater flow in fractured rock from coastal septic systems.
Mentor: Steven Colbert.
Agency: University of HawaiʻI at Hilo Marine Science Department.
Devon Aguiar
From: Oʻahu.
Project: The influence of habitat rugosity on coral reef fish diversity.
Mentor: Jason Adolf.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Department of Marine Science & Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science.
Dylan "Iokepa" Paty-Miner
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Restoration and management of forest resources on Mauna Kea.
Mentor: Kālā Asing.
Agency: Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project.
Flame Porter
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Resource management with O'ahu Army Natural Resource Program.
Mentor: Kahale Pali.
Agency: O'ahu Army Natural Resource Program.
Honour Booth
From: Oʻahu.
Project: The availability of algal resources for herbivorous fish found in He’eia Fishpond.
Mentor: Kanaloa Bishop.
Agency: Paepae o He‘eia.
Jason Bayang
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Impact of microplastics on marine habitats.
Mentor: Kalisi Mausio and Mark Manuel.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) - Marine Debris Program.
Joseph "Crispin" Nakoa III
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Hoʻopono Haleolono: Best management practices for the restoration of Haleolono Fishpond.
Mentor: Luka Mossman and Kala Mossman.
Agency: Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation.
Kamaki Maluo-Huber
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Intern Project with Moon Phase Project.
Mentor: Kanani Fraizer.
Agency: Moon phase project.
Kawehi Lopez
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Understanding landowners' attitudes and the current distributions of little fire ants (LFA) across private lands.
Mentor: Rebecca Niemiec.
Agency: Big Island Invasive Species Committee.
Kekuamakana "Makana" Lewis
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Mānowai O Hanakahi.
Mentor: Hoʻoululahui “Erika” Perry..
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Pacific Island Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES).
Kialoa Mossman
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Understanding the effects of human activity on erosion at the summit of Mauna Kea.
Mentor: Ryan Perroy.
Agency: UH Hilo Geography Department.
Kuʻupuamaeʻole Kiyuna
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Biodiversity and invasive species monitoring and education on Maunakea.
Mentor: Fritz Klasner.
Agency: Office of Mauna Kea Management.
Mahealani Hiraoka
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Row crop cultivar trials and natural farming.
Mentor: Katie Schwind.
Agency: Kohala Institute at ʻIole.
Meleana Adams
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Propagation of native Hawaiian plants and outreach on the importance of growing native species.
Mentor: Chelsey Jay.
Agency: Mālama Learning Center.
Natasha “Nāhōkū” Kahana
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Evaluation of habitat at Honokea Loko Iʻa through virtual 3D panoramic stills and video.
Mentor: John Burns.
Agency: Kamaʻaha Education Initiative.
Nolan Caballero Jr.
From: Kauaʻi.
Project: Restoration and management of an ahupua'a (Waipā).
Mentor: Ryan Kaipo Like.
Agency: Waipā Foundation.
Paul Alexander “Alex” Awo
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Developing educational materials for ʻāina-based curriculum.
Mentor: Kīhei Nahale-A.
Agency: Papahana Kuaola.
Rebecca Dumo-Qualters
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Comparison of time-cost and efficiency of ground survey/response to UAV surveys/ground response.
Mentor: Timothy Sullivan.
Agency: Big Island Invasive Species Control.
Ryan Ueunten
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Conservation planning and watershed restoration.
Mentor: Jean Brokish.
Agency: Oahu Resource Conservation and Development Council.
Shaye Lynn Baldos
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Row crop cultivar trials and natural farming.
Mentor: Katie Schwind.
Agency: Kohala Institute at ʻIole.
Stephanie Kung
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Evaluating the effectiveness of BIISC’s little fire ant (LFA) outreach effort.
Mentor: Rebecca Niemiec.
Agency: Big Island Invasive Species Committee.
Tressie "Aloha" Kapono
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Impacts of rats on Hawaii elepaio nesting success and survival/Impacts of rats on arthropod and plant communities that support forest birds.
Mentor: Paul Banko.
Agency: United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Tyler Iaea
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Māla Kai - Coastal Garden Project.
Mentor: Ikaika Lum.
Agency: Mālama Loko Ea Foundation.
William "Kahua" Julian Jr
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Management and restoration of forest resources on Mauna Kea.
Mentor: Kālā Asing.
Agency: Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project.
William Michael Han
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Dry coastal ecosystem restoration at Kalaeloa.
Mentor: Lorena Wada.
Agency: U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service.
2015 UH-HIP
Aimee Sato
Mentor: Lorena Wada.
Agency: US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
Angelica Melone
From: Maui.
Mentor: Pomaikaʻi Kaniaupio-Crozier.
Agency: Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve.
Ashley-Ann “Nehu” Shaw
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Christian Gardina.
Agency: Institute of Pacific Island Forestry (IPIF), USDA Forest Service.
Britni “Kaʻoi” Kuali'i
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Natalie Kurashima/ Jason Jeremiah.
Agency: Kamehameha Schools.
Bronson Palupe
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Christina Leopold.
Agency: Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center USGS.
Candace Wharton
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Rebecca Niemiec.
Agency: Stanford University/Tropical Forestry Ecosystems and Agroforestry Management University of Hawaii.
Carin Jaber
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Jean Brokish and Shelby Ishida.
Agency: Oʻahu Resource Conservation and Development Council.
Cherie Kauahi
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Noelani Puniwai.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management (CAFNRM).
Christian Kapono
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Fritz Klasner.
Agency: Office of Mauna Kea Management.
Cindy Among-Serrao
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Doug Harper.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA).
Cyra Macanas
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Rebecca J. Cole and Creighton M. Litton.
Agency: UH Mānoa Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM).
Cyrus Aton
From: Maui.
Mentor: Francis Quitazol.
Agency: The Nature Conservancy of Maui.
Devon Aguiar
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Tracy Wiegner.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Marine Science.
Erika Kekiwi
From: Maui.
Mentor: Pomaikaʻi Kaniaupio-Crozier.
Agency: Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve.
Evelyn Braum
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Brenda Asuncion.
Agency: Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA).
Janelle Quinn
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Noelani Puniwai.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management (CAFNRM).
Jeffery Campbell
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: David Benitez.
Agency: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Division of Natural Resource Management.
Jonah Dederik
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Celeste Hanley & Kim Welch.
Agency: O'ahu Army Natural Resource Program (OANRP).
Kaiʻanui Andaya
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: David Benitez.
Agency: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Division of Natural Resource Management.
Ku'upua Kiyuna
Mentor: Chelsey Jay.
Agency: Mālama Learning Center; US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
Mele Adams
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Hoʻoululahui “Erika” Perry.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Mika Gallrado
From: Kauai'i.
Mentor: Kawika Winter.
Agency: Limahuli Garden & Preserve: National Tropical Botanical Garden.
Naoli Weller
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Julie Agliam.
Agency: Hui Mālama Ola Nā ʻŌiwi.
Natasha “Nāhōkū” Kahana
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Noel Campbell.
Agency: Paepae ʻo Heʻeia.
Nolan Caballero
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Ana Kon.
Agency: Papahana Kuaola.
Rebecca Dumo-Qualters
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Christina Leopold.
Agency: Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center USGS.
Sean Kirkpatrick
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Ryan Perroy & Fritz Klasner.
Agency: Office of Mauna Kea Management (OMKM) and UH Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization lab (SDAV).
2014 UH-HIP
Aja Werner
Project: K-12 Educational Outreach.
Mentor: Erika Perry.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Pacific Island Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES).
Aloha Kapono
Project: Nearshore Ocean Currents of Honolii, Hilo.
Mentor: Noelani Puniwai.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Pacific Island Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES).
Bradley Young
Project: Examination of Hawaiian Flagtail (Kuhlia Spp.) diet and Body Complexity Index along Terrestrial Freshwater InputGgradient; Hilo, Hi.
Mentor: James Akau & Richard McKenzie.
Agency: USDA Forest Service IPIF.
Brandon Gurat
Project: Watershed Management on the Island of Maui.
Mentor: Francis Quitazol.
Agency: The Nature Conservancy - Maui Terrestrial.
Cindy Among-Serrao
Project: Propagation of Palapalai (Microlepia strigosa) with Different Amendment Variables.
Mentor: Kawika Winter.
Agency: Limahuli Garden and Preserve (NTBG).
Cyrus Aton
Project: Field Associate.
Mentor: Kim Welch.
Agency: Oʻahu Army Natural Resource Program.
Darcy Yogi
Project: Mauna Kea Invasive Species Management Plan Development.
Mentor: Fritz Klasner & Casper Vanderwoude.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Office of Mauna Kea Management (OMKM) and Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture.
Dean Snelling
Project: Malama Ka Wai O Kuaola.
Mentor: Ana Kon.
Agency: Papahana Kuaola.
Emily Cadiz
Project: Culturally Grounded Marine Monitoring in Hāʻena, Kauaʻi.
Mentor: Mehana Vaughan.
Agency: UH Mānoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
Erika Jardin
Project: Community Based Marine Resource Management.
Mentor: Roxie Sylva.
Agency: The Nature Conservancy - Maui Marine.
Hanoa Puaa-Freitas
Project: Watershed Management Activities on Puʻu Kukui.
Mentor: Pomaikai Kaniaupio-Crozier.
Agency: Puʻu Kukui Watershed.
Jane Bontuyan
Project: Habitat Suitability Modeling for the Restoration of Threatened, Endangered, and At-risk Plant Species in Dryland Ecosystems of Hawaii.
Mentor: Susan Cordell, Amanda Uowolo, Sam Brooks.
Agency: USDA Forest Service IPIF.
Kamaka Lewis
Project: Field Associate.
Mentor: Joel Brunger and Springer Kaye.
Agency: Big Island Invasive Species Committee.
Kuʻupuamaeʻole Kiyuna
Project: Writing a Conservation Plan.
Mentor: Duane Okamoto & Hannah Bergemann.
Agency: Oʻahu Resource Conservation & Development Council.
Kyla Shetter
Project: Analogue Site Characterization.
Mentor: Christian Andersen.
Agency: Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES).
Kyson Dunn
Project: Determining Factors Contributing to Rapid Ohia Death.
Mentor: Flint Hughes.
Agency: USDA Forest Service IPIF.
Lindsey Watanabe
Project: Cultivation Trials of Kalo (Colocasia esculenta) in Hāʻena, Haleleʻa, Kauaʻi.
Mentor: Kawika Winter.
Agency: NTBG Limahuli Gardens and Preserve.
Margaux Mellott
Project: Exploring Data Collection Methods for Digital Topographic Mapping of Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Ryan Perroy.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Geography Department and Office of Mauna Kea Management.
Mika Wong
Project: Malama Aina.
Mentor: Jeremy Seriano.
Agency: Malama Learning Center.
Ron Hudman
Project: Limu Kohu Life Cycle Through Salt Water Aquaponics.
Mentor: Kendra Hart & Karla McDermid.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center (PACRC).
Sarah Mizokawa
Project: Diet of Āholehole in Waiāhole Stream.
Mentor: Kauaoa Fraiola.
Agency: University of California, Berkeley.
Shari Frias
Project: ʻOpihi Monitoring.
Mentor: Roxie Sylva.
Agency: The Nature Conservancy - Maui Marine.
Shelby Ishida
Project: Best Management Practices in the Waimanalo Watershed.
Mentor: Duane Okamoto and Hannah Bergemann.
Agency: Oʻahu Resource Conservation and Development Council.
Taylor Tomita
Project: Vegetation Recovery after Non-native Ungulate Removal from Tropical Montane Dry Shrubland.
Mentor: Rebecca Cole & Creighton Litton.
Agency: UH Manoa, Dept of Natural Resources and Environmental Management.
Taylor Warner
Project: Forest Structure and Light Environment Across a Climate Gradient on Windward Hawai'i Island..
Mentor: Jonathan Price.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Geography.
2013 UH-HIP
Alex Moore
Project: Experience Kohala Mountains.
Mentor: Melora Purrell.
Agency: Kohala Watershed Alliance.
Amber Au
Project: Cassiopea Jellyfish Presence vs. Absence and/or Current Analysis and Depth Mapping.
Mentor: Kuuipo McCarthy.
Agency: Aina Pono Education Foundation.
Amber Stillman
Project: 3D Perspective Map Portfolio for OMKM Outreach.
Mentor: Fritz Klasner, Lisa Canale.
Agency: Office of Mauna Kea Mgmt/ SDAVL.
Brandon Gurat
Project: Restoration of native bird habitat in the Humuʻula ahupuaʻa/Kanakaleonui Bird Corridor on Hawaiʻi Island..
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry, Mike Robinson.
Agency: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance/ DHHL.
Cash Helmen
Project: Summer in American Samoa: Combining Culture and Natural Resources Management.
Mentor: Tavita Togia.
Agency: US FS/ NPS.
Cyrus Aton
Project: Department of Forestry and Wildlife.
Mentor: James Cogswell.
Agency: DLNR/DOFAW.
Dean Snelling
Project: Kohala Watershed Partnership.
Mentor: Melora Purrell.
Agency: Kohala Watershed Alliance.
Emily Cadiz
Project: Exploring a Multitude of Marine Resource Management and Cultural-Based Management on Kahoʻolawe-Kanaloa.
Mentor: Dean Tokishi.
Agency: Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission.
Hanoa Freitas
Project: Weed Management at Humuʻula.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry, Mike Robinson.
Agency: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance/DHHL.
Kaho Aiona
Project: Ecosystem Based Natural Resource Management in North Kona/South Kohala.
Mentor: Brenda Asuncion.
Agency: NOAA.
Kaiauni Andaya
Project: Imu kai.
Mentor: Kawika Winter.
Agency: Limahuli Garden and Preserve.
Kanoe Steward
Project: Mai na Kupuna mai.
Mentor: Roxie Sylva.
Agency: US FS/ NPS.
Kara Ueki
Project: Helu Maile: Census of Maile Populations.
Mentor: Namaka Whitehead.
Agency: Kamehameha Schools.
Keenan Komeji
Project: Maintaining Hawaiʻi’s Watersheds.
Mentor: Colleen Cole.
Agency: Three Mountain Alliance.
Kerri Nakatsu
Project: Early Detection and Control of Invasive Vegetation.
Mentor: Frtiz Klasner, Springer Kaye.
Agency: Office of Mauna Kea Mgmt/ BIISC.
Koi Lorance
Project: Do Estuarine Habitat Conditions Affect Fish Health in Hawaii?.
Mentor: Troy Sakihara.
Agency: Division of Aquatic Resources.
Lauren Kapono
Project: Impacts of decreasing stream flow on aquatic insect biomass.
Mentor: Rich MacKenzie and Becky Ostertag.
Agency: US FS and University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Leilani Abaya
Project: A Geospatial Analysis of Microbial Pollution within Hilo Bay, Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Tracy Wiegner.
Agency: EPSCoR ENDER.
Leinaala Hall
Project: Evaluating Conservation Plans in the Waimanalo Watershed.
Mentor: Jean Brokish.
Agency: Oʻahu Resource Cons. & Development council.
Louise Economy
Project: Hilo Rain, Rivers, Waves, Currents & Storms: Making Science Relevant to Community.
Mentor: Jason Adolf, Steven Colbert.
Agency: UH Hilo Marine Science.
Malia Stewart
Project: A Summer of Ecological Conservation and Cultural Exploration in American Samoa.
Mentor: Tavita Togia.
Agency: The Nature Conservancy.
Matthew Kahoohanohano
Project: Managing Invasive Species on Hawaii Island..
Mentor: Springer Kaye.
Agency: Big Island Invasive Species Cmt.
Maury Gutteling
Project: Forest Mapping and Cultural Catalogue.
Mentor: Kawika Winter.
Agency: Limahuli Garden and Preserve.
Megan Onuma
Project: Rates of dissolution of Nerita picea shells in normal and acidic seawater.
Mentor: Rob Toonen.
Agency: Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology.
Micah Stephenson
Project: Effects of Molokaʻi Ranch Closure on Former Employees.
Mentor: Clare Gupta.
Agency: The Kohala Center.
Tiana Bolosan
Project: Growing Natives with the Malama Learning Center.
Mentor: Pauline Sato.
Agency: Malama Learning Center.
Veronica DeGuzman
Project: Watershed Management at a Landscape Level.
Mentor: Colleen Cole.
Agency: Three Mountain Alliance.
2012 UH-HIP
Aaron Osorio
Project: Mentor field tech crew.
Mentor: Kaleo Wong.
Agency: Oʻahu Army Natural Resources Program.
Anela Akiona
Project: Climate change vulnerability assessment for main Hawaiian island native species.
Mentor: Deanna Spooner.
Agency: Pacific Island Climate Change Cooperative.
Cash Helman
Project: Kipuka size and rat removal treatment on seedlings.
Mentor: Dan Gruner.
Agency: University of Maryland.
Daniel Jennings-Kam
Project: Exploring the relationships between coral and their associates using confocal laser scanning microscopes.
Mentor: Ruth Gates.
Agency: UH Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology.
Emily Cadiz
Project: Vertical mixing of submarine groundwater discharge and impacts of carbon dioxide at Kiholo Bay, HI.
Mentor: Steven Colbert.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Marine Science.
Hoku Tobin
Project: Developing a high school curriculum incorporating the Hilo Bay buoy and traditional Hawaiian ecological knowledge.
Mentor: Tracy Wiegner.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Marine Science.
Jessica Kirkpatrick
Project: Athropod diversity and host specificity on Sophora chrysophylla and Chenopodium.
Mentor: Fritz Klasner.
Agency: Office of Mauna Kea Management.
Jordan Au
Project: Effectiveness of Oʻahu invasive species Miconica calvencense eradication efforts.
Mentor: Susie Lott & Rachel Neville.
Agency: Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee.
Kathryn Akamine
Project: Understanding survival of outplanted native species on the winward slope of Mauna Kea.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry & Mike Robinson.
Agency: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance.
Keenan Komeiji
Project: Ephiphyte growth on Hawaii island across the rainfall gradient.
Mentor: Jon Price.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Geography.
Kekoa Ochmann
Project: Invasive predator abundance affecting Hawaiian Coot populations.
Mentor: Raymond MacGuire.
Agency: Big Island Invasive Species Committee.
Lauren Bauers
Project: Hawksbill Project.
Mentor: Lauren Kauprita.
Agency: Hawaiʻi Hawksbill Turtle Recovery Project.
Leiana Kekoa
Project: Restoration ecology program at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Mentor: Sierra MacDonald.
Agency: National Park Sevice.
Makalani Pina
Project: Parasitism rates of Hawaiian lepidoptera relative to elevation in the forests of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
Mentor: Bob Peck.
Agency: USGS-Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center.
Marie McKenzie
Project: New methods for controlling invasive plants using large herbivores.
Mentor: David Burney.
Agency: National Tropical Botanical Garden.
Maybeleen Apwong
Project: Food Web Ecology: Alien parasitism rates of lepidoptera in wet and mesic forests of Hawaiʻi island.
Mentor: Bob Peck.
Agency: USGS-Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center.
Nanea Lindsey
Project: Developing a youth education program that links conservation and agriculture.
Mentor: Pauline Sato.
Agency: Malama Learning Center.
Nick Nyuguen
Project: Understanding the movements of rats at UH Mānoa.
Mentor: Chris Lypcezk.
Agency: UH Mānoa-USFWS.
Ron O'Brein
Project: New methods for controlling invasive plants using large herbivores.
Mentor: David Burney.
Agency: National Tropical Botanical Garden.
Stephen McAucliffe
Project: Ecological restoration at Kahakaleonui Bird Corridor.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry & Mike Robinson.
Agency: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance.
Tyson Fukuyama
Project: Growth rate of limu kohu in the tetrasporophytic phase.
Mentor: Maria Haws.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center (PACRC).
2011 UH-HIP
Aleysia Kaha
Project: School Gardens Network.
Mentor: Nancy Redfeather.
Agency: Kohala Center.
Chelsey Jay
Project: Programmatic EIS assistant.
Mentor: Lorena Wada.
Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Eva Sala
Project: Economical analysis of aquaculture.
Mentor: Kevin Hopkins.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo PACRC.
Hoku Pihana
Project: Coastal Systems Curriculum Kit Summer Internship Project for Manowai O Hanakahi.
Mentor: H. Erika Perry.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo PACRC.
Isaiah Sato
Project: Implementation Recovery Assistant.
Mentor: Lorena Wada and Joy Browning.
Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Jessica Kirkpatrick
Project: Hawaii Island Hawksbill turtle Recovery Project: Intern.
Mentor: Lauren Kurpita.
Agency: The Hawaiʻi island Hawksbill Turtle Recovery Project.
Joey Quitan
Project: More Kids in the Woods/ Starts with a Seed.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry, Christian Giardina.
Agency: UH Hilo PACRC/IPIF, USDA Forest Service, OHA.
Jonathan Nahakuelua
Project: Measuring the Soil Moisture Content under Different Light and Mulch Depth Treatments.
Mentor: Noa Lincoln.
Agency: Amy B.H. Greenwell EthnoBotanical Gardens.
Justin Yeh
Project: Biomass of Kiawe along the Kona Coastline.
Mentor: Flint Hughes.
Agency: U.S. Forest Service, IPIF.
Kacy Jackson
Project: Native Forest Vegetation Monitoring.
Mentor: Tom Baribault.
Agency: Forest Solutions/University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Kaui Fu
Project: Significance of subsistence Fishing in Hawaii.
Mentor: Mehana Vaughan.
Agency: Stanford University, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Kim Morishige
Project: An integrative approach to Protecting Hawaii's Coasts through Ecosystem and Community -Based Management.
Mentor: Pelika Bertelman.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Leilani Abaya
Project: Determining restoration suitability by examining microclimate traits across topographic areas.
Mentor: Erin Questad and Susan Cordell.
Agency: USDA Forest Service, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo IPIF.
Linnea Heu
Project: Makai Watch with the Hanalei Watershed Hui.
Mentor: Barbara Makaʻala Kaʻaumoana.
Agency: Hanalei Watershed Hui.
Liʻula Mahi
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.
Luka Mossman
Project: Creating a stewardship conservation plan for new farmers in the Kunialoa ridge district with Oʻahu Resource Conservation & Development..
Mentor: Jean Brokish.
Agency: Oʻahu Resource Conservation & Development..
Mahina Chang
Project: Restoration/ Conservation of Native Hawaiian Plants.
Mentor: Liloa Dunn.
Agency: UH Mānoa Lyon Arboretum.
Manoa Johansen
Project: Soil Respiration Impacts in Native Hawaiian Tropical Wet Forests by Feral Pigs.
Mentor: Creighton M. Litton and Mike Long.
Agency: UH Mānoa Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management.
Mathew Brady
Project: OISC & Naio Thrips Survey.
Mentor: Susie Iott.
Agency: Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee.
Melanie Dudley
Project: Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps Team Leader.
Mentor: Matt Bauer and Brittney Orton.
Agency: KUPU Hawaiʻi Youth Conservation Corps.
Michelle Lazaro
Project: Candidate Conservation Implementation Internship with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Mentor: Lorena Wada.
Agency: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Naoli Weller
Project: Native Fruit and seed removal by vertebrates in three tree plantations at Waiākea Forest, Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Aaron Shiels.
Agency: USDA Wildlife services.
Nicholas Wilhoite
Project: Using ArcGIS to map and analyze distribution of Hawaiian ʻUlu.
Mentor: Noa Lincoln.
Agency: Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens, Kona.
Noe Pau
Project: Genetics of Strawberry Guava in Common Garden Plots.
Mentor: Tracy Johnson.
Agency: U.S.D.A. Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Trace Kalei
Project: Influence of competition and fertilization on koa and mamane.
Mentor: Carla D'Antonio.
Agency: UCSB.
Travis Voeller
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 Hawaiʻi, Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
2010 UH-HIP
Akela Kuwahara
Project: Feeding Preferences of Metabetaeus iohena, an Anchialine Pool Crustacea..
Mentor: David Foote & Meghan Cooling.
Agency: USGS PIERC.
Alex White
Project: Ecosystem Monitoring.
Mentor: Willie Rice.
Agency: Forest Solutions.
Aleysia-Rae Kaha
Project: Endangered Species Management and Community Education..
Mentor: Will Seitz.
Agency: HNVP Hawksbill Turtle Recovery Project.
Chelsey Jay
Project: Rodent Outreach Steering Committee (ROSCo)..
Mentor: Katie Swift & Ken Foote.
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
Chris Wong
Project: Endangered Species Division Assistant..
Mentor: Marriet Zablan.
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
Ciara Ganter
Project: Kanakaleonui Bird Corridor Project..
Mentor: Chey Perry.
Agency: USDA IPIF.
James Akau
Project: The Nature Conservancy Field Technician..
Mentor: Shalan Crysdale.
Agency: The Nature Conservancy.
Jennifer Hashimoto
Project: Ecological Restoration and Cultural Ecosystem Services in Mauka Kona..
Mentor: Rachelle Gould.
Agency: Stanford University.
Joey Quitan
Project: Impact of Rising Temperature on Carbon Cycling in Hawaiian Tropical Wet Forests..
Mentor: Creighton Litton.
Agency: UHM/IPIF.
Jose Benabese
Project: Bio-geochemistry of Hawaiian Sugarcane (Kō)..
Mentor: Peter VanDyke & Noa Lincoln.
Agency: Amy Greenwell.
Justin Yeh
Project: Structure of Strands of Koa Root Sprouts Adjacent to and Inside Koa Plants Within Hakalau Forest NWR..
Mentor: Paul Scowcroft.
Agency: USDA IPIF.
Kaho Aiona
Project: Ecological Restoration and Cultural Ecosystem Services in Mauka Kona..
Mentor: Rachelle Gould.
Agency: Stanford University.
Kaipo Dye
Project: Biology of Limu Kohu..
Mentor: Maria Haws.
Agency: Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center (PACRC).
Kamuela Werner
Project: Hawaiian Ethnobotanical Internshipat Lyon Arboretum..
Mentor: Liloa Dunn.
Agency: Lyon Arboretum.
Kanoe DeRego
Project: Multidisciplinary Approach to Combating Damage Done by Invasive Species..
Mentor: Page Else.
Agency: Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC).
Kealiʻi Sagum
Project: Watershed Management in the Laupahoehoe Experimental Tropical Forest..
Mentor: Christian Giardina.
Agency: USDA IPIF.
Leilani Nerveza
Project: Environmental Curriculum Development..
Mentor: Erika Perry.
Agency: NOAA.
Luka Mossman
Project: Habitat Conservation Division Assistant..
Mentor: Jeff Newman.
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
Makana Blomgren
Project: Strategies for Growth: An Analysis of Propagation Methods..
Mentor: Colleen Cole.
Agency: TMA - Propagation.
Malia Heimuli
Project: Endangered Species Management and Community Education..
Mentor: Will Seitz.
Agency: HNVP Hawksbill Turtle Recovery Project.
Melia Iwamoto
Project: Hydrology of Loʻi on Maui and Oʻahu..
Mentor: Stephen Anthony.
Agency: USGS.
Mina Viritua
Project: Naio Pest Survey.
Mentor: Susie Lott.
Agency: OISC.
Molly Winters
Project: HIPPNET Forest Monitoring..
Mentor: Christian Giardina & Becky Ostertag.
Natasha Soares
Project: Reproductive Biology of Two Endangered Lobeliad Species at Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge..
Mentor: Richard Pender.
Agency: UHM/FWS.
Nick Turner
Project: The Natural Hazards of Hawaiʻi - Impacts on both Humans and the Ecological Environment..
Mentor: Donna Delparte & Lisa Canale.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Nick Wilhoite
Project: USDA Forest Service Field Technician..
Mentor: Christian Giardina.
Agency: USDA IPIF.
Nicole Tabandera
Project: Reproductive Biology of Two Endangered Lobeliad Species at Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge..
Mentor: Richard Pender.
Agency: UHM/FWS.
Olivia Schubert
Project: Impact of Rising Temperature on Carbon Cycling in Hawaiian Tropical Wet Forests..
Mentor: Creighton Litton.
Agency: UHM/IPIF.
Puaʻala Pascua
Project: Bivalve Grow-outs on Hawaiʻi and Oʻahu..
Mentor: Maria Haws.
Agency: Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center (PACRC).
Raeanne Cobb-Adams
Project: Hawaiʻi Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Program..
Mentor: Gordon Smith.
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service.
Trisann Bambico
Project: Coral Reef Education Module Team Member..
Mentor: Cory Nash.
Agency: NPS Pacific Island Network.
2009 UH-HIP
Adrian DeMello
Project: Building a Community with the Community.
Mentor: Mililani Browning, Jayson Panglao.
Agency: Three Mountain Alliance: GIS.
Anthony Olayon
Project: Coastal Currents around the Big Island of Hawaii.
Mentor: Noelani Puniwai.
Agency: Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center.
Arik Dadez
Project: Kukulu Hou i ka Loko Iʻa o Koʻieʻie.
Mentor: Joylynn Paman.
Agency: ʻAoʻao o nā Loko Iʻa o Maui.
Arthur Khamsing
Project: Dispersal of Invasive Seeds.
Mentor: Susie Lott.
Agency: Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee.
Ashley-Ann Shaw
Project: Kipuka Field System, Saddle Road.
Mentor: Christian Giardina.
Agency: US Forest Service.
Brice Murayama
Project: Native Hawaiian Plants at Kealia Pond.
Mentor: Glynnis Nakai.
Agency: US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Ciara Ganter
Project: Predator Control for Native Hawaiian Waterbirds at Kealia Pond National Wildlife.
Mentor: Glynnis Nakai & Mike Nishimoto.
Agency: US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Eddie Wine
Project: Watershed Management of the West Maui Mountains.
Mentor: Chris Brosius.
Agency: West Maui Mountain Watershed Partnership.
James Akau
Project: Weed Control Technician.
Mentor: Shalan Crysdale, John Repoglo.
Agency: The Nature Conservancy.
Kaimi Moraes
Project: Evaluating reforestation techniques in Kanakaleonui.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry & Mike Robinson.
Agency: US Forest Service, Department and Hawaiian Home Lands.
Kim Morishige
Project: Weed Control of Invasive Grasses in Kanakaleonui.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry.
Agency: US Forest Service.
Linnea Heu
Project: Inventory of Invasive Threats to Kaua'i.
Mentor: Keren Gundersen.
Agency: Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee.
Liʻula Mahi
Project: The Kamehameha Butterfly and Insect Exhibition.
Mentor: Peter Vandyke.
Agency: Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens.
Mahina Patterson
Project: Pre-Contact agriculture in the Kohala Field System: How was it sustained?.
Mentor: Peter Vitousek.
Agency: Stanford University.
Natalie Kurashima
Project: Developing Cultural Education Materials of Hanauma Bay.
Mentor: Liz Kumabe.
Agency: Hanauma Bay Education Program.
Octavia Price
Project: Endangered Species Management and Community Education.
Mentor: William Seitz.
Agency: Hawaii Hawksbill Turtle Recovery Project.
Puaʻala Pascua
Project: Ideal Propagation Techniques for Olona (Touchardia latifolia) Urtiaceae.
Mentor: Richard Sears & Liloa Dunn.
Agency: Lyon Arboretum.
Roxie Sylva
Project: Kukulu Hou i ka Loko Iʻa o Koʻieʻie.
Mentor: Joylynn Paman.
Agency: ʻAoʻao o na Loko Iʻa o Maui.
Winona Coelho
Project: Sea urchin spawning trials in Tripneustes Gratilla.
Mentor: Maria Haws.
Agency: Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center.
2008 UH-HIP
Alii Garcia
Project: Production of Seabird Video for Longline Fishermen..
Mentor: Lewis Van Fossen.
Agency: National Marine Fisheries Services.
Corelle Nakamura
Project: Nutrient Limitation of Virus Replication in the Ocean..
Mentor: Grieg Steward.
Agency: CMORE.
Heather Gleason
Project: National Park Service - Inventory and Monitoring Program..
Mentor: Corbett Nash/Leslie Haysmith.
Agency: National Park Service.
Janice Jensen
Project: Developing an Electronic Library for the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife office..
Mentor: Jeff Zimpfer.
Agency: US Fish & Wildlife.
Jessica Ayau
Project: Kohala Nature Camp Teacher/Leader.
Mentor: Melora Purell.
Agency: Kohala Watershed Partnership.
Josh Verkerke
Project: Identifying the Most Effective and Successful Method to Outplant a Native Sedge, Kaluha, into the Wetlands..
Mentor: Calvin Willis.
Agency: US Fish & Wildlife.
Justin Fujimoto
Project: Discovering Environmental Management in the Wai'anae and Koolau Mountain Ranges.
Mentor: Kimberly Welch, Kapua Kawelo.
Agency: Army Natural Resource Program.
Kahai Nakamatsu
Project: HYCC Team Leader..
Mentor: John Leong.
Agency: Pono Pacific - YCC.
Kaʻimikila Moraes
Project: Kanakaleonui Bird Corridor Permanement Plot Installation..
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry, Christian Giardina, Donna Ball, Mike Robinson.
Agency: USFWS/DHHL - Forest Service.
Kelly Cloward
Project: Avian Seed Dispersal and Implications for the Potential Spread of Invasive Weeds on Oʻahu..
Mentor: Katy Metzler, Rachel Neville.
Agency: Oʻahu Invasive Species Council (OISC).
Kim Morishige
Project: Hawaiʻi Hawksbill Turtle Recovery Project..
Mentor: Will Seitz.
Agency: National Park Service.
Kimo Carvalho
Project: Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Western Science-Innovation Approaches to Marine Conservation..
Mentor: Malia Chow.
Agency: NOAA Papahanaumokuakea National Monument.
Kolea Zimmerman
Project: Utility of Water Availability Measurements for Assessing the Productivity of a Sub-alpine, Dry Forest Tree..
Mentor: Chris Farmer.
Agency: USGS.
Lisa Yang
Project: USDA: Postharvest Quality Research for Tropical Crops..
Mentor: Marisa Wall.
Agency: USDA - Agricultural Research Agency.
Mahina Patterson
Project: Managing the Kaʻu Forest: Best Practices for Engaging a Rural, Hawaiian Community..
Mentor: Katherine Thompson and Heidi Hansen.
Agency: TNC and DOFAW.
Mina Viritua
Project: Kanakaleonui Bird Corridor Permanement Plot Installation..
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry, Christian Giardina, Donna Ball, Mike Robinson.
Agency: USFWS/DHHL - Forest Service.
Nicole Tachibana
Project: HYCC Team Leader..
Mentor: John Leong.
Agency: Pono Pacific - YCC.
Pua Medeiros
Project: Imi Pono No Ka 'Aina Leader.
Mentor: Mililani Browning.
Agency: Imi Pono no ka ʻaina.
Raeanne Cobb-Adams
Project: Habitat Characterization of Juvenile Fishes in Hawaiʻi Island Estuaries, With Emphasis on Native and Alien Mullet..
Mentor: Bob Nishimoto, Troy Sakihara, Troy Shimoda.
Agency: Hawaiʻi State Division of Aquatics.
Reid Loo
Project: Kanakaleonui Bird Corridor Permanement Plot Installation..
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry, Christian Giardina, Donna Ball, Mike Robinson.
Agency: USFWS/DHHL - Forest Service.
Roxie Silva
Project: Impact of Human Activity on Wetland Birds at the Kealia Coastal Boardwalk..
Mentor: Glynnis Nakai.
Agency: US Fish & Wildlife.
Ryan Ferreira
Project: Educational Initiative with Hawaiʻi's Rare Plant Program & Projects Relating to Hawaii's Threatened and Endangered Species..
Mentor: Vickie Caraway.
Agency: DLNR-DOFAW.
Tracy Bryant
Project: Hanauma Bay Research Documentation Project..
Mentor: Elizabeth Kumabe.
Agency: Hanauma Bay Education Program - UH Sea Grant.
2007 UH-HIP
Adrian DeMello
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Monitoring volcanic hazards posed by the ongoing Kilauea volcano.
Mentor: Tim Orr.
Agency: U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Angela Beck
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Analysis of video recordings of palila nesting behavior.
Mentor: Paul Banko.
Agency: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division.
Brenda Asuncion
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Diversity of protist-infecting viruses in Kaneohe Bay, Oʻahu..
Mentor: Greg Steward and Alexander Culley.
Agency: UH Mānoa Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research & Education (CMORE).
Cheresa Coles
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Survey and monitoring of the incidence of Puccinia pdidii (guava rust) in Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Ann Marie.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Cory Kawabata
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Characterizing streams in the Laupahoehoe Experimental Tropical Forest.
Mentor: Richard MacKenzie.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Gavin Leeloy
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Ecosystem Monitoring Program on Kamehameha School Lands.
Mentor: Willie Rice.
Agency: Forest Solutions, LLC.
Jessica Ayau
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Documenting the Cultural & Natural History of Moku o Loʻe.
Mentor: Jennifer Barrett.
Agency: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB).
Kaiena Bishaw
From: Molokaʻi.
Project: Native Hawaiian Vegetation Survey at Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
Mentor: Bill Garnett.
Agency: Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
Kaimana Lee
From: Maui.
Project: SMA boundary study.
Mentor: Thorne Abbot.
Agency: Maui County Planning Department.
Kainana Francisco
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Forest Health Assessment and Improvement.
Mentor: Leila Kealoha.
Agency: Hoʻoulu Lahui & Kua o Ka La Public Charter School.
Kehau Kaʻula-Nelson
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: The effects of dominant, invasive tree species on belowground carbon storage in lowland rainforests on Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Flint Hughes.
Agency: USDA Forest service.
Kristi Kaʻapu
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Estimating bio- and carbon mass across heterogeneous landscapes of the Hawaiʻi Experimental Forest: linking plots-scle measures with remote sensing.
Mentor: Flint Hughes.
Agency: USDA Forest service.
Lahela Burgess
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Summer Enrichment Program Educational Assistant and Geological or Hawaiian Culture Curriculum Coordinator.
Mentor: Mililani Browning.
Agency: Imi Pono No Ka Aina.
Marshall Cacoulidis
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Development of Hawaiian species of bivalves for conservation and aquaculture.
Mentor: Maria Haws.
Agency: Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center (PACRC).
Nelson Crabbe
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: The effects of dominant, invasive tree species on belowground carbon storage in lowland rainforests on Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Flint Hughes.
Agency: USDA Forest service.
Nick Reppun
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Rare and Native Plant Reintroduction and Invasive Seed Viability.
Mentor: Jane Beachy.
Agency: Army Natural Resources Division-Oʻahu.
Nicole Tachibana
From: Molokaʻi.
Project: Development of Hawaiian species of bivalves for conservation and aquaculture.
Mentor: Walter Ritte and Maria Haws.
Agency: Hawaiian Learning Center, and Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center (PACRC).
Pua Medeiros
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Kapoho Reef Watch at the Waiʻopae Tide Pools.
Mentor: Linda Shea Flanders.
Agency: Cape Kumukahi Foundation.
Rachel Hodara
From: Maui.
Project: Coordinate a Countywide Initiative Focused on the 2008 Year of the Reef.
Mentor: Kuhea Paracuelles.
Agency: County of Maui, Mayor’s Office.
Sarah Vasconcellos
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Ka ʻAi Kamahaʻo: The Wondrous Sustenance of the Land.
Mentor: LeeAnn Anuenue Punua.
Agency: Paepae O Heʻeia.
Scott Cohen
From: Maui.
Project: Ecological Restoration in the Waiheʻe wetlands.
Mentor: Scott Fisher.
Agency: Maui Coastal Land Trust.
2006 UH-HIP
Adam Baker
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Coral disease in Hawaii.
Mentor: Teresa Lewis.
Agency: Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology.
Chelsea Dudoit
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Hawksbill Sea Turtle Recovery Program: Endangered Species Management and Community Education.
Mentor: William Seitz/Kyle Kagimoto.
Agency: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park- Hawksbill Turtle Project.
Daniel Kawahakui
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Kamehameha Schools Water Resources.
Mentor: Kaeo Duarte.
Agency: Kamehameha Schools.
Dillon Yeung
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Selecting for Genetic Resistence to Fursarium oxyxporum (Koa Wilt) in Koa for Conservation, Restoration, and Utilization in Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Nick Dudley.
Agency: USDA IPIF.
Jacqueline Chow Hoy
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: How Much Carbon is in Our Forest? Determining Height-to-Diameter Relationships of Common Native and non-Native Tree Species to Estimate the Above Ground C across Forested Hawaiian Landscapes.
Mentor: Flint Hughes.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
James Akau
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Hawaiian Ecosystem Monitoring and 50 year sampling of Norm Carlson's Kona Brush Plots.
Mentor: Willie Rice.
Agency: Forest Solutions, Inc..
Jessica Chong
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Pahole Rare Plant Program.
Mentor: Doug Okamoto.
Agency: DLNR Forestry and Wildlife.
Kaiena Bishaw
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Impacts of Land-Cover/Land Use Change on Water Quality: Sampling Stream Chemistry from Forest to Sea.
Mentor: Flint Hughes.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Kara Amber Lee
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Hawaiian Monk Seal Health and Disease Research.
Mentor: Lizabeth Kashinsky.
Agency: NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC.
Katie Kamelamela
From: Oʻahu.
Project: NOAA Watershed Project.
Mentor: David Penn.
Agency: Department of Health.
Kristi Kaʻapu
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: How Much Carbon is in Our Forest? Determining Height-to-Diameter Relationship of Common Native and Non-Native Tree Species to Estimate the Above Ground C across Forested Hawaiian Landscapes.
Mentor: Flint Hughes.
Agency: USDA Forest Service IPIF.
Lisa Shizuma
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Impacts of Land-Cover/Land Use Change on Water Quality: Sampling Stream Chemistry from Forest to Sea.
Mentor: Flint Hughes.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Maricia Save
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: GIS Mapping of Botanical Surveys and Accession Data at Amy Greenwell EthnoBotanical Garden.
Mentor: Peter Van Dyke & Noa Lincoln.
Agency: Amy Greenwell EthnoBotanical Gardens/Bishop Museum.
Mark Manuel
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: NOAA Watershed Project.
Mentor: Tracy Weigner.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Marty Kawaski
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Parasitism of Biological Control Agents on Rubus Species.
Mentor: Tracy Johnson.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Moana Ulu Ching
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Natural Resource Investigation at Kaloko-Honokohau NHP.
Mentor: Richard Boston.
Agency: Koloko-Honokohau National Park.
Morgan Mamizuka
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Hanauma Bay Natural Science Education.
Mentor: Elizabethe Kumabe.
Agency: Hawaiʻi Sea Grant/Hanauma Bay Education Program.
Nicolai Barca
From: Kauaʻi.
Project: Assistance with Implementation of Kauai Watershed Management Plan.
Mentor: Sarah Newton.
Agency: Nature Conservancy.
Owen Haleakala
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Genetic Identification of Hawaiian Coral Larvae.
Mentor: Misaki Takabayashi.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Virlinda Craft
From: Maui.
Project: Reef Monitoring Database.
Mentor: Patty Miller.
Agency: Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.
2005 UH-HIP
Anthony Kim
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Hakalau Forest Refuge Intern.
Mentor: Baron Horiuchi.
Agency: US Fish & Wildlife.
Jeannette Kondo
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Bioavailability of natural and anthropogenic dissolved and particulate organic matter from Hilo Bay ahupua'a.
Mentor: Richard MacKenzie.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Kaimanamaile Lee
From: Maui.
Project: Habitat Restoration at Waiheʻe Wetlands and Sand Dunes.
Mentor: Scott Fisher.
Agency: Maui Coastal Land Trust.
Kalei Tringali
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Marine Mammal Rescue Assistant.
Mentor: Chris Yates.
Agency: NOAA Marine Fisheries.
Katie Kamelamela
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Watershed Training Grant.
Mentor: David Penn.
Agency: Department of Health.
Kolea Zimmerman
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Conversion of tropical dry forests to open grasslands: effects on aboveground carbon storage.
Mentor: Creighton Litton.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Lani Lethvilay
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Geographic Information Systems Assistant.
Mentor: Susan Vogt & Evan Weinberg.
Agency: NOAA National Marine Sanctuary.
Lauren Yasaka
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Hanauma Bay Reef Life Education Project.
Mentor: Elizabeth Kumabe.
Agency: Hanauma Bay.
Lono Dunn
From: Maui.
Project: Habitat Restoration at Waihe'e Wetlands and Sand Dunes.
Mentor: Scott Fisher.
Agency: Maui Coastal Land Trust.
Malia Kipapa
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Effects of Feral Sheep on Upland Native Hawaiian Vegetation.
Mentor: Kaeo Duarte.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Mark Manuel
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: NOAA Watershed Training Grant.
Mentor: Tracy Weigner.
Agency: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Marty Kawasaki
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Ecology of a Hawaiian Wetland: A Study of Hamakua Marsh.
Mentor: Christina McGuire.
Agency: US Fish & Wildlife.
Naupaka Zimmerman
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Lowland wet forest survey & environmental assessment, strawberry guava/Native forest Interactions.
Mentor: Flint Hughes & Julie Denslow.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Pualei Santore
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Seed predators for Miconia calvescens and Clidemia Hirta.
Mentor: Tracy Johnson & Patrick Conant.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Shauna Tom
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Thermal preferences of endangered Hawaiian damselflies at anchialine pools in Hawaii.
Mentor: David Foote.
Agency: USGS PIERC.
2004 UH-HIP
Ambyr Mokiao-Lee
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Hawksbill Turtle Project.
Mentor: Larry Katahira, Eldridge Naboa & William Seitz.
Agency: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Andrea Lord
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Ecosystem Management and Marine Policy Issues.
Mentor: Malia Chow & Allen Tom.
Agency: NOAA.
Anya Tagawa
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Imi Pono no ka 'Aina.
Mentor: Kuhea Paracuelles.
Agency: Imi Pono no ka 'Aina.
George Akau
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Alien plants invading native habitats.
Mentor: Jim Jacobi.
Agency: USGS.
Heather Kalei Chang
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Hawaii Natural Heritage Program.
Mentor: Noelani Puniwai.
Agency: Hawaii Natural Heritage Program.
Jordan Sager
From: Oʻahu.
Project: The Nature Conservancy.
Mentor: Chad Koide.
Agency: The Nature Conservancy.
Kaiena Bishaw
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: USGS Water Resources Div. Watershed Grant.
Mentor: Dale Nishimoto.
Kaimanamaile Lee
From: Maui.
Project: Native Hawaiian Fishpond Fishpond Education Assistant.
Mentor: Joylynn Olivera.
Agency: NOAA - National Marine Sanctuary - Regional Office.
Kari Ann Shozuya
From: Oʻahu.
Project: The Nature Conservancy.
Mentor: Ryan Smith.
Agency: The Nature Conservancy.
Katannya Kapeli
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Population Genetics Analysis of Montipora capitata using DNA Fingerprinting Techniques.
Mentor: Teresa Lewis.
Agency: Hawaii Institute for Marine Biology.
Keiko Mui-Lin Publico
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Hawksbill Turtle Project.
Mentor: Larry Katahira, Eldridge Naboa & William Seitz.
Agency: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Leigh Marcell
From: Oʻahu.
Project: USGS Water Resources Division/HI-PAC Watershed Grant.
Mentor: Barry Hill.
Agency: USGS.
Liana Carroll
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Garden Mapping Project.
Mentor: Ilima Rapozo & Peter Van Dyke, Amy Greenwell.
Agency: EthnoBotanical Gardens.
Lori Tango
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Population Genetics Analysis of Montipora capitata using DNA Fingerprinting Techniques.
Mentor: David Foote.
Agency: USGS.
Michelle Higashi
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Native Dryland Forest.
Mentor: Jarrod Thaxton & Susan Cordell.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Michelle Norman
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Residence of organic matter and the impact invertebrates and microbial organisms have on organic matter degradation in tropical streams and mangroves.
Mentor: Richard MacKenzie.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Mililani Browning
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: The Olaʻa Kilauea Partnership: Safe Harbor Agreements.
Mentor: Tanya Rubenstein.
Agency: Olaʻa Kilauea Partnership.
Naupaka Zimmerman
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Lowland wet forest survey & environmental assessment, strawberry guava/Native forest Interactions.
Mentor: Flint Hughes & Julie Denslow.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Noa Thomas
From: Oʻahu.
Project: PSCU/Army Natural Resources.
Mentor: Kapua Kawelu.
Agency: Army Natural Resources.
Ryan Like
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps.
Mentor: Julianna Ropu-Leong.
Agency: Pono Pacific.
Thomas Burling
From: Oʻahu.
Project: NMFS- Hawaii Goes Fishin.
Mentor: Karla Gore.
Agency: NMFS.
2003 UH-HIP
Naupaka Zimmerman
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Lowland wet forest survey & environmental assessment, strawberry guava/Native forest Interactions.
Mentor: Flint Hughes & Julie Denslow.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
2002 UH-HIP
Joshua DeMello
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Monitoring of the rare orange-black Hawaiian damselfly, Megalagrion zanthomelas, along the Hilo Coast using field observations.
Mentor: Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council.
Noa Kekuewa Lincoln
From: Maui.
Project: Coral Reproductive Rates Through Fragmentation & Education of Hawaiian Marine Ethnozoology.
Mentor: Hannah Bernard & Eric Brown.
Agency: Maui Ocean Center of Pacific Island Forestry, US Forest Service.
2001 UH-HIP
Earlene Leilani Wilson
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Biological Field Technician Miconia calvescens seed bank & stand study, herbicide efficacy of Miconia calvescens, Rubus elliticus in Keauhou.
Mentor: Dennis O'Dowd, Diane Nelson & Tanya Rubenstein.
Mila Misa
From: Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
Project: The effects of pigs on the growth of Psidium cattleianium..
Mentor: Flint Hughes.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
Noa Kekuewa Lincoln
From: Maui.
Project: Coral Reproductive Rates Through Fragmentation & Education of Hawaiian Marine Ethnozoology.
Mentor: Hannah Bernard & Eric Brown.
Agency: Maui Ocean Center of Pacific Island Forestry, US Forest Service.
2000 UH-HIP
Candice Anela LeBeau
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Ko'olau Mountain Watershed Partnership.
Mentor: Pat Costales.
Agency: State of Hawaiʻi Department of Forestry & Wildlife.
Joshua DeMello
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Investigating Oral Traditions of Haunama Bay.
Mentor: Haunama Bay Education Association.
Mila Misa
From: Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
Project: Restoration of mangrove forest in American Samoa.
Mentor: Colin Steele.
Agency: ASCC Land Grant.
1999 UH-HIP
Mila Misa
From: Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
Project: Germination of native species on various substrates in Hawaii Forests.
Mentor: Bob Cabin.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
1998 UH-HIP
Earlene Leilani Wilson
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Biological Field Technician Miconia calvescens seed bank & stand study, herbicide efficacy of Miconia calvescens, Rubus elliticus in Keauhou.
Mentor: Dennis O'Dowd, Diane Nelson & Tanya Rubenstein.
Francis Quitazol
From: Maui.
Project: Woody Weed Invasion on Abandoned Agricultural Lands.
Mentor: Dennis O'Dowd/Duane Nelson.
Agency: Institute of Pacific Island Forestry, US Forest Service.
Joylynn Oliveira
From: Maui.
Project: The Cultural and Historical Significance of Whales and the Hawaiian Culture.
Mentor: National Humpback Whale Sanctuary.
Mila Misa
From: Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
Project: Germination of native species on various substrates in Hawaii Forests.
Mentor: Bob Cabin.
Agency: USDA Forest Service.
1997 UH-HIP
Earlene Leilani Wilson
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Biological Field Technician Miconia calvescens seed bank & stand study, herbicide efficancy of Miconia calvescens, Rubus elliticus in Keauhou.
Mentor: Dennis O'Dowd, Diane Nelson & Tanya Rubenstein.
Joylynn Oliveira
From: Maui.
Project: The Cultural and Historical Significance of Whales and the Hawaiian Culture.
Mentor: National Humpback Whale Sanctuary.