PIPES Alumni by Intern Year: 2007

Adrian DeMello

From: Hawaiʻi.

Project: Monitoring volcanic hazards posed by the ongoing Kilauea volcano.

Mentor: Tim Orr.

Host Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Angela Beck

From: Hawaiʻi.

Project: Analysis of video recordings of palila nesting behavior.

Mentor: Paul Banko.

Host Organization: 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.

Host Organization: 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.

Host Organization: USDA Forest Service.

Cory Kawabata

From: Hawaiʻi.

Project: Characterizing streams in the Laupahoehoe Experimental Tropical Forest.

Mentor: Richard MacKenzie.

Host Organization: USDA Forest Service.

Gavin Leeloy

From: Hawaiʻi.

Project: Ecosystem Monitoring Program on Kamehameha School Lands.

Mentor: Willie Rice.

Host Organization: Forest Solutions, LLC.

Jessica Ayau

From: Oʻahu.

Project: Documenting the Cultural & Natural History of Moku o Loʻe.

Mentor: Jennifer Barrett.

Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB).

Kaiʻena Bishaw

From: Molokaʻi.

Project: Native Hawaiian Vegetation Survey at Kalaupapa National Historical Park.

Mentor: Bill Garnett.

Host Organization: Kalaupapa National Historical Park.

Kaimana Lee

From: Maui.

Project: SMA boundary study.

Mentor: Thorne Abbot.

Host Organization: Maui County Planning Department.

Kainana Francisco

From: Hawaiʻi.

Project: Forest Health Assessment and Improvement.

Mentor: Leila Kealoha.

Host Organization: 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.

Host Organization: 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.

Host Organization: USDA Forest service.

Lahela Burgess

From: Hawaiʻi.

Project: Summer Enrichment Program Educational Assistant and Geological or Hawaiian Culture Curriculum Coordinator.

Mentor: Mililani Browning.

Host Organization: Imi Pono No Ka Aina.

Marshall Cacoulidis

From: Hawaiʻi.

Project: Development of Hawaiian species of bivalves for conservation and aquaculture.

Mentor: Maria Haws.

Host Organization: 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.

Host Organization: USDA Forest service.

Nick Reppun

From: Oʻahu.

Project: Rare and Native Plant Reintroduction and Invasive Seed Viability.

Mentor: Jane Beachy.

Host Organization: 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.

Host Organization: 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.

Host Organization: Cape Kumukahi Foundation.

Rachel Hodara

From: Maui.

Project: Coordinate a Countywide Initiative Focused on the 2008 Year of the Reef.

Mentor: Kuhea Paracuelles.

Host Organization: County of Maui, Mayor’s Office.

Sarah Vasconcellos

From: Oʻahu.

Project: Ka ʻAi Kamahaʻo: The Wondrous Sustenance of the Land.

Mentor: LeeAnn Anuenue Punua.

Host Organization: Paepae O Heʻeia.

Scott Cohen

From: Maui.

Project: Ecological Restoration in the Waiheʻe wetlands.

Mentor: Scott Fisher.

Host Organization: Maui Coastal Land Trust.

Brenner Wai

Project: Biocontrol of Miconia calvescens: Avoiding Biotic Interface.

Mentor: Tracy Johnson.

Host Organization: USDA Forest Service.

Cassie Lyons

Project: Restoration of Native Forests: The Kipuka as a Model of Forest Fragmentation.

Emily Hart

Project: Effects of Storms on Primary and Secondary Water Quality, and Fisheries Production in Hilo Bay.

Isaiah Iaea

Project: The Use of Springtails as an Indicator for Feral Pig Presence.

Mentor: David Foote.

Host Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division.

Jonathan Koch

Project: Pollination Webs in Hawaiian Ecosystems.

Mentor: Heather Sahli.

Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

Kolea Zimmerman

Project: Identifying the Role of Insects in the Pollination of Rare Native Plants.

Mentor: Robert Peck, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division.

Krishna Hemperly

Project: Estimating Bio and Carbon Mass Across Heterogeneous Landscapes.

Mentor: Flint Hughes.

Host Organization: USDA Forest Service.

Linda Sweinhart

Project: Seed Ecology of Lowland Wet Forest Species.

Lisa Shizuma

Project: Effects of Storms on Primary and Secondary Water Quality, and Fisheries Production in Hilo Bay.

Xeronimo Castaneda

Project: Restoration of Native Forests: The Kipuka as a Model of Forest Fragmentation.

Mable Defan

From: Yap.

Project: Restoration of degraded savannas in the Pacific Islands.

Mentor: Susan Cordell.

Host Organization: USDA Forest Service.

Percy Yalisman

From: Yap.

Project: Restoration of degraded savannas in the Pacific Island.

Mentor: Susan Cordell.

Host Organization: USDA Forest Service.