PIPES Alumni by Intern Year: 2018
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)
2018 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Interns
Amy Durham
From: Hawaii.
Project: Habitat Composition Surveying in Pu'u Maka'ala Natural Area Reserve for Release of the Endangered Hawaiian ʻAlalā (Corvus hawaiiensis)..
Mentor: Alison Greggor, Bryce Masuda, Jonathan Price, and Rebecca Ostertag.
Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Endangered Bird Conservation Program.
Heather Lee
From: Kauai.
Project: Vigilance of Released ‘Alalā (Corvus hawaiiensis) at Feeding Stations.
Mentor: Alison Greggor.
Host Organization: Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program.
Jamie Colvin
From: Omaha.
Project: Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD).
Mentor: Timothy Sullivan.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization (SDAV) Lab.
Jasmin Curiel
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Using camera traps to evaluate frugivory within Hawaiian forests located on Hawaii Island.
Mentor: Pat Hart.
Host Organization: UHH TCBES Dept. Listening Observatory for Hawaiian Ecosystems.
Jesse Leavitt
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Genomic Diversity of The Critically Endangered ‘Alalā (Corvus hawaiiensis): Management of Captive Breeding Population.
Mentor: Jolene Sutton and Geneviève Blanchet.
Host Organization: Conservation Genomics Research Group.
Kawainohiaakalani Navares
From: O'ahu.
Project: The Effect of Topography on Lava Movement.
Mentor: Jonathan Price.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo/United States Geological Survey.
Leilani Sablan
From: Guam.
Project: Comparing Benthic Water Samples of Off-Shore Sewage Pollution Using FIB and Macroalgal Tissue in Puakō to Adjacent Northern & Southern Resorts.
Mentor: Tracy Wiegner.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Marine Science Department.
Qindasi Silva
From: Baltimore.
Project: Nalo Meli ʻāpaʻakuma Project: Investigating Non-Lethal Genomic Sampling Methods of Hylaeus Bees for Conservation Genetics.
Mentor: Jonathan Koch.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
Timothy Medina
From: Brooklyn.
Project: Mapping Erosions and Generating Baseline data of Mauna Kea.
Mentor: Ryan Perroy.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Department of Geography & Environmental Institute.
2018 University of Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Internship Program (UH-HIP) Interns
Angelica Melone
From: Maui.
Project: Measurement of Soil Properties Under Various Vegetation Covers in Mākaha Valley, West Oʻahu.
Mentor: Aurora Kagawa-Viviani.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Christian Francis Flores
From: O'ahu.
Project: Researching and Creating a Protocol for Traditional Mākāhā Construction.
Mentor: Ikaika Lum.
Host Organization: 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,.
Host Organization: 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.
Host Organization: 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.
Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Forest Industry Association (HFIA).
Jon Allen Miranda
From: O'ahu.
Project: Coral Cultivation Project.
Mentor: Malia Rivera.
Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology.
Justin Higa
From: O'ahu.
Project: Developing a Community Outreach Protocol for Kawainui Marsh.
Mentor: Ati Jeffers-Fabro.
Host Organization: Department of Land and Natural Resources: Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
Katherine Hiu
From: O'ahu.
Project: TBA.
Mentor: Kahiau Wallace.
Host Organization: Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi.
Kiani Halushka
From: O'ahu.
Project: Human Use Surveys and Sign Implementation on the Offshore Islands of Oahu.
Mentor: Tiana Bolosan.
Host Organization: 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.
Host Organization: National Tropical Botanical Garden.
Marche Matsumura
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Lōkahi: Conservation and Education for Future Generations.
Mentor: Leilā Dudley.
Host Organization: Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Nāpu’u Conservation.
Marissa Kwon
From: O'ahu.
Project: TBA.
Mentor: Lucas Fortini.
Host Organization: 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.
Host Organization: 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.
Host Organization: Paepae O Heʻeia Fishpond.
Samantha Shizuru
From: O'ahu.
Project: TBA.
Mentor: Melissa Valdez.
Host Organization: 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.
Host Organization: Mālama Learning Center’s Ola Nā Kini.
Sebastian Wells
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Maunakea Biodiversity Monitoring Program.
Mentor: Fritz Klasner.
Host Organization: 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.
Host Organization: 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.
Host Organization: University of Hawai‘i Cooperative Extension Service.
Talace Pai
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Miloliʻi Coral Analysis.
Mentor: Ulu Ching and Kēhau Springer.
Host Organization: Conservation International Hawaiʻi.
Tazman Shim
From: O'ahu.
Project: National Park Service Alien Species Management.
Mentor: David Benitez.
Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Volcano National Park Service.
Travis Toriki
From: O'ahu.
Project: TBA.
Mentor: Kahiau Wallace.
Host Organization: Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi.
Uliʻi Miyajima
From: O'ahu.
Project: TBA.
Mentor: Norbert Schorghofer.
Host Organization: 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.
Host Organization: Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project.
William Dela Cruz
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Surveys at Kanakaleonui and Waipahoehoe.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry.
Host Organization: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance.
2018 Micronesia and American Samoa Student Internship Program (MASSIP) Interns
Ann Albert
From: Pohnpei.
Project: The Water Quality and Currents of how Ground Waters and Sewages influence the Coral Reefs at Puakõ, Hawaii Islands.
Mentor: Steven Colbert.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Marine Science.
Claudia Thompson
From: American Samoa.
Project: Strengthening Coral Reef Conservation through Education and Outreach.
Mentor: Bret Fuiava.
Host Organization: National Park Service of American Samoa.
Hannah White
From: Guam.
Project: Development of programming and outreach materials for community education on coral reef ecosystems found in War in the Pacific National Historical Park.
Mentor: Michael Gawel.
Host Organization: U.S. National Park Service.
Kiara Ringang
From: Palau.
Project: Non- bleached vs. Bleached Jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake.
Mentor: Gerda Ucharm and Sharon Patris.
Host Organization: Coral Reef Research Foundation.
Tavai Ieremia
From: American Samoa.
Project: Linking GPS/Accelerometer data to Fruit Bat (Pteropus spp.) Behavior.
Mentor: Adam Miles.
Host Organization: Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources.
Teuila Sinclair
From: American Samoa.
Project: Reducing Plastic Waste in the streams of Fagaalu, American Samoa by 50% by 2020..
Mentor: Kim McGuire.
Host Organization: Coral Reef Advisory Group / Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources.
Theresa Aten
From: Chuuk.
Project: Socio-economic Surveys on the Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas in Ngarchelong.
Mentor: Lincy Lee Marino.
Host Organization: Palau International Coral Reef Center.
Yubee Isaac
From: Palau.
Project: Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) Monitoring in Kalaupapa, Molokai.
Mentor: Eric Brown.
Host Organization: National Park Service - Kalaupapa National Historical Park.