Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES)

PIPES Alumni by Intern Year: 2018

All PIPES Alumni by Year

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.