PIPES Alumni by Intern Year: 2023
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)
2023 University of Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Internship Program (UH-HIP) Interns
Alohi Kekahuna-Cole
From: Arizona.
Mentor: Adam Johnson & Lei Brown.
Host Organization: National Park Service - Puʻukoholā Heiau.
Bethany Okamoto
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Carly Plesic & Lynda Wetzl.
Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Service.
Glenn Kealoha
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Naftalia Flatte & Caleb Houck.
Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Service.
Harmony Ahin-Ganir
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Anna Kon.
Host Organization: Nā Maka Hāloa.
Kaʻiʻinipuʻuwai Keliʻihoʻomalu
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Sam Keliʻihoʻomalu & Gina McGuire.
Host Organization: Uncles Kokua Center.
Kaleikaumaka Lorenzo
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: C. Kalā Lindsey-Asing.
Host Organization: Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project.
Kamūaliʻi Estrada
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Leila Dudley & Aleʻa Evangelista.
Host Organization: Pilina ʻĀina.
Keamalukāhelanuimoku Baclig
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: C. Kalā Lindsey-Asing.
Host Organization: Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project.
Kieran Mitchell
From: Kauaʻi.
Mentor: John Burns & Haunani Kane.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Multiscale Environmental Graphical Analysis (MEGA) Lab.
Kilipohe Ventura
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Leila Kealoha & Makani Gregg.
Host Organization: Pohaku Pelemaka.
Kuʻumakanalei Atay
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Moani Pai & Hoku Pihana.
Host Organization: NOAA Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
Leinalu Enesa
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Mahina Patterson.
Host Organization: Kohala Watershed Partnership.
Lesly Enciso-Cruz
From: Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: Ryan Perroy & Roberto Rodriguez.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization (SDAV) Lab.
Lillian Lewis
From: Washington.
Mentor: Pat Hart & Ann Tanimoto-Johnson.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Listening Observatory for Hawaiian Ecosystems (LOHE) Lab.
Mia Takai
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Kathryn Besio & Anna Ezzy.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Geography Department.
Nainoa Alefaio
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Kamalani Johnson.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani.
Tyler Jeschke
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Cynthia Punihaole Kennedy & Kathleen Clark.
Host Organization: The Kohala Center - Kahaluʻu Marine Education Center.
Waileia Tupou
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Sebastian A.W. Maʻa & Aviva Gottesman.
Host Organization: Forest Solutions Inc..
Wyatt Steele
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Peter Mills & Sara Hotchkins.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Anthropology Department.
2023 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Interns
Amber Skiwo
From: Palau.
Mentor: Tracy Wiegner & Steve Colbert.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Marine Science Department.
Anuhea Strickland
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Pat Hart & Josephine Tupu.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Listening Observatory for Hawaiian Ecosystems (LOHE) Lab.
Kahina Benbouzid-Hewitt
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Ryan Perroy & Roberto Rodriguez.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization (SDAV) Lab.
Kainalu Keliikuli-Grace
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Uilani Naipo, Leila Kaupu, Will Maʻe-Huihui & Kehau Springer.
Host Organization: Kalanihale.
Makoa De Almeida
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Eben Paxton & Kristina Paxton.
Host Organization: United States Geological Survey - PIERC.
Matthew Ideoka
From: Maui.
Mentor: Luke (Nalu) Mead, Maikalani Glendon-Baclig & Trisha Olayon.
Host Organization: Kamehameha Schools - Kumuola.
Peni Snow
From: Oregon.
Mentor: Renee Bellinger.
Host Organization: United States Geological Survey - PIERC.
Raz Wachtel
From: New York.
Mentor: John Burns & Haunani Kane.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Multiscale Environmental Graphical Analysis (MEGA) Lab.
Shayla Kiyota
From: Oʻahu.
Mentor: Luke (Nalu) Mead, Maikalani Glendon-Baclig & Trisha Olayon.
Host Organization: Kamehameha Schools - Kumuola.
Veronica Sanchez-Gonzalez
From: Puerto Rico.
Mentor: Noa Lincoln & Tommy Haensel.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - Komohana Research Center.
Violet Hart
From: Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Franny Brewer & Molly Murphy.
Host Organization: Big Island Invasive Species Committee - BIISC.
2023 Micronesia and American Samoa Student Internship Program (MASSIP) Interns
Chloe Molou
From: Vanuatu.
Mentor: Darrian Muraoka.
Host Organization: Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR).
Christine Tominiko
From: Samoa.
Mentor: Natalia Deligne & Drew Downs.
Host Organization: United States Geological Survey - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Elai Porter
From: Hilo/Pohnpei.
Mentor: Justin Yeh.
Host Organization: Center for Maunakea Stewardship.