Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES)

Meet the 2022 PIPES Interns

University of Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Internship Program (UH-HIP)

Nainoa Alefaio

Nainoa Alefaio From: Oʻahu

Mentor: Ana Kon

Agency: Na Maka Haloa O Waipio

Sabrina Bejang

Bri From: Marshall Islands

Mentor: Jessica Kirkpatrick

Host Organization: Center for Maunakea Stewardship

Olivia Boucher

Oli From: Hawaiʻi

Mentor: Dr. Patrick Hart, Stephanie Mladinich

Host Organization: UH Hilo - LOHE Lab

Jemma Goubout

Jemma From: Oʻahu

Mentor: Peishih Liang

Host Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Koa Grabar

Koa From: Hawaiʻi Island

Mentor: Bryce Masuda

Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Endangered Bird Conservation Program

Imio Hicking

Imio From: Marshall Islands

Mentor: Katie Strong, Karen Pellegrin

Host Organization: Big Island Drink Smart (BIDS)

Grace Hsiang

Grace From: Vermont

Mentor: Jonathan Price, Amberly Pigao

Host Organization: UH Hilo Geography Department

Tyler Jeschke

Tyler From: Hawaiʻi Island

Mentor: Troy Sakihara, Devon Aguiar

Host Organization: Division of Aquatic Resources

Tromainne Joab

Tromainne From: Pohnpei

Mentor: Joseph Genz

Host Organization: UH Hilo Anthropology Department

Caitlin Kili Kawaiaea

Kili From: Oʻahu

Mentor: Dr. Patrick Hart, Noah Hunt

Host Organization: UH Hilo- LOHE Lab

Kainalu Keliʻikuli-Grace

Kainalu From: Oʻahu

Mentor: Ana Kon

Host Organization: Na Maka Haloa O Waipio

Dylan Aʻali'ʻi Kelling

Dylan From: Oʻahu

Mentor: John Burns

Host Organization: UH Hilo - MEGA Lab

Lillian Lewis

Lily From: Washington

Mentor: USGS Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center

Host Organization: United States Geological Survey

Arianna Lunow-Luke

Ari From: Oʻahu

Mentor: Kodie Solis-Kalani, Bronson Palupe

Host Organization: Hui Mālama i ke Ala ʻŪlili

Kieran Mitchell

Kieran From: Kauaʻi

Mentor: Luke (Nalu) Mead

Host Organization: Kumuola Marine Science Education Center

Amy Patterson

Amy From: Hawaiʻi Island

Mentor: Leilā Dudey

Host Organization: Teaching Change

Sophia Smith

Sophia From: Hawaiʻi Island

Mentor: Ryan Perroy

Host Organization: UH Hilo - SDAV Lab

Mia Noelani Takai

Mia From: Hawaiʻi Island

Mentor: Ryan Perroy

Host Organization: UH Hilo - SDAV Lab

Kim Yumul

Kim From: California

Mentor: John Burns

Host Organization: UH Hilo - MEGA Lab