Meet the 2022 PIPES Interns
University of Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Internship Program (UH-HIP)
Nainoa Alefaio
From: Oʻahu
Mentor: Ana Kon
Agency: Na Maka Haloa O Waipio
Sabrina Bejang
From: Marshall Islands
Mentor: Jessica Kirkpatrick
Host Organization: Center for Maunakea Stewardship
Olivia Boucher
From: Hawaiʻi
Mentor: Dr. Patrick Hart, Stephanie Mladinich
Host Organization: UH Hilo - LOHE Lab
Jemma Goubout
From: Oʻahu
Mentor: Peishih Liang
Host Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Koa Grabar
From: Hawaiʻi Island
Mentor: Bryce Masuda
Host Organization: Hawaiʻi Endangered Bird Conservation Program
Imio Hicking
From: Marshall Islands
Mentor: Katie Strong, Karen Pellegrin
Host Organization: Big Island Drink Smart (BIDS)
Grace Hsiang
From: Vermont
Mentor: Jonathan Price, Amberly Pigao
Host Organization: UH Hilo Geography Department
Tyler Jeschke
From: Hawaiʻi Island
Mentor: Troy Sakihara, Devon Aguiar
Host Organization: Division of Aquatic Resources
Tromainne Joab
From: Pohnpei
Mentor: Joseph Genz
Host Organization: UH Hilo Anthropology Department
Caitlin Kili Kawaiaea
From: Oʻahu
Mentor: Dr. Patrick Hart, Noah Hunt
Host Organization: UH Hilo- LOHE Lab
Kainalu Keliʻikuli-Grace
From: Oʻahu
Mentor: Ana Kon
Host Organization: Na Maka Haloa O Waipio
Dylan Aʻali'ʻi Kelling
From: Oʻahu
Mentor: John Burns
Host Organization: UH Hilo - MEGA Lab
Lillian Lewis
From: Washington
Mentor: USGS Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center
Host Organization: United States Geological Survey
Arianna Lunow-Luke
From: Oʻahu
Mentor: Kodie Solis-Kalani, Bronson Palupe
Host Organization: Hui Mālama i ke Ala ʻŪlili
Kieran Mitchell
From: Kauaʻi
Mentor: Luke (Nalu) Mead
Host Organization: Kumuola Marine Science Education Center
Amy Patterson
From: Hawaiʻi Island
Mentor: Leilā Dudey
Host Organization: Teaching Change
Sophia Smith
From: Hawaiʻi Island
Mentor: Ryan Perroy
Host Organization: UH Hilo - SDAV Lab
Mia Noelani Takai
From: Hawaiʻi Island
Mentor: Ryan Perroy
Host Organization: UH Hilo - SDAV Lab
Kim Yumul
From: California
Mentor: John Burns
Host Organization: UH Hilo - MEGA Lab