Alumni: UH-HIP Interns
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Pua Medeiros, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Kapoho Reef Watch at the Wai’opae Tide Pools” Mentor: Linda Shea Flanders, Cape Kumukahi Foundation |
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Nicole Tachibana, MolokaiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Development of Hawaiian species of bivalves for conservation and aquaculture” Mentors: Walter Ritte, Hawaiian Learning Center & Maria Haws, Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center (PACRC) |
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Marshall Cacoulidis, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Development of Hawaiian species of bivalves for conservation and aquaculture” Mentor: Maria Haws, Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center (PACRC) |
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Cheresa Coles, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Survey and monitoring of the incidence of Puccinia pdidii (guava rust) in Hawai’i” Mentor: Ann Marie, USDA Forest Service |
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Lahela Burgess, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Summer Enrichment Program Educational Assistant and Geological or Hawaiian Culture Curriculum Coordinator” Mentor: Mililani Browning, Imi Pono No Ka Aina |
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Angela Beck, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Analysis of video recordings of palila nesting behavior” Mentor: Paul Banko, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division |
Krisit Ka'apu, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Estimating bio- and carbon mass across heterogeneous landscapes of the Hawai’i Experimental Forest: linking plots-scle measures with remote sensing” Mentor: Flint Hughes, USDA Forest service |
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Nelson Crabbe, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “The effects of dominant, invasive tree species on belowground carbon storage in lowland rainforests on Hawai’i Island” Mentor: Flint Hughes, USDA Forest service |
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Kehau Nelson, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “The effects of dominant, invasive tree species on belowground carbon storage in lowland rainforests on Hawai’i Island” Mentor: Flint Hughes, USDA Forest service |
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Gavin Leeloy, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Ecosystem Monitoring Program on Kamehameha School Lands” Mentor: Willie Rice, Forest Solutions, LLC |
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Adrian DeMello, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Monitoring volcanic hazards posed by the ongoing Kilauea volcano” Mentor: Tim Orr, U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory |
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Cory Kawabata, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Characterizing streams in the Laupahoehoe Experimental Tropical Forest” Mentor: Richard MacKenzie, USDA Forest Service |
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Marty Kawasaki, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Effects of invasive species on fuels and potential fire behavior in sub-alpine vegetation on Mauna Kea” Mentor: Jarrod Thaxton, USDA Forest Service and U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division |
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Kainana Francisco, HawaiiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Forest Health Assessment and Improvement” Mentor: Leila Kealoha, Ho’oulu Lahui & Kua o Ka La Public Charter School |
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Scott Cohen, MauiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Ecological Restoration in the Waihe’e wetlands” Mentor: Scott Fisher, Maui Coastal Land Trust |
Rachel Hodara, MauiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Coordinate a Countywide Initiative Focused on the 2008 Year of the Reef” Mentor: Kuhea Paracuelles, County of Maui, Mayor’s Office |
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Kaimana Lee, MauiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “SMA boundary study” Mentor: Thorne Abbot, Maui County Planning Department |
Nick Reppun, OahuUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Rare and Native Plant Reintroduction and Invasive Seed Viability” Mentor: Jane Beachy, Army Natural Resources Division-Oahu |
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Brenda Asuncion, OahuUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Diversity of protist-infecting viruses in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. ” Mentor: Greg Steward and Alexander Culley, UH Manoa Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research & Education (CMORE) |
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Sarah Vasconcellos, OahuUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Ka ‘Ai Kamaha’o: The Wondrous Sustenance of the Land” Mentor: LeeAnn Anuenue Punua, Paepae O He’eia |
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Jessica Ayau, OahuUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Documenting the Cultural & Natural History of Moku o Lo’e” Mentor: Jennifer Barrett, Hawaii Institue of Marine Biology (HIMB) |
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Kaiena Bishaw, MolokaiUH-HIP 2007 Project: “Native Hawaiian Vegetation Survey at Kalaupapa National Historical Park” Mentor: Bill Garnett, Kalaupapa National Historical Park |
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Daniel Kawahakui, OahuUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Kamehameha Schools Water Resources ” Mentor: Kaeo Duarte, Kamehameha Schools |
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James Akau, HawaiiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Hawaiian Ecosystem Monitoring and 50 year sampling of Norm Carlson's Kona Brush Plots” Mentor: Willie Rice, Forest Solutions, Inc. |
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Dillon Yeung, OahuUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Selecting for Genetic Resistence to Fursarium oxyxporum (Koa Wilt) in Koa for Conservation, Restoration, and Utilization in Hawai'i” Mentor: Nick Dudley, USDA IPIF |
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Kara Amber Lee, OahuUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Hawaiian Monk Seal Health and Disease Research” Mentor: Lizabeth Kashinsky, NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC |
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Nicolai Barca, KauaiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Assistance with Implementation of Kauai Watershed Mentor: Sarah Newton, Nature Conservancy |
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Jessica Chong, OahuUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Pahole Rare Plant Program” Mentor: Doug Okamoto, DLNR Forestry and Wildlife |
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Maricia Save, HawaiiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “GIS Mapping of Botanical Surveys and Accession Data at Amy Greenwell EthnoBotanical Garden” Mentor: Peter Van Dyke & Noa Lincoln, Amy Greenwell EthnoBotanical Gardens/Bishop Museum |
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Morgan Mamizuka, OahuUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Hanauma Bay Natural Science Education” Mentor: Elizabethe Kumabe, Hawaii Sea Grant/Hanauma Bay Education Program |
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Chelsea Dudoit, OahuUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Hawksbill Sea Turtle Recovery Program: Endangered Species Management and Community Education” Mentor: William Seitz/Kyle Kagimoto, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park- Hawksbill Turtle Project |
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Virlinda Craft, MauiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Reef Monitoring Database” Mentor: Patty Miller, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary |
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Kristi Ka'apu, HawaiiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “How Much Carbon is in Our Forest? Determining Height-to-Diameter Relationship of Common Native and Non-Native Tree Species to Estimate the Above Ground C across Forested Hawaiian Lanscapes” Mentor: Flint Hughes, USDA Forest Service IPIF |
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Marty Kawaski, HawaiiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Parasitism of Biological Control Agents on Rubus Species” Mentor: Tracy Johnson, USDA Forest Service |
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Moana Ulu Ching, HawaiiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Natural Resource Investigation at Kaloko-Honokohau NHP” Mentor: Richard Boston, Koloko-Honokohau National Park |
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Katie Kamelamela, OahuUH-HIP 2006 Project: “NOAA Watershed Project” Mentor: David Penn, Department of Health |
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Kaiena Bishaw, HawaiiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Impacts of Land-Cover/Land Use Change on Water Quality: Sampling Stream Chemistry from Forest to Sea” Mentor: Flint Hughes, USDA Forest Service |
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Mark Manuel, HawaiiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “NOAA Watershed Project” Mentor: Tracy Weigner, University of Hawaii at Hilo |
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Owen Haleakala, HawaiiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Genetic Identification of Hawaiian Coral Larvae” Mentor: Misaki Takabayashi, University of Hawaii at Hilo |
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Lisa Shizuma, HawaiiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Impacts of Land-Cover/Land Use Change on Water Quality: Sampling Stream Chemistry from Forest to Sea” Mentor: Flint Hughes, USDA Forest Service |
Jacqueline Chow Hoy, HawaiiUH-HIP 2006 Project: “How Much Carbon is in Our Forest? Determining Height-to-Diameter Relationships of Common Native and non-Native Tree Species to Estimate the Above Ground C across Forested Hawaiian Lanscapes” Mentor: Flint Hughes, USDA Forest Service |
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Adam Baker, OahuUH-HIP 2006 Project: “Coral disease in Hawaii” Mentor: Teresa Lewis, Hawaii Institute for Marine Biology |
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Jeannette Kondo, HawaiiUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Bioavailability of natural and anthropogenic dissolved and particulate organic matter from Hilo Bay ahupua'a” Mentor: Richard MacKenzie, USDA Forest Service |
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Kaimanamaile Lee, MauiUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Habitat Restoration at Waihe'e Wetlands and Sand Dunes” Mentor: Scott Fisher, Maui Coastal Land Trust |
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Kalei Tringali, OahuUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Marine Mammal Rescue Assistant ” Mentor: Chris Yates, NOAA Marine Fisheries |
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Katie Kamelamela, OahuUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Watershed Training Grant” Mentor: David Penn, Department of Health |
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Kolea Zimmerman, HawaiiUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Conversion of tropical dry forests to open grasslands: effects on aboveground carbon storage” Mentor: Creighton Litton, USDA Forest Service |
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Lani Lethvilay, OahuUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Geographic Information Systems Assistant” Mentor: Susan Vogt & Evan Weinberg, NOAA National Marine Sanctuary |
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Lauren Yasaka, OahuUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Hanauma Bay Reef Life Education Project” Mentor: Elizabeth Kumabe, Hanauma Bay |
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Lono Dunn, MauiUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Habitat Restoration at Waihe'e Wetlands and Sand Dunes” Mentor: Scott Fisher, Maui Coastal Land Trust |
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Malia Kipapa, HawaiiUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Effects of Feral Sheep on Upland Native Hawaiian Vegetation” Mentor: Kaeo Duarte, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
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Mark Manuel, HawaiiUH-HIP 2005 Project: “NOAA Watershed Training Grant” Mentor: Tracy Weigner, University of Hawaii at Hilo |
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Marty Kawasaki, OahuUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Ecology of a Hawaiian Wetland: A Study of Hamakua Marsh” Mentor: Christina McGuire, US Fish & Wildlife |
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Pualei Santore , HawaiiUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Seed predators for Miconia calvescens and Clidemia Hirta” Mentor: Tracy Johnson & Patrick Conant, USDA Forest Service |
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Shauna Tom, HawaiiUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Thermal preferences of endangered Hawaiian damselflies at anchialine pools in Hawaii” Mentor: David Foote, USGS PIERC |
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Anthony Kim, HawaiiUH-HIP 2005 Project: “Hakalau Forest Refuge Intern” Mentor: Baron Horiuchi, US Fish & Wildlife |
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Ambry Mokiao-Lee , HawaiiUH-HIP 2004 Project: “Hawksbill Turtle Project ” Mentor: Larry Katahira, Eldridge Naboa & William Seitz, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
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Keiko Mui-Lin Publico , HawaiiUH-HIP 2004 Project: “Hawksbill Turtle Project ” Mentor: Larry Katahira, Eldridge Naboa & William Seitz, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
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Thomas Burling, OahuUH-HIP 2004 Project: “NMFS- Hawaii Goes Fishin” Mentor: Karla Gore, NMFS |
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Heather Kalei Chang, OahuUH-HIP 2004 Project: “Hawaii Natural Heritage Program” Mentor: Noelani Puniwai, Hawaii Natural Heritage Program |
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Anya Tagawa, HawaiiUH-HIP 2004 Project: “Imi Pono no ka 'Aina ” Mentor: Kuhea Paracuelles, Imi Pono no ka 'Aina |
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Kaimanamaile Lee, MauiUH-HIP 2004 Project: “Native Hawaiian Fishpond Fishpond Education Assistant" Mentor: Joylynn Olivera, NOAA - National Marine Sanctuary - Regional Office |
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Noa Thomas, OahuUH-HIP 2004 Project: “PSCU/Army Natural Resources " Mentor: Kapua Kawelu, Army Natural Resources |
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Michelle Higashi, HawaiiUH-HIP 2004 Project: “Native Dryland Forest" Mentor: Jarrod Thaxton & Susan Cordell, USDA Forest Service |
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Michelle Norman, OahuUH-HIP 2004 Project: “Residence of organic matter and the impact invertebrates and microbial organisms have on organic matter degradation in tropical streams and mangroves" Mentor: Richard MacKenzie, USDA Forest Service |
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Naupaka Zimmerman, HawaiiUH-HIP 2003, 2004 & 2005 Project: “Lowland wet forest survey & environmental assessment, strawberry guava/Native forest Interactions" Mentor: Flint Hughes & Julie Denslow, USDA Forest Service |
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Mililani Browning, HawaiiUH-HIP2004 Project: “The Ola’a Kilauea Partnership: Safe Harbor Agreements" Mentor: Tanya Rubenstein, Olaa Kilauea Partnership |
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Ryan Like , HawaiiUH-HIP 2004 Project: “Hawaii Youth Conservaiton Corps " Mentor: Julianna Ropu-Leong, Pono Pacific |
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Andrea Lord , HawaiiUH-HIP 2004 Project: “Ecosystem Management and Marine Policy Issues" Mentor: Malia Chow & Allen Tom, NOAA |
Kari Ann Shozuya, OahuUH-HIP 2004 Project: “The Nature Conservancy" Mentor: Ryan Smith, The Nature Conservancy |
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Kaiena Bishaw , HawaiiUH-HIP 2004 Project: “USGS Water Resources Div. Watershed Grant" Mentor: Dale Nishimoto |
Liana Carroll , HawaiiUH-HIP 2004 Project: “Garden Mapping Project " Mentor: Ilima Rapozo & Peter Van Dyke, Amy Greenwell EthnoBotanical Gardens |
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George Akau, HawaiiUH-HIP 2004 Project: "Alien plants invading native habitats" Mentor: Jim Jacobi, USGS |
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Jordan Sager, OahuUH-HIP 2004 Project: "The Nature Conservancy" Mentor: Chad Koide, The Nature Conservancy |
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Leigh Marcell, OahuUH-HIP 2004 Project: "USGS Water Resources Division/HI-PAC Watershed Grant" Mentor: Barry Hill, USGS |
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Katannya Kapeli , OahuUH-HIP 2004 Project: "Population Genetics Analysis of Montipora capitata using DNA Fingerprinting Techniques " Mentor: Teresa Lewis, Hawaii Institute for Marine Biology |
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Lori Tango, HawaiiUH-HIP 2004 Project: "Population Genetics Analysis of Montipora capitata using DNA Fingerprinting Techniques" Mentor: David Foote, USGS |
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Joshua DeMelloUH-HIP 2002 Project: "Monitoring of the rare orange-black Hawaiian damselfly, Megalagrion zanthomelas, along the Hilo Coast using field observations" Mentor: Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council UH-HIP 2000 Project: "Investigating Oral Traditions of Haunama Bay" Mentor: Haunama Bay Education Association |
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Joylynn Oliveira, MauiUH-HIP 1997 & 1998 Project: "The Cultural and Historical Significance of Whales and the Hawaiian Culture" Mentor: National Humpback Whale Sanctuary |
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Candice Anela LeBeau, OahuUH-HIP 2000 Project: "Ko'olau Mountain Watershed Partnership" Mentor: Pat Costales, State of Hawaii Department of Forestry & Wildlife |
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Francis Quitazol, MauiUH-HIP 1998 Project: "Woody Weed Invasion on Abandoned Agricultural Lands" Mentor: Dennis O’Dowd/Duane Nelson, Institute of Pacific Island Forestry, US Forest Service |
Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, MauiUH-HIP 2001 & 2002 Project: "Coral Reproductive Rates Through Fragmentation & Education of Hawaiian Marine Ethnozoology" Mentor: Hannah Bernard & Eric Brown, Maui Ocean Center of Pacific Island Forestry, US Forest Service |
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Earlene Leilani Wilson, HawaiiUH-HIP 1997, 1998 & 2001 Project: "Biological Field Technician Miconia calvescens seed bank & stand study, herbicide efficancy of Miconia calvescens, Rubus elliticus in Keauhou" Mentor: Dennis O'Dowd, Diane Nelson & Tanya Rubenstein |
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Mila Misa, Hawaii & American SamoaUH-HIP 1998 & 1999 Project: "Germination of native species on various Mentor: Bob Cabin, USDA Forest Service UH-HIP 2001 Project:The effects of pigs on the growth of Psidium cattleianium. Mentor: Flint Hughes, USDA Forest Service MASSIP 2000 Project: "Restoration of mangrove forest in American Samoa" Mentor: Colin Steele, ASCC Land Grant |