Flame Porter was a 2017 PIPES (University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science) intern working with Mālama Learning Center. Flame graduated from James Campbell High School in 2012. In 2016, he obtained an AS degree in Music Business & Production from Honolulu Community College. Currently, Flame is attending the University of Hawai‘i, West O‘ahu, working toward a BAS in Sustainable Community Food Systems. Flame interned with Hui Kapehe (Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission) in 2015, and with the O`ahu Army Natural Resource Program (through PIPES) in 2016. Flame loves to play music and is dedicated to his belief in aloha ’āina.
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Christie Gora was born in Honolulu and raised on O’ahu. While growing up, she was home-schooled and gained her GED. In May 2017, she graduated from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa with her Environmental Studies degree. Currently, she is pursuing a Master’s of Science in Environmental Management at the University of Maryland. In the future, she plans to further her education eventually with a PhD in the environmental science field. Christie says, "I look forward to working as the Invasive Species Outreach intern because I can help educate nā keiki o ka 'āina and also gain knowledge working in the field. Conservation is very important to me because I was raised with my family’s native Hawaiian traditions, which is what you take from the 'āina, you give back to the 'āina by nurturing it. Sustainability is important to me because it’s about finding resources that could be used as stepping stones to help guide the next generation."
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Destanie Alayon was a 2017 intern of Kamehameha Schools Kāpili ʻOihana Internship Program (KOIP) for the Mālama ʻĀina Field School Program. Destanie graduated in 2015 from Pearl City High School. During high school, she found her love for the Hawaiian culture and from there it grew. She is currently attending the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo majoring in Hawaiian Studies. She hopes to be able to educate the keiki of the program about their home and the Hawaiian culture and help them learn and excel not only in school but also in life.
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Kawai Navares was a 2017 intern of Kamehameha School’s Kapili ‘Oihana Internship Program (KOIP). Kawai is also a student at Humboldt State University, majoring in forestry with an emphasis on soil science. As a former Mālama Learning Center and Future Farmers of America volunteer, Kawai set up an aquaponics system for Mililani High School’s agriculture department. As a KUPU intern, she spent her 2015 summer helping to restore native Hawaiian plant populations with the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Kawai is dedicated to her Hawaiian culture, the ‘aina, and its preservation for the next generation.
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Anuhea Robins joined Mālama Learning Center as a KOIP (Kapili ‘Oihana Internship Program) 2017 intern, working under the Olā Na Kini initiative. Anuhea graduated from Kamehameha Schools Kapalama in 2016 and currently attends Washington State University. At Kamehameha, Anu was the primary editor and graphic design editor for the 2015-16 publication of Ho‘okumu, Kamehameha Schools’ student literary journal. As a 2015 KUPU intern, she spent over 400 hours working with natural resource managers and technicians of the O‘ahu Natural Area Reserve System, Wa‘ianae Mountains Watershed Partnership, and O‘ahu Army Natural Resources Program. Anuhea is extremely passionate about her Hawaiian culture and writing.
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Bernice Ching was an intern during the 2016-2017 school year. She was born and raised in Hawai‘i and grew up in Kapolei. She is a graduate from Kapolei High School and took courses at UH West O'ahu. She is attending UH Mānoa in fall 2017. One of the things she's interested in is natural resources and environmental management, anything dealing with our aina (land) and her native Hawaiian culture. She states, "I'm truly excited to learn more ways of helping my moku and also to pass on the knowledge I have to the next generation".
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Francesca Diaz, was an intern during the 2016-2017 school year. She is also a Kapolei High School graduate and is earning her Associates in science degree. She plans to further her knowledge at UH West O‘ahu. She strives to be a real life Pocahontas and teach others to see the beauty that surrounds them and what we can all do to perpetuate it. She plans to open an organic nursery that doubles as an education center.
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