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KS partners with Kupu to create sustainability internships

September 23, 2015

The first cohort of fellows in the Kamehameha Schools Sustainability Internship Program studied real-life sustainability issues this summer and reported their results to KS staffers.

The internships were a collaboration between KS and Kupu, a non-profit dedicated to cultivating the next generation of professionals in natural resource management, renewable energy, energy conservation and other green jobs.

KS Sustainability Manager Amy “Kalai” Brinker worked with staffers from Kupu’s RISE program to orchestrate the internships which included a variety of projects at Kamehameha, from creating sustainable policies to cultural resource management in Punaluʻu.

KS photographer Michael Young was on hand to capture the culmination of the internship program.

The first cohort of fellows in the Kamehameha Schools Sustainability Internship Program gather before their presentations. Front: Claire Cosgrove, Shola Kahiapo, Hannah Carroll, Nicole Fisher, June Chee, Joey Char. Back: George-Max Mukai, James Strange, Amy Brinker, Sanoe Burgess, Manaola Hewett, and Ian Garrod.




RISE Program Director Nicole Fisher welcomes attendees from across the organization.




KS Sustainability Manager Amy “Kalai” Brinker discusses the importance and impact of sustainability and this summer’s projects.




KS CEO Jack Wong shares his manaʻo (thoughts) on what the future holds for the fellows.




Audience members learn about sustainability projects that fellows worked on over the summer in the new KS Sustainability Internship Program.




Shola Kahiapo, marine stewardship teaching assistant, shares her experience this summer at Kionakapahu.




Ian Garrod, sustainability policy fellow, addresses several aspects of what a trustee-level sustainability policy encompasses.




Manaola Hewett, sustainability natural resources project fellow, informs the audience on what a sustainable wellness policy would bring to Kamehameha.




Hannah Carroll, sustainable Punaluʻu cultural resources project manager, talks about the several wahi pana (sacred sites) in Punaluʻu.




James Strange, sustainable Punaluʻu energy justice fellow, describes the natural resource layout of Punalu’u valley




Claire Cosgrove, sustainable Punalu’u energy justice fellow, breaks down the project from a law perspective.




Max Mukai, sustainable Punalu’u business project manager, addresses the feasibility of a micro-grid scenario in Punaluʻu valley.




Manaola Hewett, sustainability natural resources project fellow, highlights agricultural land usage graphs of the KS Maui campus.




KS Sustainability Manager Amy Brinker, and Sustainability Research Project Fellow Sanoe Burgess announce guesses from the audience on the cost of KS Kapālama's yearly energy bill.




Sanoe Burgess, sustainability research project fellow, introduces quick solutions to KS Kapālama’s Facilities Use Request process.




KS Land Assets and Operations Manager Joey Char expresses gratitude for the work the fellows did over the summer.