HWF Internship Story: Joshua Landkamer
Check out this internship essay from Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund summer 2024 intern, Joshua Landkamer, describing his experience working with the Hawaiʻi Island HWF team.
HWF Intern Stories: Ella Hartmann
Ella Hartmann was an intern with Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund during the summer of 2023. Here is her story!
How I Helped Maui’s Baby Sea Turtles Swim Out To Sea- HWF Volunteer Story by Wendi Gordon
Wendi Gordon was a volunteer with the Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund team on Maui during the summer of 2004, and recently reminisced about her experiences: How I helped Maui’s baby sea turtles crawl safely through the sand and swim out to sea- and the unique thank you gift that’s my favorite Maui souvenir. Hawaiʻi [...]
Embracing ʻĀina: My Journey with HWF (Intern Story by Mike Stone)
Mike Stone was a graduate student working with HWF during his internship within the Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science Master’s program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo from Fall 2019 to Fall 2021. During this time, Mike worked with HWF’s Megan Lamson (as his graduate advisor) and completed over 700 volunteer hours with HWF and focused on a brand audit study for marine debris collected in Kaʻū from 2013-2021. We are so appreciative of his amazing contribution to HWF.
HWF Intern Stories: Jaya Mishra
Jaya Mishra was an intern with the Hawai’i Wildlife Fund team on Maui from June to July 2023. Here is her wonderful account of her experience with HWF.
HWF Intern Stories: Ramzi Talbi
Learn more about the experience of Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund Intern, Ramzi Talbi, who joined our team all the way from Patagonia and helped support the Hawksbill (Honuʻea) Sea Turtle Recovery project.
Meet our third 2023 Kaʻū Scholarship winner, Adam Dierking
Check out this inspiring essay from our third and final Kaʻū Wildlife Scholarship winner for 2023, Adam Dierking.
HWF Intern Stories: Alex Xia
Learn more about Alex Xia's experience during his Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund internship, which unfortunately encompassed the devastating wild fires in Lahaina, Mauʻi. Not only did Alex help make our sea turtle recovery project a success, he helped support our Maui community following the fires.
HWF Intern Stories: Pippin Paulson
Learn more about Pippin Paulson's amazing experience as a Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund intern, where she supporting our sea turtle recovery projects in both 2019 and 2023 and helped support our community on Maui during the 2023 Lahaina wild fires.
HWF Intern Stories: Hannah Pond
HWF intern, Hannah Pond, reflects on her experience over the summer of 2023 on Maui.
