Academics
Sustainability
Sustainability Fellowship

Meet the Fellows

Cohort 3 (2026 – 2027)

List of 22 items.

  • Alessia Park, Iolani School

    Interests:
    Social Sustainability and Equity, Food Security
  • Alyssa Kaylen Padua, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Environmental Research, Regenerative Agriculture, Food Systems, Wildlife Conservation
  • Audrey Lin, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Engineering, urban planning, climate action, entrepreneurship
  • Avinash Vu, Punahou School

  • Bella-Jeyvenne Tamayo, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Climate Equity, Climate Resiiliency
  • Chelsea Fujita, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Youth and Food Security
  • Jacob Schmidt, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Food Security, Sustainable Land Use, Sustainable Businesses, Environmental Conservation
  • Javier Garza, Kalaheo High School

    Interests:
    Land Use and Regenerative Food Systems
  • Jersie DeCastro, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Environmental Research, Plant Ecology, Biodiversity Protection
  • Justice Vega, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Climate Resiliency, Food Security, Conservation
  • Katelyn Aloang, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Food Security, Social Equity, Climate Justice, Journalism
  • Lexee Works, Kalani High School

  • Leyla O?Conner, James Campbell Highschool

    Interests:
    Biodiversity Conservation, City Infrastructure, Food Security, and Climate Poverty
  • Lily O’Connor, Moanalua High School

    Interests:
    Climate Migration, Climate Justice, Climate Crisis Response
  • Luke Herring, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Grid Resilience and Engineering
  • Maddie Koh, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Food Security and Sustainable Healthcare
  • Maddox Perry, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Clean Energy and Land Use
  • Mahina Hanakahi-Gibson, Kamehameha Kapalama

    Interests:
    Sustainable Transportation and Healthcare
  • Navarro Dondur, Kalani High School

    Interests:
    Food Systems, Ecology, Storytelling
  • Nayanthra (Naya) Srinivasan, Iolani School

    Interests:
    Carbon Sequestration and Clean Energy, Public Health
  • Owen Richardson, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Ocean Health and Marine Life
  • Travis Nalu Dumaran, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Climate Science and Renewable Energy Systems

Cohort 2 (2025 – 2026)

List of 22 items.

  • Audrey Shannon, University Laboratory School

    Interests:
    Climate Change and Mental Health

    Internship Site:
    Climate Change and Health Working Group
    Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute (HIPHI) and John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
  • Audrey Wee, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business Practices

    Internship Site:
    Wahiawā Value – Added Product Development Center
  • Cody Kajioka, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Clean Energy Transition

    Internship Site:
    Hawaiian Electric
  • Janey Chang, Mid Pac Institute

    Interests:
    ʻĀina Based Solutions

    Internship Site:
    Lyon Arboretum
  • Janiah Yago, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Urban Planning and Multi-modal Transportation

    Internship Site:
    Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Jayden Cascayan, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Urban Planning and Multi-modal Transportation

    Internship:
    Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Jayzen Garcia, Waipahu High School

    Internship Site:
    Climate Change and Health Working Group
    Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute (HIPHI) and John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
  • Joel Kim, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Clean Energy Transition

    Internship Site:
    Hawaiian Electric
  • Kotone Springer, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Climate Resiliency Fund

    Internship Site:
    Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency
  • Kyla Miyamoto, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Climate Action and Tracking

    Internship Site:
    Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency
  • La‘ila‘ikuhonua Ka‘opua-Winchester, Kamehameha Schools Kapalama

    Interests:
    ʻĀina Based Solutions

    Internship Site:
    Lyon Arboretum
  • Lakeisha Quitog, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Sustainability Consulting

    Internship Site:
    Hua Nani Partners
  • Lia Ho, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Sustainability and Marketing for Hawaiʻi Small Businesses

    Internship Site:
    Mana Up
  • Maile Dunn, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Food Systems Policy

    Internship Site:
    Hawaiʻi State Legislature
  • Maile Sargent, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Food Production in Urban Spaces

    Internship Site:
    Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency
  • Mariam Yassine, James Campbell High School

    Interests:
    Hawaiʻiʻs Transportation Plan

    Internship Site:
    Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation
  • Norah Pu, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Hawaiʻi’s Transportation Plan

    Internship Site:
    Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation
  • Sophia Pakkala, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Sustainability and Small Businesses in Hawaiʻi

    Internship Site:
    Mana Up
  • Sophia Park, Iolani School

    Interests:
    Economics Research in Clean Energy and Transportation

    Internship Site:
    University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa
  • Taino Stanbro, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Clean Energy Transition

    Internship Site:
    Hawaiʻi State Energy Office
  • Ynez Valerie Gaborno, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Sustainable Urban Design and Architecture

    Internship Site:
    WRNS Studio
  • Zhia Joy Bumanglag, Waialua High & Intermediate School

    Interests:
    Food Sustainability in Hawaiʻi

    Internship Site:
    Wahiawā Value – Added Product Development Center

Cohort 1 (2024 – 2025)

List of 21 items.

  • Abner Chun, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Land Management

    Internship Site:
    Climate Change and Health Working Group
    Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute (HIPHI) and John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
  • Alaiza Alvarez, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Regenerative Sustainable Agriculture

    Internship Site:
    Kualoa Ranch
  • Asa Shimizu, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Politics and Government, Aloha+ Challenge, International Activism

    Internship Site:
    Hawaiʻi State Capitol – Representative Amy Perruso
  • Chara Daily, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Technology and Farming

    Internship Site:
    Hawaiʻi State Energy Office
  • Charlie Koh, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Energy Tech, Robotics

    Internship Site:
    University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa
  • Dava Watson, University Lab School

    Interests:
    Marine Biology, Indigenous Species, International Policy and Law

    Internship Site:
    Ka‘ahumanu Hale – Judge Kawamura
  • Dylan McManus, Punahou School

    Interests:
    International Policy and Water Reclamation

    Internship Site:
    Kobayashi Group
  • Ednice Julaton, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Food Systems Policy, Aloha+ Challenge

    Internship Site:
    Hawaiʻi State Capitol – Representative Grandinetti
  • Elia Belluzzo, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Severe Weather – NOAA

    Internship Site:
    City and County of Honolulu – Department of Emergency Management
  • Erika Tien, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Food Sustainability

    Internship Site:
    Kualoa Ranch
  • Grace Pu, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Journalism and Writing

    Internship Site:
    Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation
  • Ilyana Alba, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Sustainable Food Production

    Internship Site:
    Kobayashi Group
  • Maya Gaudiano, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Agriculture, Restoration and Field Work

    Internship Site:
    Kualoa Ranch
  • Nicholas Chi, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Renewable Energy, Technology, Science and Engineering, Affordability/Reliability

    Internship Site:
    Climate Change and Health Working Group
    Hawai‘i Public Health Institute (HIPHI) and John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
  • Nicholas Nishimura, Waipahu High School

    Interests:
    Agricultural Technology, Food Production and Land Use

    Internship Site:
    Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation
  • Paige (Pi'i) McKenzie, Kamehameha Schools

    Interests:
    Agro-tourism

    Internship Site:
    Kualoa Ranch
  • Sydney Chung, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Sustainable Fashion – Biofabrics

    Internship Site:
    Sierra Club & Rumi Murakami
  • Sydnie Melemai, Kalani High School

    Interests:
    Energy Technology and Robotics
  • Tahan Bapna, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Ocean Engineering, UH Marine Biology Center – Artificial Reefs

    Internship Site:
    University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa
  • Tatiana Chen, Punahou School

    Interests:
    Agriculture and Urban Planning

    Internship Site:
    WRNS Studio
  • Yinan Wang

    Interests:
    Sustainability and Health

    Internship Site:
    Climate Change and Health Working Group
    Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute (HIPHI) and John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
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