Internships Opportunities

Kaua'i Sea Farm

Kaua'i Sea Farm is located in Kālaheo at the Nomilo Fishpond. Internship duties include sea cucumber collection/weighing/sampling, sorting oysters, weighing fish/limu, and more. This opportunity gives students a chance to learn both traditional and modern practices when maintaining a Hawaiian fishpond. For more information please contact Mariah Opalek at 808-245-8395, or via email: mopalek@hawaii.edu 

Kaua'i Economic Development Board

Kaua'i Economic Development Board is located in Līhu‘e and is looking for 1 student for their summer Project Management Internship. For more information please contact Mariah Opalek at 808-245-8395, or via email: mopalek@hawaii.edu 

Iwikua

Iwikua, located in Waimea. Iwikua is a non-profit that utilizes ancestral knowledge, traditional farming methods, and modern-day aquaponic farming techniques to sustainably produce food on-island. Iwikua is looking for hardworking and passionate individuals to work in all aspects of their farm (farm production, harvest, distribution, sales, marketing, carpentry, machinery, etc). For more information please contact Mariah Opalek at 808-245-8395, or via email: mopalek@hawaii.edu 

Summer 2022 Political Internship

The UH Mānoa Political Internship program will offer full-time internships in political offices statewide for the Summer 2022 session. Undergraduate juniors, seniors, and graduate students of all majors with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA are eligible to apply. Interns will receive an achievement scholarship to cover the 9 credits of required political science coursework. Four positions are available on Oʻahu, and four positions are available on the neighboring islands (Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi, and Maui). Students interested in applying are asked to contact Samantha Larson (Administrative Assistant) at mpin@hawaii.edu, expressing their interest in the internships and indicating their home institution.