Jennifer Bragg – Akamai 2019

Jennifer was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and moved to the Big Island in 2011. In 2007 she received her BA in Illustration where she pursued a career in art and became a teacher and then a tattoo artist for 5 years. Currently, Jennifer is going into her senior...

Jaren Ashcraft – Akamai 2018

Jaren was born and raised in Waikoloa Village on the Big Island of Hawaii, where he cultivated his love of sciences in the presence of the telescopes on Mauna Kea. Currently, he is enrolled in the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics pursuing a major in...

David Trang – 2006

David Trang is a native to a small Dutch town called Holland in Michigan. In hopes to escape the winter, he now attends the University of Hawai’i-Hilo where he is currently majoring in astronomy, geology and psychology. His strong curiosity about nature enabled him to...

Jessi Willstrop – 2007

Jessi Willstrop was raised in Texas and has been living on Maui for the past 6 years.  She is currently attending Maui Community College and will transfer to UH Manoa in the fall to begin working on her B.S. in physics.  In her spare time, she enjoys playing various...