Zachary Ifo

Zachary was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. He graduated from Kamehameha Schools Hawaii and is a senior mathematics major at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. After graduating with his B.A., Zach plans to apply to graduate school and is interested in pursuing a Ph.D....

Alexander Hedglen

Alex is a Physics and Astronomy major at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, hoping to impact the science community with the skills he is learning. Coming all the way from Rhode Island, Alex has been involved with the Institute for Astronomy for a couple of years,...

Jordan Enos

Jordan was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Upon graduation, Jordan plans to work on the Big Island of Hawaii, preferably in Hilo. He is particularly...

Austin Corotan

Austin is a 2011 graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapalama and currently a senior at Western Washington University, where he is studying as a Geophysics and Computer Science major. He will be continuing his education by pursing a graduate degree in Computer Science. His...

Christiana Bisquera

Christiana was born and raised on the island of Maui. After graduating from Baldwin High School, she went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She became interested in cars during high school and by...

Jaren Ashcraft – 2016

Jaren is a graduate of Parker School, Class of 2015, and is now a rising sophomore at the University of Rochester pursuing a major in optical engineering with minors in mathematics and astronomy. Jaren was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii, where he...

Dutch Akana – 2016

Dutch was born and raised on the island of Maui and graduated from H.P. Baldwin High School. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Technology from the University of Hawaii Maui College. His goal is to finish college and apply his...

Maveric Abella

Maveric Abella grew up in Kapolei on the island of Oahu. She graduated from Kamehameha Schools Kapalama in 2015 and is studying Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University in New York City. She is involved with the Columbia K1 project (a Marshall Islands initiative)...

Patrick Peng

Patrick grew up in Hilo and graduated from Waiakea High School in 2012.  He is currently studying Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and will begin his junior year this fall.  At Northwestern, he is involved in Formula Racing,...