David Kim

Born and raised on the island of Maui, David Kim was brought up in a home where he inherited his parent’s good work ethic, self confidence, and respect for others. David graduated in 2001 as the third graduating class of King Kekaulike high school. During his years in...

Travis Thieme

Travis is from Seattle, Washington and currently attends the University of Hawaii at Hilo where he will major in Astronomy and Physics. After he completes his bachelor’s degree, Travis plans to go to graduate school and complete his Ph.D. in Astronomy. Then, hopefully...

Kaimi Kahihikolo

Kaimi was born and raised on the island of O‘ahu and graduated from Kamehameha Schools Kapalama. He is a freshman undergraduate at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, pursuing two BS degrees in Astrophysics and Mathematics. After attaining his BS degrees, Kaimi plans...

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,...

Leila Olivar

Leila Olivar was raised in Kea‘au on the island of Hawaii and graduated from Kea‘au High School in 2011.  For her first year of college, she attended UH Hilo as a pre-engineering student, then transferred to UH Manoa where she is now majoring in Civil and...