Branden Bonilla

Branden Bonilla was born and raised in Kapaa on the island of Kauai. Currently, he is an Electronics Technology student at Kauai Community College. He is excited about his internship on the Big Island which will give him hands on experience in real life situations....

Tamarah Binek

Tamarah Binek is currently a mechanical engineering student at Nothern Arizona University (NAU). She is originally from Volcano, Hawaii and graduated from Waiakea High School. Her hobbies include bodyboarding, photography, hiking, swimming, running, and reading the...

Vahid Ajimine

Vahid Ajimine was born and raised on the island of Maui and graduated from Maui High School in 2003. He initially was a student at Maui Community College until ultimately deciding to transfer to University of Hawaii at Hilo and major in Computer Science. During his...

Pearl Yamaguchi

Pearl Yamaguchi is a Senior in Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She was born and raised in Honolulu but has lived on the mainland for a number of years also. She has a BA in English and Art and enjoys hiking and traveling. Home Island: Oahu...

Blake Stene

Blake Stene was born in Kealakekua on the Big Island. In high school he became very interested in electronics and obtained his amateur radio license. Shortly after getting his amateur radio license he volunteered at the Kona Community Hospital as a radio operator to...

Mark Nishimura

Mark Nishimura was born in Hilo, and graduated from Hilo High School in 2002. He is currently attending California Lutheran University and is majoring in mathematics, with a minor in physics. Mark also plays baseball for CLU. He hopes that this internship will help...