Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 5, 1 May 2010 — Paid summer internships in Heʻeia [ARTICLE]

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Paid summer internships in Heʻeia

Postmark deadline is May 14 to apply for a summer He'eia Ahupua'a Internship. The 10-week program will provide young adults the opportunity to work outdoors and learn skills important to restoring, preserving and protecting resources within an ahupua'a. The He'eia-based Paepae o He'eia and Papahana Kuaola are sponsoring the internship to foster awareness of stewardship and the mauka to makai ahupua'a relationship. Work includes fishpond, lo'i and stream restoration, aquaculture activities and native plant propagation. Interns, who will earn $ 1 1 an hour, will learn about wahi pana (plaee names), cultural sites and native plants and animal species within the Ko'olaupoko Ahupua'a. The internship runs June 7 to Aug 13 and workdays are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to noon. For an applieahon, visit paepaeoheeia.org, eall 236-6178 or email admin@paepaeoheeia.org.