Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 1, 1 January 2017 — Kamehameha 8chools seeks businesses, nonprofits to host summer interns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kamehameha 8chools seeks businesses, nonprofits to host summer interns

By Ka Wai Ola Staff Kamehameha Schools' statewide Kāpili 'Oihana Internship Program offers Native Hawaiian college students a way to apply their academic experience in real-life work settings, increasing their hiring potential onee they've received their degrees. Past interns have designed office space for clients at an architectural firm, shadowed medical assistants at a health center and supervised keiki at a Boys & Girl Clubhouse. Kamehameha hopes to attract more hosts from education, engineering, information technology and engineering - particularly businesses and nonprofits in East and West Hawai'i Island, Maui County and Kaua'i. "We believe that if we ean broaden the options and expand current reallife learning opportunities, it would

allow Native Hawaiian college students to be trained by experts within the fields of their ehoiee," said Heidi Dangaran, Kilohōkū

Program Manager wūhin . KS ' Career and Post High l Counseling and Guidance Department based in Hilo. "By expanding the

amount of businesses we work with, we ean together shape and develop more leaders who will impact the future of Hawai'i and

potentiaiiy the giobe. The 14-week summer internships benefit the hosts, as well as the students. For instance, the Boys & Girls Club in Llhu'e services more than 300 children daily, so interns supplement staffing by supervising afterschool activities, offering help with homework, sports, arts and

crafts. Students also bring diverse experiences and unique, younger perspectives about industry trends to their internship sites. Hosts are expected to get interns oriented with the work environment, provide assignments that are specific to their careers, expose interns to different departments, assign mentors to offer guidance and evaluate the interns' interviews, work performance and program

evaiuation. The deadline to apply to be a host site is Jan. 20. Interns will be recruited throughout February and the internship sessions run from May 22 to Aug. 25. More information is available at the Kāpili 'Ohana Internship Programwebsiteatgoo.gl/PU9W2R. ■

We believe that if we ean broaden the options and expand current real-life learning opportunities, it would allow Native Hawaiian college students to be trained by experts within the fields of their ehoiee." — Heidi Dangaran, Kilohōkū Program Manager within KS' Career and Post High Counseling and Guidance Department

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The Kāpili 'Oihana internship program gives college stu dents real-world work experience to help them transitior into careers. - Photo: Courtesy Kamehameha Schools