NHSEMP UH-Mānoa

A BIG mahalo to our volunteers , , and Lexi for helping out with yesterday’s Let’s Cook Kākou Prep with ! 🤙🏼

We're doing a LAST CALL on Volunteers till the end of today! 2 slots are still OPEN. 🤩
We are seeking volunteers to assist with packing food kits, carrying boxes and helping out with the drive-by in preparation for Let's Cook Kakou with Na Pua No'eau (our partner).

DATE: This Saturday (9/18) from 7:45 AM - 2 PM
WHERE: IN-PERSON; UH Manoa, NHSS at QLC 113 COVID Safety Measures in Place Breakfast & Lunch provided 😋

For our this Thursday, September 16, we will have Melissa Oshini presenting a job preparation workshop. We can't wait to help prepare you for the future!

Happy Thursday Everyone! 🌺 Don’t forget to submit your NHSEMP Scholars App by tomorrow (8/27) 11:59 PM [HST]! For more information, visit bit.ly/NHSEMPScholarsApp.

Mahalo nui for creating our beautiful 2021 Summer Programs Symposium Website! 🤩 For more information on the Research Labs and STEM Projects visit go.hawaii.edu/xMP

Hi Summer Interns! Just your weekly reminder that tomorrow, July 28, Dr. Kamuela Yong will lead our ‘OKN Workshop on “Creating Effective STEM Research Posters.” We look forward to seeing you tomorrow from 3-5 pm.

For our tomorrow, Thursday, July 22, we will have guest speaker Dr. Wong give a presentation on Hawaiian Language in Academia! Did we mention this is our very own K**a Wong’s dad? Exciting!

Campus tour with our Freshman Bridge students

Hi Summer 2021 Scholars! Just your weekly reminder that tomorrow, July 15, College of Engineering’s Dean Morioka will lead our ʻOKN Workshop on Leadership. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow from 3-5 pm.

DID YOU KNOW that the Hawaiian archipelago measures 1,523 miles making it the longest island chain in the world? Known as the North Western Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), these islands and atolls are home to endemic Passerines and Waterbirds such as the Laysan Finch, Nohoa Millerbird, Nihoa Finch, and the Laysan Duck. The NWHI make up Papahānaumokuākea which is the largest fully protected conservation area under the US flag and is one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world.

Hi Summer Interns, what a week huh?! To give you all a break, we will be doing our first hands on activity and we will be making Cold & Flu Tinctures from lāʻau! 🦠 We can’t wait to see you tomorrow, Thursday, July 1 at 3:00 pm.

Do you wanna build a snooooowman?! Wait, that doesn’t sound right let’s try again. Do you wanna build your neeetwooorrk?🎶 NHSEMP Summer Interns, don’t forget to join us tomorrow, June 24, from 3-5 pm for your ʻOKN Workshop on Exploring Opportunities and Building Your Network. See ya then!

DID YOU KNOW that the ʻŌpeʻpeʻa, Aeorestes semotus, is the only remaining native land mammal in Hawaiʻi? Also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat, this mammal likes roosting in trees and during sunset leave their tree to go forage on insects. They are an endangered species and their threats include destruction of habitat, collision with wind turbines, and barbed wire fences.

We are finally back at Holmes Hall 🥳 For anyone wanting to meet with us, please email us to book an appointment for office hours.

Hi NHSEMP interns, this is your weekly reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, June 10, 2021, we will be holding our first ʻOKN Spotlight Series🤩 our GA, K**akaila Paulino, will go over Protocol and what that looks like in a Hawaiian viewpoint. We can’t wait to share space with all of you!

During today’s session of the students of ʻĀina & Health learned about coral bleaching and coral ecosystems. Beforehand, they were asked to draw what they think a healthy coral ecosystem looks like🐠 We think they did a pretty good job! Then, Engineering & Comp Sci started building their robot. Stay tuned for their completed robot at the end of the week🤖

The students of ʻĀina & Health learned about coral bleaching and coral ecosystems🐠 They were asked to draw what they think a coral ecosystem looks like and we thought they did a pretty good job! Then we have the students of Engineering & Comp Sci who got to build the bottom portion of their robot. Stay tuned later on this week to see Engineering & Comp Sci’s final product🤖

During our STEM Summer Series this morning with the students of ʻĀina & Health drew their ideal ahupuaʻa. They drew loko iʻa, loʻi kalo, native flora and fauna like ʻōhiʻa lehua and ʻiʻiwi. Swipe to see a close up of their ahupuaʻa 🌱

DID YOU KNOW that ʻōlena (Curcuma domestica a.k.a. Turmeric) has anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties? It can be used to make teas, tinctures, salves, and even soaps! It can also be used as a natural dye to color clothing. Who’s ready to get creative?! But watch out, your fingers will be yellow for quite some time. Swipe to see!

DID YOU KNOW that ʻōlena (Curcuma domestica a.k.a. Turmeric) has anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties? It can be used to make teas, tinctures, salves, and even soaps! It can also be used as a natural dye to color clothing. Who’s ready to get creative?! But watch out, your fingers will be yellow for quite some time .

DID YOU KNOW that Mōlī (Laysan Albatross) are a type of Indigenous seabird? Mōlī are pelagic birds meaning they spend most of their life on open ocean. They can remain in flight for weeks and sleep in-flight! Their breeding grounds are throughout the North West Hawaiian Islands and on the Main Hawaiian Islands of Kauaʻi and Oʻahu and Lehua Island. Eggs are laid between November and December and chicks fledge in July. When they’re not home breeding, they’re widely dispersed throughout the North Pacific. Mōlī have a life span of about 40 years. They are listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red list.

DID YOU KNOW over 850 species of plants are found within the boundaries of Haleakalā? Over 400 species are native and over 350 are endemic. Some plants include ʻĀhinahina (Argyroxiphium sandwicense sap. macroceohalum), Pilo (Coprosma montana), and Kūpaoa (Dubautia menziesii).

Photo credits: UH Mānoa Botany Dept.

Sooo much fun today with Pearl Ridge Elementary • • during our NHSEMP STEM ‘Ohana Day! Mahalo nui for this collaboration!
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NPN Ma Ka Hale series & STEM ʻOhana Days
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