Standing with Beautiful Palaun Ladies at Celebrating Micronesia Festival at Bishop Museum 2017. I take pride in my cultural heritage and I am passionate about sharing cultural knowledge to empower our community.

My Passion

I find great satisfaction in making a difference in our community through community-based projects and outreach events that promote public education on environmental and cultural resources, such as the protection, preservation, and restoration of the unique natural and cultural spaces in Hawaiʻi and across the Pacific.

Demonstrating how to plant Koa trees with Volunteers on Mauna Kea. I really enjoyed working with community volunteers to restore our high-elevation native forest on Mauna Kea.

My Current Positions

Currently, I am a Forest Restoration Technician and data Manager with Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project, a Research Assistant at Florida State University and USDA Forest Service, Vice President and on the Board of Directors for Micronesians United Big Island (a local Community Non-Profit Organization), and a Graduate Student in the Heritage Management Program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

I love designing and building edible and useful all-natural garden beds at home that are healthy for the land and my family.

I enjoy creating efficient and cost-effective streamlined data processes using software such as Google Looker Studio and Online GIS, connecting field data to analysis dashboards.

My Skills and Interests

I consider myself an avid home gardener, and I enjoy creating edible and culturally useful urban landscapes. I love the outdoors and feeling a sense of place. I enjoy fishing, paddling, hiking, basketball, and spending quality time with my family. I am comfortable and confident with public speaking, passionate about environmental and cultural issues, and enjoy interacting with people from all walks of life in community-based projects and outreach events.

I am familiar with IBM and Apple computer platforms and am competent in Microsoft Office programs. I enjoy creating mobile apps, maps, and useful dashboards utilizing google online products such as Apps Sheets, Google Sheets, and Looker Studio, as well as ArcGIS and GIS online platforms for streamlining data collection and visualizing and analyzing. I am a critical thinker, and I welcome new challenges as learning opportunities.

I enjoy making maps to help tell the story of places

Resume: UHM_Yap Agriculture and Forestry Research Assistant

Resume: Heritage Management Resume

Standing with Beautiful Palaun Ladies at Celebrating Micronesia Festival at Bishop Museum 2017. I take pride in my cultural heritage and I am passionate about sharing cultural knowledge to empower our community.

Demonstrating how to plant Koa trees with Volunteers on Mauna Kea. I really enjoyed working with community volunteers to restore our high-elevation native forest on Mauna Kea.

I love designing and building edible and useful all-natural garden beds at home that are healthy for the land and my family.

I enjoy creating efficient and cost-effective streamlined data processes using software such as Google Looker Studio and Online GIS, connecting field data to analysis dashboards.

I enjoy making maps to help tell the story of places

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