REU Site: Ka'ao: Telling the Stories of Hawaiian Ecosystems

该奖项全部或部分根据2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117-2）资助。该REU网站奖给夏威夷大学希洛分校（UH希洛），位于希洛，HI，将支持10名学生在2022-2024年夏季进行10周的培训。基于地点的研究将嵌入在UH希洛和社区为基础的，联邦，州和位于夏威夷夏威夷岛的私人组织之间的合作。预计共有30名学生，主要来自代表性不足的群体，特别是夏威夷土著和太平洋岛民，第一代大学生，以及几乎没有研究经验的学生，将在该方案中接受培训。学生将学习如何在生物文化背景下进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。该REU计划主要侧重于夏威夷岛陆地和海洋生态系统的生物文化恢复研究。REU计划模拟了一个积极的，互惠的和以社区为基础的研究过程，同时教授学生重要的科学沟通技能。它的目的是为参与者提供研究经验，定量工具，沟通技巧以及文化和社区意识，同时加深他们的环境管理。学生将参加夏威夷夏威夷岛的Māhuahua（专业发展），Huaka 'i（实地考察）和Ho'omohala（外展），参加州保护会议，并准备口头报告和期末论文。对该计划感兴趣的学生可以通过我们的网站（hilo.hawaii.edu/uhintern）在线申请。入围的学生将由项目工作人员进行面试，如果被选中，将与未来的研究导师进行第二次面试。被选中的学生将获得助学金，住房和膳食津贴，以及往返希洛的旅费。有关该计划和申请过程的更多信息可通过访问http：//hilo.hawaii.edu/uhintern，或联系PI（R博士）。奥斯特塔格在ostertag@hawaii.edu），共同PI（N博士。npuniwai@hawaii.edu该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).This REU Site award to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo (UH Hilo), located in Hilo, HI, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2022-2024. Place-based research will be embedded in collaborations between UH Hilo and community-based, Federal, State, and private organizations located on Hawaiʻi Island. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from under-represented groups, especially Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders, first-generation college students, and students with little to no research experience, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted within a biocultural context, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. This REU program places primary emphasis on biocultural restoration research in terrestrial and marine ecosystems on Hawai‘i Island. The REU program models a proactive, reciprocal, and community-based research process while teaching students important science communication skills. It is intentionally structured to provide participants with research experience, quantitative tools, communication skills, and cultural and community awareness, and at the same time deepen their environmental stewardship. Students will participate in Māhuahua (professional development), Huaka‘i (field trips), and Ho‘omohala (outreach) on Hawaiʻi Island, attend a state conservation conference, and prepare an oral presentation and final paper. Students interested in the program may apply online through our website (hilo.hawaii.edu/uhintern). Short-listed students will be contacted by program staff for an interview, and if selected, a second interview with a prospective research mentor. Selected students will receive a stipend, housing and meal allowance, and travel to and from Hilo. More information about the program and the application process is available by visiting http://hilo.hawaii.edu/uhintern, or by contacting the PI (Dr. R. Ostertag at ostertag@hawaii.edu), co-PI (Dr. N. Puniwai at npuniwai@hawaii.edu), or project coordinators at uhintern@hawaii.edu.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.