Aloha!
I'm Kyla Herrmann, the new Kupu intern
under the AmeriCorps organization. I have just completed my first month working
here at Moku o Lo'e and am humbled and excited to have this opportunity to be
at this world class research and education facility for the next year.
Born and raised on O’ahu I wandered off
to Olympia, Washington for my bachelor’s degree. After graduating from The
Evergreen State College with a B.S. in Field Ecology and Biology, I returned to
Oahu to pursue marine education. I spent several years as a Marine Mammal Naturalist
on boats, did a stint as a Marine Microplastic Educator for Sustainable
Coastlines Hawai’i, and was recently the Lead Educator/Manager of the summer
programs at the Honolulu Zoo. Now I have landed here at the Hawai’i Institute
of Marine Biology with open eyes and helping hands to absorb everything
possible and help wherever I can.
In the past 30 days I’ve assisted with
the annual NOAA Ocean Explorer Educators Workshop, where I helped teach a NOAA
Multibeam Lesson Plan, staffed the SOEST Open House, collected night plankton
with a Boy Scout Troop getting their Oceanography Merit Badge on an overnight,
as well as a joining the HIMB CEP volunteers for a special private behind the
scenes tour of the Waikiki Aquarium. In addition, I became boat and lifeguard
certified! Given this start, I can’t wait to see what the next nine months
brings!
I'm stoked to see how this internship
unwinds! I'm truly grateful to the HIMB Community Education Program for giving
me the chance to work with all of the HIMB volunteers, staff and faculty.
Mahalo Nui,
Kyla
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