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WKIP APPLICATION
2025

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The application for the 2025 Wahi Kūpuna Internship Program is now OPEN 
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Important Dates and Deadlines

This year the Wahi Kūpuna Internship Program (WKIP) will be held in the ahupuaʻa of Kuʻia in Lahaina, Maui. We will be working closely with the community to research and document the moʻolelo, oral histories, and wahi kūpuna of Kuʻia.

Program Dates: June 30 - August 1, 2025

(workdays are from Monday through Friday,

40 hours per week)​.​

 

Application Deadline: Applications and all supplemental materials must be received by

March 17, 2025.

 

Interviews: April 2025

 

Notification Letters: Sent out by Early May

Eligibility and Application Process

High School students (12th grade), emerging professionals, and college students (undergraduate or graduate) currently enrolled in any Community Colleges or Universities in Hawaiʻi are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to community members and students of Lahaina with ties and commitments to live and work in Maui.

​The WKIP application process informs the Huliauapaʻa WKIP Selection Committee about your background, interests, and skills. Upon review of your completed application and required supplemental materials, you will be notified of your application status. The WKIP Selection Committee will conduct a virtual interview if you are selected as a semi-finalist.

Step 1: Fill Out the Application Form

*If the Google Form above is not loading, please use this Application link below ​

Step 2: E-mail Us the Following

Required supplemental materials listed below will need to be emailed to:

momi@huliauapaa.org​

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  1. Resume

  2. Latest high school report card or college transcript (Official and unofficial transcripts are accepted)

  3. Submit an academic writing sample between 3 to 5 pages (single-spaced, proper citations, and bibliography). *If you do not have an academic sample, please submit a personal writing sample. 

  4. Two letters of recommendation: 1 academic and 1 professional. *If you don't have someone to provide an academic recommendation, please submit 2 professional letters.

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