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The Kupukupu ‘Āina spring internship program is geared toward students in grades 6 to 8, and is limited to 12 students selected through a competitive process.

The purpose of the event is to remove invasive fish from Maui’s reefs, including roi or peacock grouper, to‘au or blacktail snapper, and ta‘ape or blue-line snapper.

Nineteen Maui students were selected from two summer internship programs at Haleakalā National Park. The programs were created last year to encourage high school and college students to learn about the National Park Service and explore potential careers.

Applications are now being accepted for high school internships at Haleakala National Park. The deadline to apply for the Pohai Malie Internship Program is Friday, March 30, 2012.

The week-long internship is geared for students in grades 6-8, and provides hands-on experience, introducing local youth to park programs, facilities management, and careers related to natural resources management.

The week-long internship runs from March 12-16, 2012, and is designed to generate interest among youth for careers in natural resource management, interpretation, and facilities management.

A creative form of invasive species control pits man vs. fish in the upcoming Roi Round-up Spearfishing Tournament, happening November 6 in Lāhainā. Deadline to enter is Oct. 31.

Local high school students have an opportunity to obtain hands on experience working in a national park setting through a new Pohai Maile internship program at Haleakala National Park.

Congress reached a short term budget agreement, averting a government shutdown that would have resulted in the furlough of 800,000 federal workers across the nation.