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Live • Work • Stay Hawai’i

Live Work Stay Hawai‘i, sponsored by the Pacific Intelligence Innovation Initiative (P3I), features outstanding individuals with careers in the defense sector.

Hawaii Youth Opportunities Through Booz Allen Hamilton Internship Program

Ashley Wang, director of Indo-Pacific Workforce Development at Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) and Megan Kobayashi Consultant at BAH and former Summer Games intern, joined Living808 to share how their Summer Games internship program prepares students for a career in the defense sector.

Hawaii Students to Get A Head Start in Their Career While Still in High School

Living808 visited Waimea High School (WHS) to speak with Darren Arimoto about its Early College Program, a partnership with Kaua‘i Community College. Mikey Moniz, host of Living808, also spoke with students of the program to talk about why they chose to participate. Moniz also has the opportunity to speak with Eliam Ornellas, who planned to join the Hawai‘i Air National Guard and receive training to work with PMRF on radar maintenance and repairs.

Bridging Military Service to Civilian Careers

Moses Kaoiwi, Owner and President of INDO-PAC Strategic Consulting LLC, and Krysten Gennuso, Linux Application Programmer at Alakaʻina Foundation joined John Veneri, host of Living808, in-studio. Kaoiwi shared the importance of P3I and how it assists military personnel in finding careers after their service.

How this Hawaii Student Launched A Satellite into Space

On Maui, Living808 stopped by Privateer headquarters located at the Maui Economic Development Board campus. Mikey Moniz, host of the show, met with Alex Fielding, CEO of Privateer to talk about their mission, programs and internships. Kealia Sjorstand also shared some of the incredible projects she worked on as an intern.

Growing the P3I Initiative

In episode #67 of the Voice of Business Podcast by the Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i, host Jo McGarry spoke with Tim Faulkner, Consultant, Pacific Intelligence and Innovation Initiative (P3I) and Jason Chung, VP Military Affairs Council, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii.

P3I Externship Group photo

P3I Externship

P3I and the Military Affairs Council of the Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i hosted an externship for local educators learn about the career opportunities within U.S. Army Pacific. The externship highlighted the benefits of having talented local civilians trained in technology skill sets working alongside service members on O‘ahu.

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P3I Maui Intern Spotlight

Summer projects ranging from artificial intelligence to supporting military initiatives at the Pacific Intelligence Innovation Initiative and Hawaii Defense Alliance’s were presented at an intern spotlight on Maui.