The Pūlama Kuamoʻo Mentorship Program, hosted by the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance’s Nāhululeihiwakuipapa [Next Generation] Subcommittee, is intended to provide an opportunity for students and emerging professionals from Hawai‘i to meet and network with Hawaiʻi’s established professionals in the conservation research and natural resource management community. The program provides a means and structure to engage both audiences in meaningful dialogue on interests, experiences, and opportunities at the Hawai‘i Conservation Conference (Conference). In addition, the program provides the opportunity for emerging professionals to hone their networking skills and to make at a minimum two new academic or professional contacts. For established professionals, it is an opportunity to mentor the next generation of conservationists, managers and educators and to share their own journey in this field. Emerging professionals will benefit from one-on-one interaction with respected professionals in their areas of interest. This mentorship program aims to make 30 matches of established professionals and emerging professionals. The mentees will be selected from the Conference Student Scholarship Program and the mentors will select their interest during the registration process and circulated recruitment form.
Mentors
Program Expectations
- Once receiving your “It’s a Match” email, mentors and mentees are expected to reach out to each other prior to the start of Conference via email, phone, Skype, Facetime, Zoom, Google Hangouts, etc. and share the following information with each other:
- Resume/CV
- Short biography and photo
- Give some brief information about your career history and conservation interests.
- Attend the Pūlama Kuamoʻo Mentorship Program Meet & Greet Luncheon with your Mentee on the 1st day of Conference during the lunch break. This luncheon is planned by the program coordinators. Once accepted into the program as a Mentor you will receive details about time and location. The luncheon is an opportunity to:
- Introduce yourself and share your history about how you got to where you are
- Discuss your Mentee’s employment goals, what they hope to get out of the conference and any agencies or organizations they’d like to learn more about. Example questions: what sessions are you thinking of attending? What are some of your career goals? What kinds of things interest you?
- Select at least two (2) presentations that you will attend with your Mentee.
- Provide any guidance or recommendations on other talks your Mentee might benefit from.
- Attend the selected presentations with your Mentee and after the presentation, have a short discussion on any merits or concerns.
- Introduce your Mentee to at least two other colleagues during Conference.
- We encourage you to attend the Conference’s annual Nāhululeihiwakuipapa Emerging Professionals Workshop/Networking Session with your Mentee. Workshop/Networking topic(s), time, and location of this Conference workshop will be provided closer to Conference. This annual workshop/networking session aims to provide students and emerging professionals the opportunity to develop technical, networking and leadership skills critical for career, community, and personal success.
- Attend any additional mentor/mentee get togethers that are coordinated by the program coordinators.
- Take a fun photo and/or video with your Mentee at Conference and send to the program coordinators. We encourage you to post your photos and/or videos to social media tagging the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance and Conference.
- FB: @HawaiiConservation
- IG: @hawaiiconservation
- Twitter: @HCAFriends
- Annual Conference Hashtag utilizing the current year. Ex: #HIConCon2023
- Complete the Post Pūlama Kuamoʻo Mentorship Program Survey
Mentees
Program Expectations
- Once receiving your “It’s a Match” email, mentors and mentees are expected to reach out to each other prior to the start of Conference via email, phone, Skype, Facetime, Zoom, Google Hangouts, etc. and share the following information with each other:
- Resume/CV
- Short biography and photo
- Brief information about your career interests, what you hope to gain from this program/conference and your future aspirations
- Suggestions of Conference presentations that the two of you should attend together
- Attend the Pūlama Kuamoʻo Mentorship Program Meet & Greet Luncheon with your Mentor on the 1st day of Conference during the lunch break. This luncheon is planned by the program coordinators. Once accepted into the program as a Mentee you will receive details on how to access the Luncheon. It is an opportunity to:
- Introduce yourself, share your interests, your employment goals, and what you hope to gain out of Conference.
- Discuss your Mentor’s history and how they got to where they are now, along with any words of wisdom they can pass on. Example questions: Can you describe a typical day/week of work? What skills or talents are most essential in your occupation? What is the employment outlook in your field? What satisfaction do you get form your work? What are the major frustrations of your work?
- Identify for your Mentor at least one agency or organization you would like to learn more about.
- Select at least two (2) presentations that you will attend with your Mentor.
- Attend the selected presentations with your Mentor and after the presentation, have a short discussion on any merits or concerns.
- Attend the Conference’s annual Nāhululeihiwakuipapa Emerging Professionals Workshop/Networking Session. Workshop/Network Session topic(s), time, and location of this workshop will be provided closer to Conference. This annual workshop/networking session aims to provide students and emerging professionals the opportunity to develop technical, networking and leadership skills critical for career, community, and personal success.
- Attend any additional mentor/mentee get togethers that are coordinated by the program coordinators.
- Take a fun photo and/or video with your Mentor at Conference and send to the program coordinators. We encourage you to post your photos and/or videos to social media tagging the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance and Conference.
- FB: @HawaiiConservation
- IG: @hawaiiconservation
- Twitter: @HCAFriends
- Annual Conference Hashtag utilizing the current year. Ex: #HIConCon2023
- Complete the Post Pūlama Kuamoʻo Mentorship Program Survey
