What Can You Do
- Learn more about your oceans
- Join our listserve to receive e-updates
- Learn more about the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
- Arrange a talk for your community group
- Attend meetings related to management of the Monument
- Provide comments at public meetings or provide them by email, fax or mail during the public comment period
- Volunteer at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center in Hilo, HI
- Encourage others to get informed and involved!
- Get wet!
Volunteers For Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument relies on volunteers to assist in various projects and in the continuing effort to "bring the place to the people". Volunteers should have excellent communication skills, have an interest in the Monument and marine ecosystems and environmental issues.
This is an excellent chance to learn more about the various aspects and programs of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and Hawaiʻi's ocean environment.
For more information contact:
Wesley Byers
Constituent Outreach Specialist
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
wesley.byers@noaa.gov or call 808 694-3920 .
Opportunities at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge has a modest, but evolving, volunteer program. At any time of year, between 2-4 volunteers are likely to be found on site. The volunteers participate in monitoring studies of seabirds and other wildlife, and assist in the control of noxious plants and the restoration of habitat.
Click Here for more information about volunteering at Midway Atoll NWR (you will be directed to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website).
Learn More about the Friends of Midway Atoll NWR (you will be directed to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website).
Opportunities at Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Volunteer opportunities exist on Tern and Laysan Islands at Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Each year a total of 15-20 applicants are selected for 6 month (minimum) assignments on Laysan and Tern. There are no internships, as such, although we are happy to assist volunteers with their paperwork for obtaining university credit for volunteer service. The schedule for recruiting is irregular with opportunities coming up throughout the year. Because of the variable lengths of stay for our volunteers, and the few numbers of flights and ship sails to the islands, our timing needs for volunteers rarely matches university summer break periods.
Click Here for more information about volunteering at Hawaiian Islands NWR (you will be directed to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website).
Click Here for the Summer 2012 Biological Volunteer position announcement for Laysan Island (82kb pdf). Closing Date: January 15, 2012 (Applications will be evaluated as they arrive, and the position may be filled by the closing date).
Click Here for the Summer 2012 Maintenance Volunteer position announcement for Laysan Island (90kb pdf). Closing Date: January 15, 2012 (Applications will be evaluated as they arrive, and the position may be filled by the closing date).