Welcome

Welcome to Conservation Career Compass, a product of the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance. You are accessing this platform as an opportunity seeker.

Conservation Career Compass serves as a tool for you to find sites to work, volunteer, intern, research and learn at. In addition to our opportunities database, there are also ample career resources at your disposal including career guidance blogs and Navigator Spotlight videos that highlight working professionals and their chosen careers. 

Note: There may be links in the descriptions for opportunities. Please hover your mouse over the description to see if there are links for you to click on so you do not miss relevant information. 

Mentorships

View organizations able to provide consistent relationships with students and teachers (in-person meetings not required); serve as resources for specific projects; and/or able to consider serving on an Academy Advisory Board.
View Mentorships

Scholarships & Awards

View grants, payments, or awards made available to support student or teacher education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.
View Scholarships & Awards

Internships

View organizations able to provide candidate/s with specific requirements and duties for a predetermined number of hours to gain insight into a business and its industry; gain work experience; and improve student/s skill sets in an effort to advance their career choices.
View Internships

Trainings & Apprenticeships

View organizations able to provide candidate/s with workforce or skill-specific training and/or apprenticeships to gain insight into a business and its industry; gain work experience; and improve student/s skill sets in an effort to advance their career choices.
View Trainings & Apprenticeships

Volunteering

View organizations looking for long-term volunteers as well as specific conservation volunteer opportunities available.
View Volunteering

Fellowships

View organizations providing short-term funding for students in search of furthering their academic career.
View Fellowships

Events

View conservation-related events being hosted by participating organizations (including one-time volunteer opportunities).
View Events

Research Needs

View if you are looking to participate in research support (i.e. work on academic projects, research assistantships, etc.).
View Research Needs

Part-Time Jobs

View if you are looking for a part-time conservation job.
View Part-Time Jobs

UH Mānoa's NREM Department

UH Mānoaʻs NREM Department site to advertise positions & opportunities.

ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve

ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu is Hawaii’s first Natural Area Reserve. It is the only NAR to contain land and marine components. Fragile anchialine ponds, unique assemblages of coral reef, numerous archeological sites, and lava fields from the last eruption of Haleakala are what make this reserve special.

ʻAimakapā Fishpond and Wetlands

‘Aimakapā is the largest natural pond and wetland system (~30 acres) on Hawai‘i Island’s Kona Coast and is located at the makai edge of the Honokōhau ahupua‘a in Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park. ‘Aimakapā is a loko pu‘uone, a pond separated from the ocean by a sand berm.

808 Cleanups

808 Cleanups is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower communities in restoring their natural environments through decentralized beach, graffiti, hiking trail, and marine debris cleanups.

ʻĀina Ho'okupu O Kīlauea

Āina Hoʻokupu O Kīlauea’s (AHK’s) goal is to facilitate solutions to economic, social, and agricultural/food security challenges that the greater Kīlauea community faces.

Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests

The Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests is a nonprofit organization that supports place-based efforts that seek to protect and restore native tropical forests, including reducing or eliminating threats that degrade Hawaii’s bio-cultural heritage. 

ʻAlae ʻula movement project

A collaborative research effort by USFWS, USGS, Tufts University, and grassroots conservation groups in Hawaii researching the movement behavior of the `Alae `ula on Oahu. Our research helps improve long-term conservation of this poorly understood and endangered piece of Hawaii’s natural heritage.

American Bird Conservancy

American Bird Conservancy works on restoring habitat and protecting Palila on Mauna Kea, restoring habitat and translocating Kiwikiu on Haleakalā, constructing a predator-proof fence at Kīlauea Point NWR, successfully translocated Millerbirds from Nihoa to Laysan, and numerous smaller projects.

American Forests

American Forests is committed to creating healthy and resilient forests from cities to wilderness, that deliver essential benefits for climate, people, water and wildlife. We advance our mission through innovation, place-based partnerships to plant and restore forests, and movement building.

Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden

13.6 acre ethnobotanical garden in Captain Cook containing endangered, native, and canoe plants. The Garden works to conserve plants and cultural plant uses via education, community outreach, research, plant propagation, and restoration. Only federally qualified Community Forest in Hawaii.

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