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Summer Watership Program


The Board of Water Supply (BWS) Summer Watership Program introduces the next generation of engineers, or other water industry professionals, to a career opportunity where they can use their knowledge and skills to make difference in our community and help shape the water future of our island home.

Applications for the Summer 2027 Watership Program are now open! Applications will close on Friday, January 8, 2027. Please check this website periodically for additional program information.

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to the BWS Watership Program.

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Meet The Watership Alumni

Explore past Watership interns and learn about their academic backgrounds and capstone projects!

Watership Cohort 2026

Watership Cohort 2026

Jaden Oki (Far Left)

  • Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy | Purdue University

  • BS Chemical Engineering ‘29

  • Capstone Project: Conceptual Waianae Recycled Water System

Branden Hashimoto

  • Roosevelt High School | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

  • BS Mechanical Engineering ‘29

  • Capstone Project: Water Efficiency in Schools

Tiare Terry (Middle)

  • Punahou School | Vanderbilt University

  • BS Engineering Science ‘28

  • Capstone Project: Alternative Sources of Water for Oʻahu

Kyle Siu

  • Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy | Purdue University

  • BS Electrical Engineering ‘28

  • Capstone Project: Kunia Wells II Electrical Analysis

Ben Brown (Far Right)

  • Punahou School | Harvey Mudd College

  • BS Engineering ‘28

  • Capstone Project: Conceptual Waimānalo Recycled Water System


Watership Cohort 2025

Watership Cohort 2025

Avery Mahoe (Top Left)

  • Mid-Pacific Institute | University of Portland

  • BS Civil Engineering ‘26

  • Capstone Project: Pacific Heights Booster Pump Station Siting Feasibility

Logan Mansfield (Top Middle)

  • Punahou School | Harvey Mudd College

  • BS Engineering ‘28

  • Capstone Project: Proposal to Extract PFAS from HWRF R-1 Water

Gabby Smith (Top Right)

  • Punahou School | Boston University

  • BS Mechanical Engineering ‘26

  • Capstone Project: Conceptual Solutions to the Cycling of the Makiki 180’ Reservoir

Kayla Ujimori (Bottom Left)

  • Pearl City High School | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

  • BS Electrical Engineering ‘28

  • Capstone Project: Island Wide Pump Station PV System Efficiency Analysis

Keisha Domingo (Bottom Right)

  • Waipahu High School | University of Hawaiʻi at West Oʻahu

  • BAS Information Security and Assurance

  • Capstone Project: Honouliuli Water Recycling Facility: Conceptual Approach to Improving SCADA Communication


Watership Cohort 2024

Watership Cohort 2024

David Torres (Top Left)

  • ʻIolani School | Gonzaga University

  • BS Mechanical Engineering ‘25

  • Capstone Project: Honouliuli Wells II-3 Failure Analysis

Matai Loveman (Top Right)

  • Punahou School | Purdue University

  • BS Mechanical Engineering Technology ‘27

  • Capstone Project: Restaurant Water Consumption Investigation

Kailah-Reign Vergara (Bottom Left)

  • Moanalua High School | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

  • BS Civil Engineering ‘25

  • Capstone Project: Conceptual Hawaiʻi Kai Recycled Water Facility

Ashley Membrere (Bottom Middle)

  • Kapolei High School | California Lutheran University

  • BA Mathematics ‘24, MS Information Technology ‘25

  • Capstone Project: WaterSensible Rebate Program Analysis

Alyssa Rossio (Bottom Right)

  • Punahou School | University of Southern California

  • BS Mechanical Engineering ‘27

  • Capstone Project: Aquifer Contamination Due To Cesspool Effluent Analysis


Hear from the Watership Alumni


Updated: 09/23/2026

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