BWS JOBS
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.
Meet The Watership Alumni
Explore past Watership interns and learn about their academic backgrounds and capstone projects!
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

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

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

