ELP--The Environmental Law Society



STUDENT PROFILE: KOA KAULUKUKUI, class of 2006, was born and raised in Puna on the Big Island. She graduated from Kamehameha Schools, then studied environmental science and broadcast journalism at Chapman University, finishing up her studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa with a BA in Environmental Studies in 2003. Since entering the School of Law, she has been active with the Environmental Law Society and is a candidate for the Certificate in Environmental Law. She received the 2004 Hawai‘i State Bar Association Diversity Fellowship in Environmental Law, which supported her summer internship with the Deputy Director of Water at the State Department of Land and Natural Resources. In Fall 2004, she received an Environmental Law Program Po¯haku Travel Grant to attend a conference in Denver, Colorado, on the environmental impact statement process and environmental justice issues of indigenous peoples. During the Summer of 2005, she worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional office in San Francisco, California. After graduation, Koa hopes to work for a non-profit or government agency that will place her in a position to address Hawai‘i’s environmental challenges. Request ELP Brochure or Law School Application / Contact Information Law School Home Page / Site Map