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Courtesy Image<\/p>\nKupu, Hawai\u2018i\u2019s leading conservation and environmental education nonprofit, is seeking to fill paid positions for Kupu \u02bb\u0100ina Corps, which has open positions on all Hawaiian Islands for the next terms starting in April.<\/p>\n
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Kupu \u02bb\u0100ina Corps is a workforce development initiative established through the State of Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s legislation for a Green Jobs Youth Corps. To date,Kupu \u02bb\u0100ina Corps has provided paid training to nearly 1,000 young professionals, generating millions in economic benefits for Hawai\u02bbi.<\/p>\n
Kupu \u02bb\u0100ina Corps graduates have gone on to green career paths like GIS specialist, food systems manager, and conservation positions in forestry, trail management, and native\/endangered species protection.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe upward mobility, connectivity to place and career networks, and hands-on learning available through [Kupu \u02bb\u0100ina Corps] is nothing short of life-changing,\u201d says Kupu Chief Executive Officer John Leong. \u201c[Kupu \u02bb\u0100ina Corps] is jump-start on a career path but also a pathway to collective resilience. This is also an ideal program for organizations that want to grow and are eager to train emerging professionals as host sites.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Through Kupu\u2019s extensive network of partner organizations, current KAC career paths include work in sustainability, agriculture, environmental technology and conservation at host sites on Hawai\u2019i Island, Kaua\u2019i, Maui, Moloka\u02bbi and O\u2019ahu.<\/p>\n
Kupu \u02bb\u0100ina Corps term duration options include a 12-month term or 6-month term, with the option of part-time (20 hrs\/wk) or full-time (40 hrs\/wk). The starting hourly wage is $20\/hr.<\/p>\n