Four Hawaii students finished a summer fellowship in community-based environmental work, a small but positive step for the islands' long-term resilience.

• The University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program wrapped up its fellowship with a showcase of the students' projects.
• Work ranged from wildfire prevention to restoring native taro on Molokai and tracking changes in sediment washing into the sea.
• Students were paired with mentors from Pilamoku, a project building resilience efforts across Hawaii.
• The program is aimed at University of Hawaii students who came up through Hawaii high schools, giving locals a path into coastal careers.

Outlook: The fellowship is expected to keep running yearly, feeding a steady trickle of trained people into Hawaii's wildfire and shoreline work.