Sea Life Park Hawaii Internships Spring 2017
Sea Life Park Hawai'i offers several types of un-paid internship opportunities
near Honolulu, including: Marine Mammal Care & Training, Reef & Sea Turtle Care
& Training, Seabird Care & Rehabilitation, Veterinary Technician, and Educator
Experiences. Many interns receive course credit for their internships. We will
be happy to work with your college or university to develop a program tied to
your academic goals.
Our internships are ideal for students who love marine mammals and want
hands–on experience working with them. Internships may also involve research
projects within an assigned group. Those working within the marine mammals and
our Reef Life departments will also have the opportunity to gain in-depth
knowledge of animal training through a unique phase training program. This
allows individuals to familiarize themselves with the training techniques and
terminology used at Sea Life Park Hawai'i. All of our animal related
internships require our interns to participate in food preparation for the
animals of the park, so applicants must be comfortable working with frozen fish.
Internship Opportunities
Experiences
Marketing & Sales Experience
Interns will gain experience and assist the Marketing Manager & Group Sales
Manager with the assembly of marketing campaigns and materials and
administrative duties for all Sea Life Park Local Promotions & Group events.
Marketing Interns will assist in the coordination of print advertisements,
online advertisements, and photo and content upload to Park’s Facebook page
when needed. Interns will provide assistance where needed for film shoots,
group events and or administrative tasks.
Photo & Video Experience
Interns will gain experience operating both photo and DVD equipment to produce
images of guests during their interactive programs and luaus. Interns will
capture photos and videos of guests with dolphins, sea lions, sting rays, and
even sharks! Interns will have the opportunity to be trained from an
experienced team while learning how to edit photos, videos, and maintain
equipment.
Aloha Experience
These interns will get to work primarily with dolphins. Aloha Interns have the
opportunity to assist with dolphin training, husbandry, interactive programs,
and observe some of our younger dolphins learning new behaviors. If your main
focus is dolphins and learning about guest interactions, this is the internship
for you!
Cove Experience
Cove Interns will work with dolphins and sea lions involved in our shows,
exhibits, and interactive programs. These interns get to assist in training,
husbandry, and interactive sessions with dolphins, as well as learn basic
showmanship and show production skills during the daily Sea Life Park Hawai'i
Dolphin Cove Show. Interns also assist in the daily training, care, and
educational presentations with our sea lions and penguins.
Hawaiian Experience
Interns in the Hawaiian Experience get to assist with husbandry, training, and
shows involving our dolphins, sea lions, and penguins. Interns may also assist
with basic husbandry of our Monk Seals and help trainers during our sea lion
interactive program. If you are interested in shows and have a love for sea
lions this is the internship for you!
Educator Experience
These interns will work with our in-house and outreach education programs. In
our classroom, interns have the opportunity to assist with program instruction
and curriculum development at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Interns also participate in park activities, the development of guest
educational and interactive displays, and community programs.
Reef Life Experience
These interns will work with sea turtles, stingrays, sharks, and reef fish in
our exhibits and interactive programs. Sea Life Park’s successful Green Sea
Turtle breeding colony is the only such program in the United States, and is
responsible for releasing between 200–800 hatchlings into the wild each year.
Hatchlings raised in the park or loaned to other qualified aquariums provide a
unique way to increase public awareness about the Honu and inspires new
ambassadors for this species.
Veterinary Technician Experience
Applicants must have some previous veterinary technician experience.
Interns will work with a large variety of marine mammals, as well as penguins,
sea turtles, reef fish, and seabirds. In our veterinary department, interns
assist our staff with the husbandry and treatment of all animals housed in the
park. Interns also help with lab procedures, sample processing, and record
keeping.
Wings Experience
Interns work with a large variety of healthy and rehabilitating seabirds. At
our Seabird Sanctuary, interns assist in the husbandry and treatment of
non-releasable species of seabirds. At our Seabird Rehabilitation Center,
interns help our veterinary staff with seabird medical treatments, husbandry,
and reintroduction into the wild
