Job Description

Job Purpose
The Kamaliʻi Engagement Intern supports Liliʻuokalani Center’s Recruitment, Enrollment and Engagement efforts that help connect youth and ʻohana to Liliʻuokalani Center programs and services. This internship provides hands-on experience in community-based youth programming while building foundational skills in communication, organization, and teamwork within a Native Hawaiian youth hub, Liliʻuokalani Center.

Informed by a deep understanding of the adolescent experience and grounded in Hawaiian culture, the Liliʻuokalani Center provides Native Hawaiian youth with opportunities to connect with peers and mentors, access supportive services, and explore pathways to passion, purpose, and prosperity. As the newest initiative of Liliʻuokalani Trust, the Center serves as a vibrant youth hub where Kamalei can learn, play, and build connections.

The Liliʻuokalani Center is a safe, pro-social space where youth are inspired to pursue their dreams through the arts, sports, technology, life readiness, and wellness while receiving wraparound supports that help them reach their goals and thrive.

Learning Objectives
• Gain exposure to recruitment and enrollment processes for youth programs
• Learn about community outreach strategies that increase access
• Build foundational skills in youth engagement, documentation, and teamwork
• Gain experience in working with Hawaiian serving youth programs and service

Essential Responsibilities
• Assist with organizing and preparing outreach and enrollment materials
• Support data entry and tracking of program and service participation
• Help implement youth engagement activities and events
• Shadow team members to learn workflows related youth engagement and safety
• Participate in team meetings and contribute ideas and insights
• Support preparation for youth-facing activities and community events
• Provide general administrative and logistical support as needed
Other Duties
• Adheres to internship program guidelines and supports department needs as assigned. Completes a variety of tasks that provide broad exposure to departmental workflows. Actively builds new skills, strengthens existing abilities, and applies learning to real world projects and responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Interest in learning and contributing to Liliʻuokalani Trust’s mission
• High school diploma or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• TB clearance
• Basic comfort with computers and common software (Word, Microsoft Platforms, etc.)

Liliʻuokalani Trust strongly believes in hiring individuals reflective of the community it serves, including lived experience, striving for representative diversity among its staff.

Work Schedule & Location
• June–July 2026, Monday – Friday between the hours of 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
• 35–40 hours per week
• Onsite / Lili’uokalani Center 932 Ward Ave, Honolulu HI 96814
Job Competencies
• Aloha: awareness and approach to the work with compassion, empathy, and kindness.
• ‘Imi Na’auao: a constant desire for seeking knowledge; lifelong learner.
• Po’okele: desire to perform in excellence.
• Wiwo’ole: maintain a courageous, brave, and fearless mindset.
• Pono: understand the appropriateness of time, place, reason, people, and tools
• Kuleana: bring a deep sense of responsibility and accountability
Organization Competencies
• Alignment with Queen’s legacy: Understanding and appreciation of Queen Liliʻuokalani’s story, her legacy, and the Hawaiian culture is foundational to staff’s commitment to working with our Hawaiian children, families, and communities. Demonstrates respect for and appreciation of Hawaiian values, history, and culture, and understands their implications in one’s work, relationship building, and connection to the community served.
• Ho‘omau i ka ‘Imi Na‘auao (Continuous Learning and Improvement): Committed to creating and reinforcing an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Hōʻike i Nā Mana‘o Pono (Effective Communication): Communicates with those we serve and with colleagues in a manner that results in mutual understanding, harmony, and action.
• No‘ono‘o Loa (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving): Actively and skillfully understands, conceptualizes, applies, analyzes, synthesizes, and/or evaluates information and develops fact based analyses and recommendations.
• Ho‘okumu A‘e / ‘Imi Hakuhia (Innovation): Identifies and integrates creative ideas into new or existing services and promotes effective problem solving.
• Pilina Hoʻohana a me ka Hana Hilinaʻi (Building Relationships and Creating Trust): Manages relationships to create optimal opportunities and move the organization forward.
• Alu Like i ka Hana (Teamwork): Works cooperatively and collaboratively with others throughout the organization in alignment with organizational objectives.
• Ho‘onui i ka ‘Ike (Capacity Building): Encourages personal growth by exhibiting trust and belief in the capacity of others.
Mental and Physical Demands
• Ability to lift 25lbs pounds. Requires frequent sitting, bending, standing…
Terms and Conditions of Employment
As a condition of employment, employee will be subject to LT’s policies and procedures.

Job Title: LC Kamaliʻi Engagement Intern Reports to: Manager, Engagement Center
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Aligned Executive: President & CEO
Kipuka: Liliʻuokalani Center Department: Kamaliʻi Engagement

Liliʻuokalani Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to recruit, train, and retain innovative talent from a diverse candidate pool. All employment decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, ancestry, genetic information, citizenship, marital/civil union status, arrest and court record, domestic or sexual violence victim status, credit history, disability or veteran/military status or other applicable legally protected characteristics.