Meet the Team
There have been a handful of students working on the E-Hawk Plane Project over the years, all of whom are either former or current ‘Iolani School students. Although it started as an extracurricular project, from the fall of 2020, the E-Hawk Plane Project will be continued as part of the Advanced Innovation and Leadership Project Course offered at ‘Iolani.
The Current Team
Mariko
Mariko is currently a senior at ‘Iolani School who has worked on the E-Hawk Plane Project since 2017. Apart from E-Hawk, Mariko has also worked on the Coast Clear Project, that strives to rid Hawaii's beaches of microplastic pollution. In her free time, Mariko loves trying new things, spending time with friends, listening to music, and practicing her French skills.
Jonah
Jonah has been an active member in the E-Hawk Project since 2017. His favorite subjects are math and physics, but he also enjoys reading, running, and chess. Jonah worked on the Coast Clear project with Mariko for AILP 2019-2020, specializing in electronics and user interface systems. Jonah is also interested in programming and algorithms.
Dylan
Dylan is currently a senior at Iolani School and has just recently joined the E-Hawk Project in 2020 as a part of the AILP Program. He is a member of the Iolani Speech and Debate team, Improv Club, and a Programmer for Iobotics. He also enjoys bowling, shot put and discus. Outside of school, he enjoys playing video games, making art and coding projects, and reading books.
Past Contributors
Dylan
Dylan is an ‘Iolani alumnus from the class of 2019, and currently attends Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona, where he is actively pursuing his commercial pilot’s license. Through 2017 to 2019, he was involved with the E-Hawk Plane Project as the project manager. Dylan likes spending his time continuing his flight training, repairing and upgrading cars, and playing guitar.
William
William Heyler is a proud alumnus of the 'Iolani School Class of 2019 and worked on the E-Hawk Project from 2018-2019. He is currently a second-year student at the University of Portland, where he is double majoring in Political Science and History. In his free time, William likes to read about current events, watch sports (in particular baseball,) and play with his dog, Koa.
Braxton
Braxton is an ‘Iolani alumni from the class of 2019. He is studying Computer Science and Software Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He was in charge of the avionics for the E-Hawk project from 2017-2019. In his free time he likes to go hiking, play paintball, and work on small coding projects.
Ethan
Ethan has worked on the E-Hawk project off and on from 2017 to 2019. He never settles for just accepting things as they are, he is driven by his desire to improve things and solve problems. He always enjoys the thrill of discovering something new. When he's not engaged in engineering he can be found surfing with his friends and backpacking around the outer islands.
