"Work Efforts Beneficial For Everyday (Puna) Society"

[TomK]

#1 put down the keyboard and volunteer.

The MaunaKea Scholars program, Astroday, IfA Open Days, and MKO internships and school visits are all voluntary.  There is some funding needed for equipment and expenses, but no one gets paid extra for it, the efforts are entirely voluntary. And as you can plainly see, it's paying off. Kids who wouldn't have had opportunities in the past are now contributing to cutting-level research, opening up so many opportunities for themselves and showing others that staying at school is a good idea.