UH-Hilo student selected for business internship program in Japan

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Eloisa V. Obero, a senior at the University of Hawaii at Hilo majoring in kinesiology, was selected to participate in a six-week business internship program in Okinawa, Japan, that began Monday at the University of Ryukyus.

Obero received a scholarship and all-paid accommodations to take part in the internship.

The program in which she is participating includes two weeks of learning business Japanese and a three-week internship working with a Japanese company in Okinawa.

The program is a partnership with the University of Ryukyus and the Japan Student Services Organization.