Rachel Shackelford Orange
A little about me… I am a haole girl that was lucky enough to have been raised on the Big Island of Hawai‘i. My interests are fairly diverse, but my primary love is for the ocean and the sports and creatures that are associated with it.
I first became interested in studying marine science while going to high school at HPA.

After high school I moved to the island of Oahu to go to college at the University of Hawaii at Manoa where I completed a B.S. in Biology with an emphasis in marine studies in the spring of '98. I have been an active member of the Marine Option Program and have participated in a number of marine related projects and activities (see my resume). I started working for Dr. Jim Cowen in the department of Oceanography my freshman year and had the opportunity to join him on a number of research cruises.  After working in Jim's lab for about 3 years, I did a summer project through the REU (research experience for undergraduates) program under the supervision of Dr. Dave Karl in the marine microbiology lab and then ended up working for him during my last year as an undergrad doing a senior thesis project for the honors program.  I completed a Master's degree in the department of oceanography which is a part of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST).

For a few years, my second home was a really cool little coffee shop called . It was a nice place for surfing the web, trying to study, and talking to cool people.... But now it is no more. :( Before I stopped working there Mark instigated "theme night" -- we had a lot of fun with it! So I have been forced to make my own coffee and work in my office.

 

In July 2005 I got married to Raymon Orange. We occasionally run with the Aloha Hash House Harriers -- a "drinking group, with a running problem." We both paddle with the Waikiki Beachboys Canoe Club and spend any remaining time working on our house.