Community Resilience from the Inside Out
Welcome, E komo mai, Afio mai, Talitali fiefia, ようこそ (Yōkoso), 欢迎, 欢迎 (Huānyíng), 환영하다 (Hwan-yeonghada), Maligayang, Karuwainene, Bienvenido, Nau mai haere mai, Maeva, Welkam, Bienvenue, Bien binidu,
Welcome to the Center for Resilient Neighborhoods (CERENE)!
We are a community-based applied research center located at Kapi’olani Community College dedicated to making O’ahu more resilient!
CERENE works in collaboration with the City and County of Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency as well as the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa along with a network of engaged community collaborators such as the Waikīkī Community Center, Ko’olauloa Community Resilience Center, “We are Oceania”, and many others.
CERENE has four active resilience research and community projects ongoing right now focused on food security, micro-grid energy storage, community resilience hubs, and community perceptions of resilience.
What is Resilience?
ʻIt is our ability to overcome challenges and bounce back and grow despite life’s downturns.ʻ
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“Resilience is the capacity of individuals, communities, businesses, institutions, and governments to adapt to changing conditions and to prepare for, absorb impacts, and recover from disruptions to everyday life, such as hazard events.” ~ Ola Resilience Strategy
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ʻMālama pono (be careful) a mālama ia Hawai‘i (and take care of Hawai‘i).ʻ
~ Resilience Corps Leader (RCL)
The vision for the center is to become a thriving support hub at the center of community resilience work across the island, supporting community resilience, environmental sustainability, and climate change adaptation by providing a bridge between non-profit community-based organizations, government agencies, and local neighborhoods.
All with the help of our students right here at Kapi’olani Community College! Our students are stepping up to help make O‘ahu more resilient to climate change impacts and future disaster scenarios through the CERENE Resilience Corps Leadership (RCL) Award Program. Through the generous support of Hawaiian Electric and State Farm, we are able to provide students with a stipend to tackle resilience service work with different non-profits and government agencies across O’ahu.
Support our outstanding team of student leaders in their brilliance and resilience service!
The Resilience Corps Leadership Award Program is made possible through funding from our generous donors Hawaiian Electric and State Farm.
We are grateful for the support from State Farm Insurance for our CERENE Student Leader programs. They provided the initial funding for the initiative, which was based on the Global Council for Science and the Environment’s (GCSE)* EnvironMentors model.