Kaiāulu Webinar Series Final Episode:
Oʻahu Resiliency Hub Network: Final Report for Action 15
Resources from the Webinar
We would like to acknowledge and mahalo the following faculty and community members who participated on the panel of speakers:
- Dr. Miku Lenetine, of Kapiʻolani Community College
- Dr. Bob Franco, of Kapiʻolani Community College
- Sarah Harris, Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency.
- Dr. Suwan Shen, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
We would also like to thank Chancellor Misaki Takabayashi, Dr. Carol Hoshiko, and Dr. Melissa Nakamura of Kapiʻolani Community College who helped Dr. Miku Lenetine in coordinating the webinar
Kaiāulu Webinar Series Session IV:
DEM Perspective on Community Resilience and Mass Care Response
Panel Presenters
- Aviela Weltman, Department of Emergency Management, City and County of Honolulu
- Sarah Harris, Hazard Mitigation and Long-Term Disaster Recovery Program Manager, Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency, City and County of Honolulu
- Dr. Suwan Shen, Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Department, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Resources: https://go.hawaii.edu/yoL
Kaiāulu Webinar Series Session III:
Sheltering in Place
We are happy to share the recording from the February 9, 2023
Kaiāulu Webinar Series Session III: Sheltering in Place with you.
Click on this link and view the recording: https://youtu.be/4Auw-IOZwh4
Click on this link for the resources shared during the webinar: https://go.hawaii.edu/HYk
Kaiāulu Webinar Series Session II:
Kūpuna Collective: Older Adults and Community Resilience
We are happy to share the recording from the November 10, 2022, Kaiāulu Webinar Series Session II: Kūpuna Collective: Older Adults and Community Resilience with you.
Click on this link and view the recording: https://youtu.be/No-DBblf-38In Hawaiʻi, kūpuna (older adults) are among the most valued members of our society. Even the word kūpuna, by definition, denotes someone who is wise and highly respected, a keeper of knowledge and a living treasure of our community.
VISION
We envision all generations in Hawaiʻi thriving in a vibrant, age-empowered society that maximizes health, independence, and engagement of kūpuna.
MISSION
The Kūpuna Collective brings together a collaborative network of partners who elevate critical issues, mobilize community assets, and drive innovative solutions that support and empower kūpuna.
~The Kūpuna Collective – Hawai‘i Public Health Institute (hiphi.org)
The Kūpuna Collective aims to:
- Encourage innovation by magnifying community-level knowledge and expertise;
- Build partnerships and foster cross-sector collaboration;
- Leverage funds to scale innovation;
- Provide technical assistance and backbone infrastructure, including applying for and managing grants, fiscal management, and administrative support;
- Gather data to demonstrate collective impact;
- Amplify the voice of kūpuna and highlight critical aging issues; and
- Build sustainable change that lasts.
Kaiāulu Webinar Series Session I:
Climate Resiliency for Oʻahu Neighborhoods
We are happy to share the recording from the September 15, 2022, Kaiāulu Webinar Series Session I: Climate Resilience for O’ahu Neighborhoods with you.
Click on this link and view the recording: https://youtu.be/LD7ZL-a3oVoIn this webinar, learn about Action 15 of the OLA plan focusing on developing an island-wide network of resilience hubs in each of the O‘ahu planning regions. The first year of research on the development of these hubs has been completed and important findings will be shared. The second year of research kicks off this month and is designed to engage the wider public in 15 planning workshops and the implementation of these will also be shared.
In 2019, the City and County of Honolulu completed its OLA Resilience Strategy which identifies 44 actions to address the challenge of long-term affordability and the impacts of the climate challenge that is already driving islanders from their homes. Implementing this Strategy will make us economically more self-sufficient and safer as island people.
Action 15 of the OLA plan focuses on developing an island-wide network of resilience hubs in each of the O‘ahu planning regions. The first year of research on the development of these hubs has been completed and important findings will be shared. The second year of research kicks off this month and is designed to engage the wider public in 15 planning workshops and the implementation of these will also be shared.
Ample opportunities for questions and answers will be provided. This will be the first in a four-part series that will enable and empower our local neighborhoods to get resilient!
Presenters:
- Matt Gonser, Chief Resilience Officer, Executive Director, Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency, City and County of Honolulu
- Dr. Suwan Shen, Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Department, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Dr. Miku Lenentine, Program Manager, Center for Resilient Neighborhoods (CERENE), Kapiʻolani Community College, University of Hawaiʻi
- Dr. Robert Franco, Director, Institutional Effectiveness Center for Resilient Neighborhoods (CERENE); Professor, Pacific Anthropology, Kapiʻolani Community College