ABOUT CERENE
Kapi‘olani CC will use a $25,000 grant from Hawaiian Electric to establish a new program that will develop Resilience Corps Leaders (RCL), the next generation of sustainability and resilience professionals, educators and neighborhood residents who can integrate sustainability and resilience competencies into their careers and communities.
The program will run from Oct. 1, 2021, to Jan. 1, 2023.
The RCL will further tie into the college’s proposed partnership with the City and County of Honolulu to establish a Center for Resilient Neighborhoods (CERENE) to enhance community-based student learning through service learning, undergraduate research and internships focused on building resilience in O‘ahu neighborhoods and communities.
Initially, the grant will support 25 Kapiʻolani students as RCLs who will complete training provided by CERENE on community engagement as well as training by the *National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, a FEMA-based certified community resilience course. An additional 25 middle and high school students will serve as Resilience Advisors (RA). Once training is completed, RCL’s will be responsible for mentoring Kapʻiolani CC service learning and/or undergraduate research students to become Resilience Educators (RE). Together, the RCLs and REs will work with K-12 schools, local non-profits and neighborhood boards on resilience-related projects.
CERENE will convene neighborhood-specific non-profits, public schools, government, emergency management and neighborhood board representatives to develop pandemic and disaster preparedness, response and recovery plans. The key objectives are to plan for and take action to mitigate the risks from hazards, increase the pace of recovery from destructive elements, adapt to changing environments, and integrate risk and community-based collaborative strategies into plans and programs. CERENE will serve the 55,000 residents in East Honolulu and the 440,000 residents in O‘ahu’s primary urban center.
*The National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC):
https://ndptc.hawaii.edu/
~Article by The UH Foundation
The program will run from Oct. 1, 2021, to Jan. 1, 2023.
The RCL will further tie into the college’s proposed partnership with the City and County of Honolulu to establish a Center for Resilient Neighborhoods (CERENE) to enhance community-based student learning through service learning, undergraduate research and internships focused on building resilience in O‘ahu neighborhoods and communities.
Initially, the grant will support 25 Kapiʻolani students as RCLs who will complete training provided by CERENE on community engagement as well as training by the *National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, a FEMA-based certified community resilience course. An additional 25 middle and high school students will serve as Resilience Advisors (RA). Once training is completed, RCL’s will be responsible for mentoring Kapʻiolani CC service learning and/or undergraduate research students to become Resilience Educators (RE). Together, the RCLs and REs will work with K-12 schools, local non-profits and neighborhood boards on resilience-related projects.
CERENE will convene neighborhood-specific non-profits, public schools, government, emergency management and neighborhood board representatives to develop pandemic and disaster preparedness, response and recovery plans. The key objectives are to plan for and take action to mitigate the risks from hazards, increase the pace of recovery from destructive elements, adapt to changing environments, and integrate risk and community-based collaborative strategies into plans and programs. CERENE will serve the 55,000 residents in East Honolulu and the 440,000 residents in O‘ahu’s primary urban center.
*The National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC):
https://ndptc.hawaii.edu/
~Article by The UH Foundation
RCL Program Requirements
- Attend and complete virtual community engagement training
- Attend and complete virtual community resilience training, (FEMA Certification Awarded).
- Participate and complete a sustainability and resilience program, service-learning, or research project
The Resilient Corps Leadership Award (RCLA) is a monetary award from the University of Hawai’i Foundation and Hawaiian Electric Incorporated. To be eligible for the award, students need to complete the above-listed program requirements and receive a completed successful evaluation of their performance from a resiliency or sustainability service-learning project supervisor. RCLs are also encouraged to present their final project at the student undergraduate research fair (SURF) though this is optional and not required to receive the award.
RCLs will also have other opportunities to participate in ongoing research and community engagement activities associated with Action 15 of the Ola Oahu Community Resilience Strategy developed by the City of Honolulu in collaboration with over 117 community organizations and 33 neighborhood board groups.
RCLs will work with local partner organizations of their choosing to help our communities prepare for, absorb and bounce back better following natural disaster events and other stressors such as the Covid 19 pandemic so we can address these challenges together as a stronger one island 'ohana that cares for all. *** See Ola O'ahu Resilience Strategy.
RCLs will also have other opportunities to participate in ongoing research and community engagement activities associated with Action 15 of the Ola Oahu Community Resilience Strategy developed by the City of Honolulu in collaboration with over 117 community organizations and 33 neighborhood board groups.
RCLs will work with local partner organizations of their choosing to help our communities prepare for, absorb and bounce back better following natural disaster events and other stressors such as the Covid 19 pandemic so we can address these challenges together as a stronger one island 'ohana that cares for all. *** See Ola O'ahu Resilience Strategy.
Visit the Resilient Neighborhoods Pathway on the Kapi’olani Community College Service and Sustainability Learning Program website here: https://kapiolaniserve.weebly.com/resilient-neighborhoods-pathway.html. To view community partners for your Final RCL project. (Or create your own project! Write us with your ideas at [email protected])
Please write us with any questions at [email protected]
Please write us with any questions at [email protected]
National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
Status:
FEMA Certified
Description:
Target Audience:
Course Level:
Awareness
Prerequisites:
None. This introductory course is intended for a target audience with little or no exposure to the tools and methodologies for enhancing community resiliency.
Requirements:
None
Credit Units:
Host Agency: Kapi'olani Community College & Kapi'olani Service and Sustainability Learning Program
Contact Person: Stephen Hughes, [email protected]
FEMA Certified
Description:
- Resilient communities are better able to plan for and take action to mitigate the risks from hazards, increase the pace of recovery from destructive events, and adapt to changing environments.
- This course demonstrates how to integrate risk and community-based collaborative strategies into plans and programs and introduces tools that help communities assess individual risks and vulnerabilities as well as introduces strategies to become more resilient and better prepared for natural disasters...
- This one-day training course will provide state and local government agency staff and other stakeholder groups with background on natural hazards. In addition, the course will guide an approach to (1) assess community resilience and (2) develop next steps for improved resilience. Through increased awareness of natural hazards and best practices, the course will enhance community resilience for state and local government agency staff that routinely interface with the community, private sector, and other stakeholder groups. The course will be designed for national implementation, while allowing integration of local concerns through case studies and focused group exercises.
- The goal of this course is to increase awareness of the meaningful actions that you and your community can take to enhance resilience to natural hazards and opportunities to incorporate resilience into professional practice.
Target Audience:
- Citizen/Community Volunteer
- Emergency Management
- Governmental Administrative
- Emergency Medical Services
- Fire Services
- Law Enforcement
- Private Sector / Corporate Security and Safety
- General Public
Course Level:
Awareness
Prerequisites:
None. This introductory course is intended for a target audience with little or no exposure to the tools and methodologies for enhancing community resiliency.
Requirements:
None
Credit Units:
- APA Credit Units: 6.5 Certification Maintenance
- ASFPM Credit Units: 6.5 Continuing Education Credits
- IACET Credit Units: 0.6 Continuing Education Units
- IAEM (E) Credit Units: 8.0 Emergency Management Training Credit Hours
Host Agency: Kapi'olani Community College & Kapi'olani Service and Sustainability Learning Program
Contact Person: Stephen Hughes, [email protected]