Koʻolau Resilience Hubs | Vibrant Hawaii

Koʻolau Resilience Hub Network

HILINAʻI PUNA, KĀLELE IA KAʻŪ. HILINAʻI KAʻŪ, KĀLELE IĀ PUNA.
Said of communities who lean or depend on one another. | ʻŌlelo Noʻeau 994.

Who We Are

The Koʻolau Resilience Hub Network includes formal and informal community-based groups and associations, as well as supporting organizations who are actively contributing towards Koʻolau resilience.

Brought together by a generous grant from the Harold K. Castle Foundation, and with the backbone support of Vibrant Hawaiʻi, a diverse group of community leaders explored, envisioned, and are now ready to execute an action plan to support a network of Resilience Hubs across Koʻolau.

Our Coordinators

Koʻolaupoko Coordinator

Joseph Wat

"A resilient Koʻolau is driving along the coast, waving to ʻohana, neighbors, and friends —

a simple sign of strong pilina. It’s built on relationships, with no shortcuts."

Koʻolauloa Coordinator

Olivia Wallace

"A resilient Koʻolau is a thriving community where ʻāina and kānaka flourish, pilina is strong, and cultural knowledge and practices sustain self-sufficiency, unity, and aloha ʻāina through challenges."

The Strategy

The Koʻolau Resilience Hubs envision a network that strengthens collaboration and resource sharing within and across communities of Koʻolau, ensuring that we not only navigate disasters effectively, but also thrive in every season of life. We commit to inter-hub collaboration to support effective and open communication, peer-to-peer learning, and resource sharing. We convene regularly to participate in and conduct training and drills to build resilience capabilities alongside evidence-based disaster management practices to activate during emergencies.

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What Is A Hub?

Resilience Hubs are powered by trusted community leaders who provide access to services,

programs, resources, and opportunities for residents to implement place-based,

community-led strategies that increase individual and collective resilience.

Action Oriented

Hubs focus on what we can do with what we have through partnerships with one another.

Building Pilina

Hubs prioritize building relationships to connect the needs of communities with resources.

By Community, For Community

Hubs serve as grassroots organizers and social service access points to meet the basic needs of community and increase resilience and disaster preparedness.

Hub Spotlights

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As you consider joining the network, we ask for your commitment to:

Build a team of no less than 5 adult individuals.
Send at least 1 team member to participate in monthly, virtual Roundtables.
Participate in quarterly activities and training to reach network goals.
Identify a minimum of 3 team members to participate in an annual Training Summit.
Activate as a team to support neighborhoods prior to and following a disaster.

Join the Network