2025 KKP Complex Area Summit: Full Schedule

E komo mai!

Welcome to the 2025 Kaʻū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area Summit! We are thrilled to host the 8th Annual KKP CA Summit at Keaʻau High School Campus, where we’ll come together to inspire, learn, and grow as a collective body.

This year, we are honored to announce our keynote speaker, Nainoa Thompson, Master Navigator and President of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Nainoa is a true embodiment of achieving excellence with intention, leading the way for the Hōkūleʻa crew as they prepare for the transformative Moananuiākea Voyage—a bold, four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.

In addition to Nainoa’s powerful address, we’re excited to offer a variety of breakout sessions featuring dynamic speakers and topics from national, state, and local community agencies, as well as our own Complex Area and school educators. Together, we’ll explore innovative ideas and actionable strategies to support our students, schools, and communities.
Let’s make this summit a time of connection, growth, and shared purpose as we continue to thrive together. Mohala I ka wai ka maka o ka pua - Flowers thrive where there is water, as thriving people are found where living conditions are good. #KKPCA_Thrives

10:45am HST

The Development and Evaluation of an E-Cigarette Prevention Program with Hawai'i Island Schools

Friday January 31, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am HST

This session will provide an update to the Ho'ouna Pono Program, which is a culturally grounded, classroom-based substance use prevention intervention for Hawai'i Island middle/intermediate schools. Participants will learn about updates to the program, including progress toward the development of new lessons and videos focused on e-cigarette use prevention. The session is targeted toward middle/intermediate teachers, counselors, social workers, and school-based behavioral health specialists.

Speakers

Scott Okamoto

University of Hawai'i Cancer Center

Scott K. Okamoto, PhD, LSW, is a Researcher/Professor in the Population Sciences in the Pacific Program at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Dr. Okamoto’s... Read More →