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ALOHA

Welcome to OMK

For the State of Hawai’i 

OPERATION: MILITARY KIDS  ~ OMK ~ focuses on creating state and local community support networks for military youths when military family members deploy.  Our goal is to build relationships of support for our military Ohana, Guard, Reserve and Active Duty. 

Here in Hawaii we have a large and diverse military population who live, dispersed, on all islands, who are members of the National Guard, Air Guard, the Reserves, and all branches of the active duty military. 

O MK is a partnership of Army Child, Youth and School Services, National 4-H Headquarters/USDA, and University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Services. Operation: Military Kids - Hawaii is supported by the 4-H/Army Youth Development Project under Kansas State University special project number 2007-48661-03868.

O MK partners with state, community and military resources to connect children and youth and their families with helpful people and organizations in their hometown.

O MK strives to deliver a wide range of available recreational, social and education programs for this "new to the military" youth living in the civilian communities where traditional military support facilities are not located.

OMK Core Programs

• Hero Packs
• Speak Out for Military Kids (SOMK)
• Mobile Tech Lab (MTL)
• Educational Programs
• Babysitting Classes
• Ready, Set, Go! Trainings (RSG!)
  

OUR NATIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDE:

•   4-H
• Boys & Girls Club of America
• Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC)
• Veterans Service Organizations - American Legion
• National Assn of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
• US Army Child, Youth and School Services (CYSS)
  

ADDITIONAL PARTNERS IN HAWAII INCLUDE:

• The Department of Education
• The YMCA of Honolulu
• Joint Service Family Support Network
• Kama\\'aina Kids
• Girl Scouts of Hawaii
• Representatives from each branch of the military
  

For detailed information on any of these OMK programs, click on the program in menu list on the left. For Organization Information, see below. 

~ For more information, for support or assistance, or to become a community partner please contact 956-4125 or email omk@ctahr.hawaii.edu 

RESERVE AND GUARD POINTS OF CONTACT as of May 2010 

(As we contact and confirm additional points of contact, we will post them here)    ALL 808 

Air Guard of Hawaii   ||   Lorna Souza   ||   448-7049

National Guard Oahu   ||   Capt. Blue-Clark   ||   672-1442

National Guard Kauai   ||   Milton Oshiro   ||   844-6738

National Guard Hawaii   ||   David Ferreira   ||   844-6614

National Guard Maui   ||   Harmonie Borden   ||   844-6787

Army Reserves   ||   Katie Laughlin   ||   438-2243

Navy Reserves   ||   Robert Thompson   ||   471-0091 ext. 231

Marine Corps Reserves   ||   1st Sgt. James Brown   ||   257-2531 ext. 233/234

Air Force Reserves   ||   Janet Hudson   ||   448-3819

Coast Guard Reserves   ||   LT Marquardt   ||   535-3230

HAWAI\\'I   OMK    Teams

Ready, Set, Go    (Training Team)            (SLO means School Liaison Officer)

 Wendy Nakasone*  {Army SLO}  wendy.nakasone@us.army.mil
Wayne Yoshino*  {Army SLO}  wayne.yoshinoii@us.army.mil
Tamsin Keone*  {Army CYSS Director}  tamsin.keone@us.army.mil
Cherise Imai*  {DOE Military Liaison}  cherise.imai@notes.k12.hi.us
Cliff Duro  {Hawaii National Guard}  lefty.d.duro@us.army.mil
Teri Clark  {PAC AF SLO}  teri.clark@hickam.af.mil
Byron Nagasako  {Army SLO}  byron.y.nagasako@us.army.mil
Tara Dixon  {Army Reserves CYSS }  tara.dixon@hawaii.rr.com
James Duff  {Navy Child Youth Program}  james.duff@hawaii.rr.com
Mary Ann Christian  {Hawaii National Guard}  maryann.christian@us.army.mil
Kevin Aihara  {Hawaii National Guard SPSS Officer}  kevin.aihara@us.army.mil
Katie Laughlin  {Army Reserves CYSS}   katherine.laughlin@us.army.mil
Darren Dean  {PAC AF SLO}  darren.dean@hickam.af.mil
Ramona Lariosa  {Hawaii National Guard FRSA}  Ramona.V.lariosa@us.army.mil



Educational Programs    (Camps & Youth Programs)

Lorna Souza*  {Hawaii Air National Guard}  lorna.souza@hihick.ang.af.mil
Josh Heimowitz  {YMCA}  jheimowitz@ymcahonolulu.org
Peter McGregor  {YMCA}  PMcGregor@ymcahonolulu.org
Tom Rapine  {YMCA}  Trapine@ymcahonolulu.org
Sana Hanible  {YMCA}  Shanible@ymcahonolulu.org
Timothy Smith  {American Leigon}  timothy.smith2@hickam.af.mil
Robert Thompson  {Navy Reserves}  robert.thompson8@navy.mil
Tara Dixon  {Army Reserves CYSS}  tara.dixon@hawaii.rr.com
Jolie Moniz  {Kama\\'aina Kids}  jolie@kamaainakids.com
Greg Terhune  {Kama\\'aina Kids}  greg@kamaainakids.com
Denise Hidrovo  {Hawaii National Guard}   denise.hidrovo@us.army.mil
Larnette Doi  {Hawaii National Guard}  larnette.doi@hihick.ang.af.mil


Speak Out for Military kids

Denise Hidrovo  {Hawaii National Guard}   denise.hidrovo@us.army.mil
James Duff  {Navy Child Youth Program}  james.duff@hawaii.rr.com
Katie Laughlin  {Army Reserves CYSS}   katherine.laughlin@us.army.mil



Mobile Tech Lab

Cliff Duro*  {Hawaii National Guard}  lefty.d.duro@us.army.mil
Bob Greenberg  {USDA/4-H Project}  bob.greenberg@us.army.mil
Sharon Delaney  {Army CYSS}   Sharon.delaney@us.army.mil



Babysitting    (Free Training & First Aid Certification)

Mark Maddox*  {Army CYSS}  mark.l.maddox@us.army.mil
Natalie Pawluk  {Boys & Girls club of America}  npawluk@bgch.com



Hero Packs   (Call for info)

Jo Ann Ichimura  {Army IMCOM Pac}  joann.ichimura@us.army.mil
Jennifer Frisbee  {Girl Scouts}  jefrisbee@girlscouts-hawaii.org
Mary Ann Christian  {Hawaii National Guard}  maryann.christian@us.army.mil



Marketing

Katie Laughlin  {Army Reserves CYSS}   katherine.laughlin@us.army.mil
Jeanne Sablan  {JSFSN}   Jeanne.Sablan@serco-na.com
Dawn Hatico  {Army CYSS}   Dawn.L.Hatico@us.army.mil
Robert Thompson  {Navy Reserves}  robert.thompson8@navy.mil



Other Members

Claire Nakatsuka  {UH/4-H}   nakatsuk@hawaii.edu
Kiki Yoshimoto  {OMK Coordinator}   omk@ctahr.hawaii.edu
Art Isaki  {JFSAP}   arthur.isaki@us.army.mil
Brandi Marquardt  {Coast Guard Reserve}   brandi.e.marquardt@uscg.mil
Catherine Ignacio  {JSFSN}   Catherine.Ignacio@us.army.mil
DeAnn Acosta  {IMOM Pacific}   Deann.acosta@us.army.mil
Debra O\'Brien  {JFSAP MFLC}   debra.a.o\'brien@healthnet.com
Kandis Bainter  {JFSAP MFLC}   Kandis.r.bainter@healthnet.com
Kristen Stanley  {Hawaii Air Guard}   Kristen.Stanley@hihick.ang.af.mil
Roxanne Bruhn  {Hawaii Air Guard}   Roxanne.Bruhn@hihick.ang.af.mil