Hawaii State VOAD
Orientation
Darrell McCain
March 20, 2013
NVOAD History
 National VOAD was founded in 1970 in response to the
challenges many disaster organizations experienced
following hurricane Camille, which hit the Gulf Coast in
August 1969.
 Over the past 42 years, the VOAD movement has grown
to include 108 member organizations throughout the
nation, serving in all 50 states, 4 territories and the
District of Columbia.
 Guided by the “4 C’s”. Cooperation, Communication,
Coordination, and Collaboration.
 National VOAD members provide the leadership that
build strong, resilient communities and delivers hope in
times of need.
NVOAD Mission
 National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
(VOAD) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership based
organization that serves as the forum where
organizations share knowledge and resources
throughout the disaster cycle.
 This is accomplished by preparation, response and
recovery to help disaster survivors and their
communities.
 To fulfill this mission, NVOAD fosters more effective
service to people affected by disaster through convening
mechanisms, outreach, advocacy and as a champion
and facilitator for the applications of our values and core
principles.
NVOAD Leadership
Our Leadership
 National VOAD is led by member organization
volunteers and staff who are champions in the
preparedness and disaster services community.
Many volunteer their time to serve on our
Committees and Task Forces, as members of
our Board of Directors, or participants at the
annual National VOAD Conference.
 www.nvoad.org
Hawaii State VOAD Mission
To facilitate the provision of
comprehensive services to the
People of Hawaii in disaster
preparedness, response, and
recovery by fostering coordination
among private, non-profit and
government agencies.
Hawaii State VOAD Organization Structure
501 C-3
Neighbor Islands, (County VOADs)
Membership and Partners
Executive Committee
Committee Chairs
Annual Dues
HSVOAD Goals
 To create a climate of Cooperation, trust and
commitment among Hawaii State VOAD agency
members.
 To develop an effective VOAD disaster plan,
ensuring a Collaborative, effective and timely
disaster response.
 To encourage the formation and continuation of
county VOAD and Committees.
2013 HSVOAD Officers
Darrell McCain- Chair, SBCHawaii Pacific Baptist Convention
Jonathan Durrett-Vice Chair, Latter-Day
Saint Charities
Diane Reece- Secretary, Child and Family
Service
Rona Fukumoto- Treasurer, Catholic
Charities
Hawaii VOAD Committees 2013
 USIA Liaison:
 Spiritual Care:
 Mass Care
 In-Kind Donations
 Education and Outreach
 Communication
 Long Term Recovery
Kevin Pontsler
Maria Lutz
Diane Reece
Emily Kukulies
Kevin Bogan/
Rob Roberts
Kuulei Funn/ Rona
Fukumoto
USIA
The United States’ Islands and Alaska
Committee was formed to discuss and keep
before the NVOAD body as a whole, the unique
challenges and issues which may affect NVOAD
relief and recovery efforts in three noncontinental United States regions. The three
regions are the Alaska region, the Atlantic region
(i.e. Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands) and the
Pacific Islands region (i.e. American Samoa,
Guam, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Northern
Marianas Islands, etc.)
Spiritual Care
Existing network of spiritual care providers
linked to pastoral education program
Spiritual Care Curriculum for disaster relief
Critical Incident Stress Debriefers
Mass Care
 Shelters identified for different types of hazards
 Pet Sheltering capability developed by Humane
Society
 Alternative Care Sites (Special Health Needs
Shelters) developed by Dept. of Health
 General population shelters staffed by ARC
Mass Care (Mass Feeding)
 Network of commercial and church kitchens that
could be activated for disaster relief
 Means of distributing meals
 Mobile Kitchens
 Restaurants that can Cater meals
 Member organizations with trained mass feeding
volunteers
In-Kind Donations
 Process for more non-profits to be adequately
resourced during a relief operation
 Implementation of a HSVOAD donation
management plan
 Exercise the plan so organizations and the
public will know how to use it in a time of
response to a disaster
 Educate the public that Cash donation is better
Education and Outreach
 Facilitate better communication both on line and
printed materials with HSVOAD members and
partners.
 Facilitate public awareness regarding disaster
preparedness and post disaster resources.
 To assist with outreach efforts to recruit
potential new members of HSVOAD
Long Term Recovery
 HSVOAD can serve as collaborative donation fund
organization for LTR rebuild
 Caseworker training with Catholic Charities
 Identify organizations and agencies that can provide
resources and volunteers for rebuild, repair and
remediation work on disaster damaged homes and
property.
 Develop a plan to coordinate the resources and
volunteer organization for LTR rebuild.
Communications
 HAM Radio tactical communications and radio
training.
 Our goals are to have a network of repeaters
 Trained HSVOAD member organization
operators who can communicate during and
after a disaster.
 Member agencies can think about how they can
attract amateur radio emergency communicators
 We are presently working on a location for a new
VHF repeater.
Thank You!
Darrell McCain
HSVOAD Chair
darrellmccain@gmail.com
808-356-8343
PP presentation by Maria Lutz/Darrell McCain