COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (CAB)
The CAB advises the Kekahu Foundation Board Of Directors (BOD) on how programming and policies can best meet the educational and cultural needs of our island community. The CAB is mandated by grant funding KKCR receives from the Corporation For Public Broadcasting, the CPB, to operate independently from the BOD and hold public meetings with the community to receive programming feedback, policy suggestions and offer a starting point for those interested in learning about volunteering at KKCR. The CAB meets twice yearly at different locations around the island to make it easier for residents to attend.
CAB Website: kekahucab.blogspot.com
Email: kkcrcab@gmail.com
Jimmy Trujillo – Chairperson
Keahi Kuroiwa
Squash Blossom
Mary Stone
Raymond Catania
Joshua Fukino
Diversity Statement
The Kekahu Foundation Inc., dba KKCR Kaua‘i Community Radio is a community radio station dedicated to diversity and inclusivity in broadcasting. KKCR believes acceptance and understanding are vital parts of the diverse communities we represent. KKCR programs and actions reflect such diversity. For KKCR, the concept of diversity begins with fundamental notions of acceptance, tolerance, and respect.
It is the mission of KKCR to enlighten, entertain, inform and educate our listeners in support of the community. In order to do this, we:
• Train members of the community in best broadcasting practices and the use of the radio medium
• Provide alternative news and information
• Promote the expression of ideas without close creative control or commercial consideration
• Maintain an organization that reflects the diversity of interests in the station’s broadcast area
• Develop working relationships with other community organizations
• Cultivate a respectful and collaborative working environment
• Develop adequate financial support from the listeners we serve
KKCR is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion throughout the organization, including its employees, its Board of Directors, and the many volunteers that enact its programming and community outreach initiatives. KKCR defines diversity as varied individual and collective perspectives, often resulting from differences in, but not limited to the following (KKCR defers to Hawai‘i state law regarding protected groups, statuses, and designations):
• Age
• Ancestry, national origin
• Disability, mental & physical
• Economic status
• Gender identity and expression
• Genetic information
• Immigration status
• Marital status
• Medical condition
• Military or veteran status
• Nationality
• Pregnancy status
• Race, Ethnicity, and color group, including skin color
• Religion, creed
• Sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions)
• Sexual orientation
• Victims of a major violent event and their kin
The KKCR board and staff seek involvement in its programming and outreach activities by diverse populations, most of whom are community volunteers. Board and staff seek to expand leadership opportunities, leading to a diverse organization that promotes our community’s cultural assets. We seek to continue to develop and foster new audiences with targeted programming (for example, programming in ‘Ōlelo, Hawaiian language).
KKCR’s commitment to diversity includes annual meetings of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) designed to solicit advice and feedback from our diverse listening audience. The CAB helps to identify needs in the community, and generate ideas for ways to provide programming that is relevant to our region and its neighboring communities. KKCR seeks candidates for its CAB that represent the geographically and demographically diverse composition of the small island communities we serve.
KKCR is committed to ensuring that its staff and Board of Directors reflect the diversity found in the communities it serves. Central to KKCR’s mission, vision, and values is maintaining a governing and workplace environment which recognizes and celebrates the power of diversity. KKCR strives to create and foster a supportive environment in which all individuals can be successful and reach their full potential within the organization.
KKCR regularly reviews, with its staff and Board of Directors, the practices and policies that are designed to fulfill the organization’s commitment to diversity and its diversity goals. We seek to promote a vibrant and ever-expanding culture of acceptance, tolerance, and respect for all members of the organization and the community we serve.
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STRATEGIC PLAN
We are currently working on an updated Strategic Plan. If you would like to contribute, please contact us at (808) 826-7774 or email: kkcr@kkcr.org
Click here to view Strategic Plan in pdf format.