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 Name : Nancy Ooki
Title : Associate Extension Agent
Unit : Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Office : Kahului Extension Office
Address : 310 Kaahumanu Ave., B-214
Kahului, HI 96732
Phone : (808) 244-3242 ext. 225
E-mail : ooki@hawaii.edu
Website : http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/4h/programs/programs-by-county/maui/
Specialties : 4-H Youth Program (statewide)
Professional Prep/Appointments :
- G.C., University of Hawai‘i Graduate Certificate in Sustainability and Resilience Education
- G.C., University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Graduate Certificate in Online Learning and Teaching
- M.A., Pepperdine University Major: Educational Technology
- B.A., Purdue University Major: Technical Communications
- B.A., Purdue University Major: French | Minor: Spanish
- Certified CERT Instructor, 2024 - Present
- Chair, Program Leaders Working Group (PLWG), Access, Equity, and Belonging, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) Champion Group, 2020 - Present
- Hawaii State Thrive Regional PYD Champion, 2022 - Present
- Representative for Hawai‘i, Western Region Evaluators Network, 2023 - Present
- Representative, Extraordinary Opportunities to Learn Design Team (CLOVER), 2021-Present
- Extension Disaster Education Network Hawaii Point of Contact, 2017 - Present
Projects :
2025 [$15,000] Principal Investigator
Ooki, N., The Hidden Science of Baking. Funded by National 4-H Council. FY24.
2024 [$101,001] Principal Investigator
Ooki, N. , Greenwood, H., Hawkins, J., Gutierrez-Coarite, R. Lutgen, H., Jamison, J., Cacpal, K., Franks, K. USDA NIFA RAPID RESPONSE: Empowering Maui County in the Wake of Natural Disaster: Building a Foundation for Community Action Through Education. Funded by Funded by United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture. FY 2024.
2024 [$28,100] Principal Investigator
Ooki, N., Food Security and Sustainability through 4-H Programming on Lāna‘i and Moloka‘i. Funded by Maui County Office of Economic Development. FY24.
2022 [$750,000] Principal Investigator
Ooki, N., Paisley, Kowenstrot, A., C., Hanakawa, C. World of Agriculture:
A Comparison of Traditional and Modern Technology using VR. Funded by United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Non-formal Education Priority). FY21-FY25.
2021 [$350,000] Key Personnel: Instructional Design Consultant
Greenwood-Junkermeier, H., Hawkins, J., Akahoski, K., Cristobal, H., Eng, S., Hampton, M., Keach, J., Kirk, E., Ooki, N. Ohana Garden & Grindz: Addressing the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Utilizing A Virtual Family-based Agriculture Education Aimed at Reducing Food Insecurity in Rural Hawaii. Funded by United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR). FY21-FY23.
2019 [$640,000] Principal Investigator
Ooki, N., Greenwood-Junkermeier, H. Creating a Village for Transition into Adulthood through Youth-Adult Partnerships, Teen Mentoring, and Community Sustainability. Funded by United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR). FY19-FY24.
2016 [$180,072] Hawai‘i State Program Director
Akers, R. National Youth Preparedness Initiative: Preparing Teens; Preparing Communities, An Eight State Pilot Program. Funded by United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture. FY16-FY18.
2015 [$1,290,000] Key Personnel: Instructional Designer
Fruhauf, C., Yancura, L, Greenwood-Junkermeier, H., GRANDcares Program. Funded by United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR). FY15-FY20.
Courses Taught:
Lecturer Information and Computer Sciences Department
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I MAUI COLLEGE (2009-2011)
• ICS 101 Digital Tools for the Information World
• ICS 214 Fundamentals of Design for Print & Web
Adjunct Faculty College of Education
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (2006-2009)
• TEC 509 Foundations & Framework
• TEC 510 Curriculum & Instruction
• TEC 525 School in a Multicultural Society
• TEC 535 Educational Applications of Tech
• TEC 545 Multimedia Instruct. Strategies
• TEC 555 Design of Print-Based Media
• TEC 560 Interactive Design Classroom
• TEC 565 Distance Learning
Adjunct Faculty Division of Education
CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY (2006-2008)
• ED 601 Understanding Educational Research & Design
• ED 630 Elementary Integrated Curriculum
• ED 702 Introduction to Research in Education
Disaster Preparedness, Place-Based Education, Agriculture Education, Life/Soft Skills Education
Selected Publications :
Recent Journal Articles and Curriculum
Eng, S.; Sustarsic, M.; Ooki, N.; Greenwood, H.; Hanakawa, C. (2024). Youth development outcomes in the pacific: A decade in review. Child & Youth Care Forum, https://rdcu.be/dwbx1
Sustarsic, M.; Eng, S.; Ooki, N.; and Greenwood, H. (2023) “It Takes a Village!”: Social Capital Building in a Remote Hawai‘i Community," Journal of Youth Development: Vol. 18: Iss. 3, Article 8. http://tigerprints.clemson.edu/jyd/vol18/iss3/8
Eng, S., Sustarsic, M., Ooki, N., Greenwood, H., & Hanakawa, C. (2023). Maximizing the First-Year Planning Period for Scholarly Publications: Implications for Prospective CYFAR Grant Recipients. The Journal of Extension, 61(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.61.01.04
Fruhauf, C. A., Yancura, L. A., Greenwood-Junkermeier, H., Riggs, N., Fox, A., Mendoza, A. N., and Ooki, N. (2022). Community-based Participatory Research: The Important Role of University-Community Partnerships to Support Grandfamilies. Family Relations, 71, 1470-1483. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12672
Eng, S.; Khun, T., Esquivel, M., Ooki, N., Bloese, J., Sand, S., Lincoln, N. (2021) Farmers’ perception towards, and needs for, extension agents’ support during Covid-19. Journal of Extension, 59(2), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.59.02.15
Fruhauf, C. A., Yancura, L. A., Greenwood-Junkermeier, H., Riggs, N., Fox, A., Mendoza, A. N., & Ooki, N. (2020). The importance of family-focused and strengths-based approaches to interventions for grandfamilies. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 12, 478-491. DOI:10.1111/jftr.12395
Ooki, N., Greenwood-Junkermeier, H., Riggs, N., Mendoza, N., Fruhauf, C., and Yancura, L. (2020). GRANDcares youth club program, Second Edition. [National 4-H Peer Reviewed Curriculum]. Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University.
Ooki, N. (2017, August 31). Catching conflict to conquer conflict. Expeditionary Skills for Life [Curriculum]. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Available online: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/esfl_ms_conflict.pdf
Ooki, N. (2017, August 31). Finding the right person for the job. Expeditionary Skills for Life [Curriculum]. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Available online: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/esfl_ms_right_person_for_the_job.pdf
Recent Extension Publications
Hanakawa, C., Hampton, M., Ooki, N., Cristobal, H., and Mueller, T. 4-H Camp Kau Kau: Cultural Cooking with Local Crops and Livestock. University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Program. Hanāi ‘Ai Newsletter. Volume 55, September 2024.
Ooki, N. (2024, June) Preparing Youth for Disasters. University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu, HI. Available at: https://gms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/gs/handler/getmedia.ashx?moid=73303&dt=3&g=12 [Impact Statement]
Ooki, N. (2023, July 25) The GET Local Initiative is Growing and You Can Be Part of It! University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Program. Hanāi ‘Ai Newsletter April May June 2023. V50. Available at: https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/soap/Hanai-Ai/ArtMID/40474/ArticleID/2757/Volume-50-April-May-June-2023
Lutgen, H., Ooki, N., Seo, H. (2023) Want Fewer Emails? Use an Online Tool to Plan Extension Distribution Events. Cooperative Extension Publications. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu, HI. Available at, https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/ET-18.pdf
Greenwood-Junkermeier, H., Hawkins, J., Cristobal, H., Hampton, M., Kirk, E., Keach, J., Bradish, C., Ooki, N.,
Akahoshi, K., McDonald, T., Eng, S. (2022) Federal Grant Expands Virtual ‘Ohana Garden & Grindz. Cooperative Extension Publications. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu, HI. Available at, https://gms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/gs/handler/getmedia.ashx?moid=70600&dt=3&g=12
Tavares, K., Silva, J., Ooki, N. (2021, August 13). Tropical Cyclone Emergency Management for Farmers. University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu, HI. Available at: https://gms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/gs/handler/getmedia.ashx?moid=68797&dt=3&g=12. [Extension Factsheet]
Ooki, N., et. al. (2021, April). Pivot to Distance Education in Hawai‘i 4-H: Adjusting Positive Youth Development Programming in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Honolulu, HI. https://gms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/gs/handler/getmedia.ashx?moid=67972&dt=3&g=12\ [Impact Statement]
Ooki, N. (2020, June 30) The GET Local Initiative. Hanāi ‘Ai Newsletter. April May June 2020. V38. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Available at: https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/soap/Hanai-Ai/volume-38-hanai-ai-summer-2020-newsletter
Ooki, N. (2020, June) Disaster Preparedness. University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu, HI. Available at: https://gms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/gs/handler/getmedia.ashx?moid=67123&dt=3&g=12 [Impact Statement]
Ooki, N. and Rehkamp, S. (2020, May 8 | updated January 2021) Data and Information Literacy. University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu, HI. Available at: https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ER/COVID-19.
Ooki, N. (2020, March 3) Importance of hand-washing: A tale of two diseases. Extension Disaster Education Network. Available at: https://extensiondisaster.net/the-importance-of-washing-a-tale-of-two-diseases/
Greenwood-Junkermeier, H. and Ooki, N. (2019, July 20) Savor time with grandchildren before the start of school year. The Maui News. Available at: https://www.mauinews.com/news/
community-news/2019/07/savor-time-with-grandchildren-before-the-start-of-school-year/
Uyeda, J., Silva, J., Sugano, J., Nakamura-Tengan, L., Zee, J., Ooki, N., Wages, S., Wong, K., Wang, K., Radovich, T., Ahmad, A. (2018, July) Evaluation of Multi-colored Carrot Varieties. Hanāi ‘Ai Newsletter. March April May 2018. V32. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Available online: https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/soap/Hanai-Ai/volume-32-mar-2018-apr-may-2018
Goodwin, J., Settlage, B., Nagano, S., Ooki, N., Kawamura, L., Sandlin, M. (2018, January) “Impact of 4-H Livestock Projects on Hawaii Youth”. 4-H Impact! University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu, HI. Available at: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/4h/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5-2016-Livestock-Common-Measures-data-2-steer-pic_FB.pdf. [Impact Statement]
Uyeda, J., Silva, J., Sugano, J., Nakamura-Tengan, L., Zee, J., Ooki, N., Wages, S., Wong, K., Wang, K., Radovich, T., Ahmad, A. (2018) Evaluation of Multi-colored Carrot Varieties. Hanāi ‘Ai Newsletter.
Ooki, N., Nakamura-Tengan, L., Wong, K., and Zee, J., GET local initiative. Hanāi ‘Ai Newsletter. 2017. V30. University of Hawaii at Mānoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
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