{"id":6,"date":"2019-02-21T15:18:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T01:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:06:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--blockstudio\/soh\/hero-->\n<section class=\"soh__hero soh__hero_img_section container-fluid py-5 py-md-2 px-1\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/08\/image-2.png); position: relative;\">\n  <div class=\"container-lg\">\n    <div class=\"row h-100 align-items-center\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 d-flex justify-content-start\">\n        <div class=\"soh__hero--wrapper\">\n          <div class=\"soh__hero--content bg-overlay p-4 rounded\">\n            <h2 class=\"soh__hero--title\">Hawai\u2018i National Guard Joint Resiliency Directorate<\/h2>                          <div class=\"mt-3 mb-5 ps-md-4 ps-3 border-start-3 soh_description-text soh__hero--description\"><p>The Resiliency Directorate was established within the J9 Joint Assessment, Support and Outreach Directorate. Its mission is to empower Service Members, retirees, veterans and their families to support their resilience and growth by providing education, resources, and assistance tailored to the unique demands of today\u2019s military way of life. The embedded programs continue to strengthen family readiness by increasing awareness of benefits, privileges, and obligations of National Guard service; creating support systems during separations; offering information and referral services; enhancing retention; and providing feedback to command on family member concerns.<\/p><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"soh__hero--button-container\">\n              \n                          <\/div>  \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>  \n    <\/div>  \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"gradient-overlay gradient-overlay-start gradient-overlay-zero-opacity\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/09\/J9-Logo_Color1200px-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/09\/J9-Logo_Color1200px-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/09\/J9-Logo_Color1200px-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/09\/J9-Logo_Color1200px-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/09\/J9-Logo_Color1200px-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/09\/J9-Logo_Color1200px-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/09\/J9-Logo_Color1200px-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/09\/J9-Logo_Color1200px-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/09\/J9-Logo_Color1200px-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/09\/J9-Logo_Color1200px-1280x1280.png 1280w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-guard-ohana\/files\/2025\/09\/J9-Logo_Color1200px-1920x1920.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><!--blockstudio\/soh\/icon-box--><section class=\"soh__icon container-fluid py-5 px-2\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                        <h2 class=\"mt-0\">Resiliency Directorate<\/h2>\n                                <p class=\"mt-3 ps-md-4 ps-3 border-start-3 soh_description-text soh__icon--description\">Responsible for 3-5 major functions and provides statewide policy, guidance, leadership, management, and oversight of service member, family, contractor, and employee programs, policies, and plans. Provides guidance to both Army and Air National Guard. State programs may include Violence Prevention, Family Programs, Resilience and Risk Reduction, Yellow Ribbon, Transition Assistance, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), Outreach, Religious Support, Behavioral Health, Children Youth, Youth Challenge, and Wellness.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box6_b01c43-86 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box6_b01c43-86 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #056839;border-right:5px solid #056839;border-bottom:5px solid #056839;border-left:5px solid 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professionalism, mutual respect, and dignity for all members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthen connections among Service Members, families, units, and support organizations to build a resilient and mission-focused force.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhance safety, wellness, and operational readiness through integrated programs, tools, and resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide education and training that reinforces resilience and awareness of local and national practices to support a strong, adaptive workforce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box6_3bc889-ef .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box6_3bc889-ef 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