Community is the key to resilience

Four weeks into the job, Josh Stanbro, chief resilience officer of the city and county of Honolulu, discussed confronting the sustainability challenges confronting the city.”On Oahu, people recognize that there are direct and immediate threats from climate change,” said Stanbro. Forward-thinking Honolulu recently had voted to establish an office of resilience that tackles affordable housing, critical infrastructure and response to natural hazards associated with climate change and sea level rise.