{"id":374,"date":"2023-01-20T18:50:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T18:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogsksbeedu.wpenginepowered.com\/kskimuakoa\/?page_id=374"},"modified":"2026-04-03T01:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:10:11","slug":"kaipo-chong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaipo Chong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Kaipo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">My journey through life has taught me that everyone walks a unique path. With 15 years of trade and career experience, including 7 years of military service, I\u2019ve had the privilege of guiding individuals through career transitions, life changes, and learning how to navigate the trade landscape and federal space. My background also includes serving as an Army firefighter, with extensive experience in emergency response, fire prevention, and occupational safety\u2014including hospital safety. These experiences have strengthened my ability to support others in high-stakes environments and emphasize the importance of safety, discipline, and resilience. Being from Hawai\u2018i and understanding the current obstacles our communities face, I offer a strategic approach to support students and families\u2014while also recognizing where our haum\u0101na and alumni are coming from. I\u2019m passionate about empowering others to pursue their goals with confidence and clarity. It\u2019s an honor to serve and uplift our l\u0101hui through education and support.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BA &#8211; Psychology, Hawai\u02bbi Pacific University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.S.W &#8211; Master of Social Work, Hawai\u02bbi Pacific University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Region:<\/strong> University of Hawaii at West O\u02bbahu, Community Colleges in Hawai\u02bbi (except Hawai\u02bbi Community College), Work, Apprenticeship, and Military<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Kailua, O\u02bbahu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School:<\/strong> Kalaheo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Random Fact:<\/strong> I am one of five siblings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best tip for Postsecondary Success:<\/strong> <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Be consistent, work hard, and stay proactive. Success doesn\u2019t come overnight\u2014it\u2019s built through dedication, persistence, and the willingness to put in the effort even when challenges arise. Hard work creates opportunities and builds resilience, while consistency keeps you moving forward. At the same time, never lose sight of your dreams. Chasing your dreams means setting clear goals, believing in yourself, and taking bold steps toward what inspires you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-ast-global-color-5-color has-ast-global-color-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-9484f0f5d7905bd7be6fa6bb1d401d02 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color\"><strong>Phone: (808) 842-8633<br>Email: jochong@ksbe.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-1-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/jochong-ksbe\/30min\"><strong>Schedule an Appointment with Kaipo Chong<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Kaipo My journey through life has taught me that everyone walks a unique path. With 15 years of trade and career experience, including 7 years of military service, I\u2019ve had the privilege of guiding individuals through career transitions, life changes, and learning how to navigate the trade landscape and federal space. My background also &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kaipo Chong<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1281,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-374","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kaipo Chong -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kaipo Chong -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"About Kaipo My journey through life has taught me that everyone walks a unique path. With 15 years of trade and career experience, including 7 years of military service, I\u2019ve had the privilege of guiding individuals through career transitions, life changes, and learning how to navigate the trade landscape and federal space. My background also &hellip; Kaipo Chong Read More &raquo;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-03T01:10:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/\",\"name\":\"Kaipo Chong -\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-20T18:50:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-03T01:10:11+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Meet our Transition Specialists\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Kaipo Chong\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/\",\"name\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kaipo Chong -","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kaipo Chong -","og_description":"About Kaipo My journey through life has taught me that everyone walks a unique path. With 15 years of trade and career experience, including 7 years of military service, I\u2019ve had the privilege of guiding individuals through career transitions, life changes, and learning how to navigate the trade landscape and federal space. My background also &hellip; Kaipo Chong Read More &raquo;","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/","article_modified_time":"2026-04-03T01:10:11+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/","name":"Kaipo Chong -","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-01-20T18:50:29+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-03T01:10:11+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/kaipo-chong\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About","item":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Meet our Transition Specialists","item":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/about\/meet-the-team\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Kaipo Chong"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/","name":"","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1281"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/374\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/kskkekookoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}