About Us
Community Communications < comcom121.org > (communicating one-to-one) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization located in Hawaii. ComCom's purpose is presenting educational experiences in support of mutually satisfying communications.
ComCom presents workshops, trainings, and on-line tutorials for individuals, couples, groups, and organizations, including follow-up supportive services such as support groups, forums, lectures, and free 3-hr consultations.
The president, directors and board members are volunteers and elect to receive no salaries. Over 100 volunteer Workshop Assistants have donated no less than 500 hours each. Participants come through word-of-mouth. Since its beginning in 1989 our policy continues to be no paid advertising.Kerrith H. (Kerry) King, 87, is founder and president of Community Communications. Kerry, a communicologist, has been a leadership-relationship communication-skills coach/consultant in Hawaii for forty-four+ years.
With a B.A. and an M.A. in Speech-Communication Kerry has taught part-time for the University of Hawaii's Speech-Communication Department on the Manoa and Hilo campuses and its College of Continuing Education as well as for JAIMS (Japanese-American Institute of Management Science).
Kerry has consulted for such clients as Mike McCormack Realtors, Hobart Corp., Budar Advertising, President of Pacific Construction (builders of the Ala Moana Shopping Center), R. M. Towill Corp. (builders of the Honolulu Airport), U.S. Postal Service--Oahu, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Hickam Air Force ... Wing, Chief psychiatrist of Leahi Hospital, Makiki Mental Health Clinic, Hawaii Child Care Centers (a school system), Director of the State Department of Health--Big Isle, Manager of John Hancock Life Insurance of Hawaii--Oahu, Church of Religious Science (Hilo, Oahu), Department of the Air Force (Oahu) and many educators attorneys, doctors, dentists and others (references).
Prior to becoming a consultant Kerry was a career military officer. He served as an enlisted man in the Navy on submarines and then with UDT-21 (Underwater Demolition Team - Class #20). UDT has since transitioned into today's SEALs.* He left the Navy to attend college and through R.O.T.C. (as the top cadet) received a Regular Army Commission. During his two tours in Vietnam he served both as an Infantry Platoon Leader (173'rd Airborne) and an Infantry Company Commander (82'nd Airborne). A gunshot wound ended his military career. He has two bronze stars (one for valor) and two purple hearts.
* Kerry, using one of ComCom's websites, has sponsored and maintained an Unofficial UDT-SEAL Obituary Records website for 18+ years.
After consulting and teaching on Oahu for thirteen years Kerry
retired to the Big Isle. In 1988 he donated an Organization
Communication Workshop to the "East Hawaii Coalition to Stop Food
Irradiation." That one workshop evolved into what's now called
Community Communications (ComCom), a true (no advertising, no one
gets paid) non-profit, 501(c)(3), educational organization. The
various activists of the Big Isle have been responsible for
enrolling more than 1000 participants into the Communication-Skills
Workshop for Community Leaders, a.k.a., The Introduction to
Leadership Communication-Skills Workshop. Given the "6 degrees of
separation"
phenomenon most everyone in Hawaii has interacted with one or more
workshop participants.
Kerry's military training experiences represent proven educational processes having to do with teamwork and excellence. He has integrated these various leadership-communication models with what is currently being taught in the fields of human potential and speech-communication. Ninety-five percent of the critiques written by ComCom's workshop participants report favorably; most say it transforms their experience of communication.
Kerry also does free three-hour Communication Consultations/Coaching for individuals, couples, and small-groups; he also facilitates 6-month Support Groups. To find out about a free three-hour communication-skills consult appointment (in person, by telephone, or Skype) go here.
For workshop information please Contact Us.
When making an appointment from other than Hawaii check here for the present time in Hawaii.