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New Student Orientation
Date/Time:	Fri 1/16/2026 at 3:00 PM
Location:	VIP Events - Fast CPR 1188 Bishop Street Suite 1110 - Classroom 1
Class Price:	$20.00

Start your lifesaving journey with clarity and confidence.

New Student Orientation helps Hawaii professionals and students understand local certification requirements, understand how the distribution works and how the internet pushes the classes, navigate the maze of providers, and choose the right course for their role. Participants receive a $20 credit toward a future class.

New to the islands? Understanding Hawaii’s job market and aligning with what employers truly value is the key to your success.

We’ll cover Hawaii-specific workplace standards, renewal timelines, and how Fast CPR™ classes accommodate busy professionals with focused, efficient, hands-on training.

New Student Orientation — Key Points

• Welcome & Aloha Introduction

  • Overview of Fast CPR’s mission, values, and community impact

  • Understanding the exact reasons we do what we do

  • What is it like being involved in the actual teaching part of the industry over three decades and how we can help you 

  • What exactly went through our minds every single time our loved ones needed to receive CPR from someone and why

  • Some general ideas on classroom statistics and demographics

  • Why we teach fun classes

• Expectations & Professional Conduct

  • Punctuality — classes start exactly on time (no grace periods)

  • Active participation — learning by doing, not just watching 

  • Teamwork and mutual respect — every student supports the group’s learning pace

• Understanding the Education & Training Distribution

  • How Fast CPR provides training through community programs, employer partnerships, and professional-level courses

  • The difference between required compliance training and voluntary community programs

  • How each type of course contributes to the overall community safety mission

  • How we work with curriculum providers and educational product distributors
    
    

• Understanding eLearning/Skills Testing and Classroom Instruction

  • Explanation of blended learning: completing eLearning modules before hands-on sessions

  • Importance of finishing online coursework before attending the in-person portion

  • Classroom Course Expectations — teamwork, physical skills practice, and immediate feedback from instructors

  • How eLearning and classroom learning complement each other

  • How to decide which learning route to take
  • Why you are the most important component in the choice and not the product or the service

• Understanding the Schedule

  • Check-in time and classroom access rules

  • Basic situational awareness, and rescheduling processes.  Classroom case studies and real life examples.

  • Basic tips on managing professional training appointments

• Compliance & Certification

  • Course requirements for AHA or equivalent certifications

  • eCard issuance timelines and verification

  • How to maintain your certification and renewal reminders

  • Why do some people wait until the last second they are almost fired to renew a relatively simple professional requirement

• Kamaʻāina & Professional Values

  • How kamaʻāina values relate to reliability and responsibility

  • Understanding local professional expectations vs. “myths” (e.g., “island time,” “Aloha Friday,” "Normal Late.")

  • Understanding what happens in some cases when someone else pays for the training.
  • Understanding what happens in some cases when the course is required by the employer — on a day off.
  • Changing jobs, careers, majors after signing up and how to change course types

• Classroom Etiquette

  • No phone use, texting, or outside distractions during training

  • Amazing true stories about texting we heard during a support calls, that we can not un-hear

  • Respecting others’ time and focus

  • Clean-up and manikin sanitization responsibilities

• Safety & Emergency Preparedness

  • Facility safety procedures

• Feedback & Continuous Learning

  • How to provide feedback and suggestions

  • Opportunities to volunteer or join our learning ‘Ohana where each participant becomes our 'Ohana

  • 'Ohana etiquette
  • How a CPR class is a perfect example of a functional family, if run right.
  • Conclusion from decades of first hand classroom case studies of how that 'Ohana (Family) concept works in Hawaii
  • Award systems and recognitions for our supporters
  • What it means to us when someone cares to show up for others

• Closing

  • Mahalo for your punctuality, professionalism, and teamwork

  • “We paddle together” — your success contributes to community safety

Our approach reflects the standards employers value most: reliability, respect for others’ time, and readiness to act when it matters.  Join a learning culture built on commitment, punctuality, teamwork, and active participation—with aloha and respect for everyone’s time. 

Our orientation helps you prepare for success, understand the training market, understand expectations, and become part of a learning culture built on aloha, respect, and accountability to fellow participants.

Investment: $20 (credited toward your next class)
Session Length: 30-minute in-person orientation
Format: In-person at our downtown Honolulu training center