Got alphabet?
Think you’re a good speller? Maybe even a great speller?
Have fun and challenge your mind to keep it healthy. Enter this year’s Kiwanis Kupuna Spelling Bee.
AARP announced that four organizations on Oahu, Maui and Kaua`i will receive $70,000 in 2025 Community Challenge grants. The grants are part of AARP’s $4.2 million commitment to fund 383 quick-action projects aimed at making communities more livable for people of all ages, with a focus on the needs of older adults. The funds will support efforts to improve public places, transportation, housing, digital connections, and other key areas.
Kupuna can learn to embrace technology rather than fear it at free webinars offered by AARP Hawai`i and Senior Planet (www.seniorplanet.org) through March 17.
Experts in elder care and law will answer questions and help caregivers, future caregivers and loved ones plan for long-term care at a free webinar sponsored by AARP Hawai`i on Wednesday, Jan. 25th at 11:30 a.m.
Take a healthy walk in the New Year and get to know Kapolei and your neighbors at a Kapolei Neighbor Walk, sponsored by AARP Hawai`i and the Hawai`i Blue Zones Project.
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono will answer kupuna questions on how the Inflation Reduction Act will lower prescription drug prices for Medicare recipients at a live telephone forum sponsored by AARP Hawai`i on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 9 a.m.
When lawmakers return to the state Legislature in January, AARP Hawaii plans to push for more affordable housing options and increased access to long-term care.
AARP Hawai`i’s Fast, Healthy & Ono cooking webinars return with recipes and cooking instructions for popular local pot-luck dishes just in time for the holidays.
Being a family caregiver is one of the toughest and most rewarding things that anyone can do for a parent or loved one. There’s generally no pay. The hours are long and the work is demanding.