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Bills Making it Easier to Save for Retirement, Help Kupuna Approved by Governor

Other bills to create a state family caregiver tax credit and protect consumers against cryptocurrency ATM fraud failled to pass

Have Fun and Challenge Your Brain at the Kiwanis Kupuna Spelling Bee

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.

Natural disasters such as flash floods and wildfires can become life-threatening quickly and sometimes without much warning.

AARP Commits Thousands of Dollars to Strengthen Hawai`i Communities

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.

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Beware of Fake Ukrainian Charities

Scammers follow the headlines and take advantage of them when they can. Public desire to support Ukraine in this critical time of need is no exception.

The Cost of Doing Nothing to Help Hawai`i Workers Save is $1.72 Billion

Hawai`i taxpayers are paying $62 million this year and will pay $1.72 billion over 20 years for the state’s share of social service programs to support workers and their families reaching retirement age without adequate savings, a new study estimates.

Small Businesses Support Hawai`i Retirement Savings Program

An AARP small business survey found that nearly three quarters of Hawai‘i small business decision-makers and owners think more should be done to encourage workers to save for retirement, and four in five support the creation of a state-facilitated retirement savings program.

Join AARP Hawaii for Online Retirement Planning Series

By AARP Bulletin, MAR 1, 2022

Get tips on arranging the retirement you want with AARP Hawaii’s free webinar series Think of Your Future. The online sessions are 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays in March and on April 2.

Take a Virtual Cooking Cruise Around the Mediterranean

AARP Hawai ‘i’s Fast, Healthy & Ono Cooking Webinars Continue an Online Around-the-World Culinary Tour

Secure Your Future at AARP Retirement Planning Workshops

Being financially secure in retirement is not just about money. It requires planning and a realistic understanding of your needs and wants plus the benefits Social Security and Medicare provide after you stop working.

Free Webinars Explain Common-Sense Solution to Help More Hawai`i Workers Save

A bill moving through the Legislature would give Hawai`i workers without a retirement savings program an easy way to save at work for a secure future.

AARP Hawai`i Presents Free Brain Health Webinar

Learn about the latest research on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and steps you can take to improve your brain health at a free webinar and Facebook Live on Wednesday, March 2nd at 10 a.m.

Task Force Urges Action to Address Retirement Savings Crisis

Noting that Hawai`i is facing a retirement savings crisis, a Legislative task force is recommending the creation of a state-facilitated retirement savings program that will give more than 200,000 Hawai`i workers access to retirement savings at work and address a projected tax and spending shortfall of more than a billion dollars over the next 20 years.