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Other bills to create a state family caregiver tax credit and protect consumers against cryptocurrency ATM fraud failled to pass
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 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.
Nominate an outstanding Hawai`i volunteer 50 or older for the 2021 Andrus Award for Community Service by the extended deadline of Aug. 16. The Andrus Award is AARP Hawai`i’s highest honor and recognizes an individual or couple who are sharing their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of their community members.
The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard incorporates new data on vaccination rates and finds that nearly 84 percent of staff and about 86 percent residents have been vaccinated for COVID-19 in Hawai`i, the highest percentage in the nation for staff vaccinations.
Learn to make fast, healthy and ono versions of local Japanese favorites in August during AARP Hawai`i’s Fast, Healthy and Ono cooking webinars with Windward Community College Chef Daniel Swift.
Is your 65th birthday coming up? You know what that means: It’s time to prepare for Medicare. Get ahead of the game with answers from our free webinar on Medicare, including when to enroll, what’s covered and where to find help along the way.
Learn how to understand and track hurricanes, how to retrofit your home to survive a hurricane, plan for climate change and worst-case disasters, and how to create a disaster plan for any emergency from a tsunami to wildfires and even a made-for-TV “Sharknado” in a series of webinars this month from AARP Hawai`i.
AARP kupuna activists who responded to a questionnaire in late May have overwhelmingly been vaccinated but say they will still wear masks in gatherings with strangers. Most also support the state’s indoor mask mandate and the Safe Travels program, which requires people coming to Hawai`i to get a COVID-19 test before traveling or quarantine.
AARP Hawai`i is accepting nominations for its most prestigious volunteer award, the 2021 Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors Hawai`i residents 50 and older who are sharing their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of their community members.
The Hawaii Office of Veterans Services, the Hawaii Veterans Foundation, and AARP have joined forces to deliver an online Hawaii State Veterans Summit this month through the end of July.
Fast, Healthy and Ono whole wheat banana muffins and gluten free cookies, plus barbeque ribs and refreshing summer salads are on the menu for AARP Hawai`i’s popular cooking webinars this summer.
When Honolulu residents dine out they can now enjoy some colorful new parklets—parking spots turned into decks with seating for outdoor diners—in the Kaimuki neighborhood.
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