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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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AARP Hawai`i announces new Fast, Healthy & Ono Webinars

By popular demand, AARP Hawai`i and Windward Community College’s Uala Leaf Cafe are extending their free Fast, Healthy and Ono online cooking series with a series of new webinars on basic cooking techniques and cooking some of Hawai`i’s most popular ethnic dishes.

AARP Hawai`i Sponsors Makana Concert to Fight Kupuna Hunger

Slack-key guitar master Makana will perform a free online concert, sponsored by AARP Hawai`i, to raise awareness about solutions to kupuna hunger. The concert can be seen on a Zoom link and simulcast on the AARP Hawai`i Facebook page on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m.

How to Tell the Difference Between a Real Contact Tracer and a Scammer

The phone call or text message seems legitimate… and scary.

AARP Awards Three Hawai`i Organizations with Community Grants

Projects to beautify 11.5 miles of Farrington Highway, make an intersection near Ewa Beach Elementary School safer and to have schoolchildren reach out to isolated kupuna will receive 2020 Community Challenge grants totaling $42,000.

Don't Wait Until a Census Taker Comes to Your Door; Take the Census Today

Census workers are now in the field, knocking on doors and trying to make sure everyone is counted and that Hawai`i doesn’t lose out on billions of dollars in federal funding.

Kupuna Fraud Experts Share Tips to Guard Against Scams

AARP Hawai`i is holding a free webinar on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. aimed at protecting kupuna from financial fraud and exploitation. Local and national experts on elder crimes will give tips and answer questions on how to protect yourself and loved ones from scams against older Americans.