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.
Protect yourself from identity theft by safely shredding sensitive documents at Access Information Management in Kailua Kona and Wailuku on June 21. You can also help the hungry at the same time by bringing food donations.
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.
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.
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.
As the state Legislature gets underway and Congress goes back to work in an election year, AARP Hawai‘i is working to pass legislation to help küpuna by lowering prescription drug prices and helping workers, small businesses and taxpayers save money.
Learn to create spice packets to make Fast, Healthy and Ono South American favorites like empanadas, lamb chops with chimichurri sauce, Brazilian chicken and vegetables and arroz con camarones (shrimp rice) when AARP Hawai`i’s popular Fast, Healthy & Ono cooking webinars resume in February.
AARP launched the AARP Veterans and Military Spouses Job Center, a new digital platform bringing together valuable information and resources to help Hawai`i’s 112,625 veterans and military spouses compete in today’s job market. The job center includes a new Veterans Career Advantage Course to build on career planning and skills development to help navigate the job market.