Honoka’a residents Miles Okumura and Lynn Higashi have been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and older, to receive the 2024 AARP Hawai`iAndrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious and visible state volunteer award for community service.
The AARP Foundation is recruiting friendly and service-oriented people throughout Hawai`i to join its Tax-Aide volunteer team. Tax-Aide is the nation’s largest free, volunteer-based tax assistance and preparation program. During the 2024 tax season, almost 28,000 volunteers served over 1.7 million taxpayers. Tax-Aide participants saved more than $1.3 billion in refunds and credits.
Learn the recipes for festive, Fast, Healthy and Ono meals for holiday get-togethers in November and December with AARP Hawai`i and Windward Community College Chef Dan Swift.
AARP Hawai`i is celebrating and supporting family caregivers during National Family Caregivers Month in November with art, exercise and virtual workshops to help caregivers better take care of themselves and others.
Medicare changes every year, which means it can get a little complicated when trying to understand what’s new for you. Join us for a free webinar where we’ll discuss the key takeaways from this year’s Medicare changes and what they may mean for your benefits.
For November’s National Family Caregivers Month, AARP Hawaii is raising awareness of caregivers’ work by sponsoring a new art exhibition at The ARTS at Marks Garage, “Art of Caring.” It will be open to the public from Nov. 5 to 27.
AARP Hawai`i sent a letter to Health Director Dr. Libby Char and Gov. David Ige urging the state to change Hawai`i’s Crisis Standards of Care Triage Allocation Framework to remove age discrimination.
If you’re confused about whether you need to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, you’re not alone. We’re hearing from many küpuna who are wondering what they should do since President Joe Biden pledged to make booster shots available this month. At AARP we are doing our best to explain what happens next.
Learn recipes for locally-grown and sustainable foods at AARP Hawai`i’s popular Fast, Healthy and Ono cooking webinars with Windward Community College and `Uala Leaf Café Chef Daniel Swift.
If you’re like me, it’s fun to daydream about retiring — to think about traveling the world, going to the beach instead of the office, and finally writing a screenplay or book.