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Medicare beneficiaries can expect changes next year when key provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act take effect and AARP Hawai`i and the State of Hawai`i Health Insurance Assistance Program have planned a series of workshops to help people review their benefits and choose appropriate plans during the Medicare Open Enrollment Period from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.
Savings Possible Thanks to the Prescription Drug Law Championed by AARP
Hawaii residents can schedule new COVID-19 vaccine appointments or walk into a nearby pharmacy to get a shot. Here’s how to find an updated vaccine near you.
Craig Kadooka, a retired physician and founder of the Walk with a Doc program in Hilo, has a simple goal: to get people to be more active. “The first step is walking,” he says.
Kupuna can learn to reduce the risk of serious injury from falling at a free online class sponsored by AARP Hawai`i and Kupuna Aikido.
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.
AARP Hawai`i is supporting efforts to help Hau`ula prepare for disasters by donating 100 emergency to-go backpacks to kupuna in the region.
AARP Hawai`i and the ARTS at Mark’s Garage invite artists of all mediums to submit art works to be displayed in the “Art of Caring” exhibition in November, National Caregivers Month.
Projects to improve communities from the North Shore to Kalihi and a Big Island project to bring live performances to East Hawai`i residents received 2021 Community Challenge grants totaling $72,786, AARP Hawai`i announced today.
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.
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