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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.
As it advocates for a paid family-leave bill, AARP Hawai‘i is looking for personal stories about the challenges unpaid caregivers face.
Savings Possible Thanks to the Prescription Drug Law Championed by AARP
Crepes, curry, chocolate cake and roasted meats on a stick are on the menu in May during AARP Hawai`i’s Fast, Healthy and Ono cooking webinars with Windward Windward Community College Chef Daniel Swift.
Plug in to AARP Hawai`i’s free “Energy Unplugged” webinar and learn how to save money on your electric bill by simply changing a few things you do at home.
AARP Hawaii worked with the state Health Department, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and community pharmacies to vaccinate vulnerable community care home residents. That includes those in foster care and homes for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Learn to recognize and reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes at a free webinar offered by AARP Hawai`i on Tuesday, May 4 at 2 p.m.
What would you do if you got a cashier’s check in the mail, and were told you could cash it then keep what was left over — after buying gift cards and completing a consumer survey?
Most people want to grow old in the neighborhoods and communities that they feel comfortable in, especially if that place is on Hawai`i island. But it’s not always easy to age in place. There can be financial and legal issues, limited housing options and caregiving considerations.
Learn about your rights as either a landlord or tenant during the COVID 19’s moratorium on evictions during a free webinar on Hawai`i Landlord-Tenant Mediation on Tuesday, April 13 at 6 p.m.
The coronavirus pandemic finds older adults still sheltering at home, wary of even trips to the grocery store. By donating to food banks, Hawaii residents can help ensure that kupuna eat nourishing fare.
A segment on a Kauai family featured in a documentary that shows the struggles of 20-somethings and millennials caring for veterans will have a special virtual showing on April 7 for Hawai`i audiences.
Kupuna planning to travel or who have questions about the state’s COVID-19 vaccination program can register for a free AARP Hawai`i webinar with Hawai`i Adj. Gen. Kenneth Hara and C.J. Johnson of the Department of Health on Tuesday, March 23 at noon.
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