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.
Because the pandemic recession dramatically increased food insecurity, especially for older adults, AARP Hawaii responded to a request from officials to harness existing and new resources to ensure that those in need receive enough to eat.
Henry Kapono will perform a free online concert in honor of veterans and military families on Saturday, November 28 at 5 p.m. The concert can be seen via a Zoom link and simulcast on the AARP Hawai`i Facebook page.
AARP Hawai‘i is offering free Caregiver Wednesday webinars to provide valuable information and resources for caregivers on Zoom every Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Ukulele virtuoso Taimane will perform in a free AARP Hawaii online concert celebrating family caregivers of older adults in recognition of National Family Caregivers Month in November. The concert can be seen on a Zoom link and simulcast on the AARP Hawai`i Facebook page on Friday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m.
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.
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.
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.