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.
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.
Wish of a Lifetime from AARP’s Cupid Crew and AARP Hawai`i are delivering more than 6,400 roses and 800 hand-made Valentine’s Day cards to kupuna on Oahu, Maui and Hawai`i island. It’s part of a national effort to deliver more than 170,000 roses and 250,000 cards to send love and deliver cards and roses to older adults, fostering intergenerational connections with those who may be at risk for social isolation.
Get advice on managing the high cost of caregiving and maintaining your own financial security at free in-person and telephone seminars Feb. 22nd through Feb. 24th with AARP Caregiving Expert Amy Goyer.
Hawai`i residents who want to pay tribute to American servicemembers who served and died in the Vietnam War can do so at The Wall That Heals, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
AARP Hawai‘i will focus legislative efforts this year on mitigating the disproportionate risks faced by older adults during public emergencies. The Legislature opens this month.
The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will make its first-ever stop in Hawai`i on Hawai`i island in January and Maui in February.
A new 2023 AARP Fraud Watch NetworkTM report is highlighting the ways criminals target consumers during holiday season. A majority (80%) of U.S. consumers say they have experienced some type of fraud this year – many of which ramp up over the holiday shopping season. These holiday shopping scams have increased from last year’s report, from receiving fake notifications about shipments, to online ad scams, and more.
AARP Movies for Grownups is holding a free screening of the new movie “Wonka,” in Kailua-Kona at the Regal Keauhou Stadium 7 theatre on Monday, Dec. 18 at 1:30 p.m.
For the first time since AARP began publishing the Scorecard in 2011, more than half of Medicaid long-term care dollars nationwide for older adults and people with physical disabilities went to home- and community-based services instead of nursing homes and other institutions.