AARP Hawaii

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.

Get information about resources and services to help you age successfully on Maui at a free AARP Hawai`i Aging in Place Workshops on Saturday morning, Aug. 24 at the Kaunoa Senior Center, 401 Alakapa Place, in Paia from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Find upcoming election dates, registration deadlines and voting options in Hawai‘ii, such as voting by mail, early voting or voting with a disability.

There’s only two weeks left to nominate an outstanding individual for AARP’s most prestigious volunteer award. The deadline for the Andrus Award is September 1, 2024. AARP Hawai`i will donate $1,000 to the charity of the winner’s choice in their name.

Kupuna can learn to empower themselves with technology

AARP Hawai`i announced the awarding of 2024 Community Challenge grants totaling nearly $62,000 to four Hawai`i organizations. Grantees will implement quick-action projects that help communities become more livable by improving public places; digital connections; preparing for disasters and improving infrastructure to feed Hawaii’s hungry families.

Sherlyn Freeman could never be sure her dad would remember to turn off the lights before bed or that he wouldn’t stumble in the dark trying to reach them in the middle of the night. At 80, he exhausted himself just getting downstairs to answer the doorbell.

AARP resource connects Hawai`i’s veterans to adapted housing grants from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

On the ballot Voters will decide Saturday, Aug. 10, which candidates for U.S. Senate and House, state legislature, and some county and city offices advance to the Nov. 5 election.

A retirement that allows you to choose how you live as you age requires thought and planning. That’s why AARP Hawai`i is offering a series of free one-hour webinars Saturdays starting June 22nd on Zoom.