The caller, claiming to be a lieutenant in the Honolulu Police Department, frightened her, says Manoa resident Jody Mishan. He told her in a stern voice that this was an urgent matter and there was a bench warrant for her arrest for failing to show up for jury duty.
On the cusp of hurricane season, AARP Hawai`i is encouraging residents, especially kupuna and caregivers, to have an emergency plan and assisting Manoa to become disaster resilient by providing walkie talkies to Manoa residents willing to be part of an emergency communications network.
Prepare your finances to last as long as you live, even if you live to be 100. That’s the goal of free AARP Hawai`i webinars on Saturdays at 10 a.m. on June 10 and June 17.
The 2023 Legislature passed several bills to help kupuna, including legislation to help homeless kupuna get off the streets, a Safe Routes to School bill that should make streets safer for pedestrians of all ages, tax credits for some caregivers and funding for caregiver services.
Whether you are prepared or unprepared for a disaster, the beginning of hurricane season is a reminder for all of us to have a disaster plan and disaster kit or to refresh and restock your disaster plans and kits.
Learn about elder care options and different levels of care available in Hawai`i in a free webinar sponsored by AARP Hawai`i on Tuesday, May 16th at 10 a.m.
AARP Hawaii invites members to a free June screening of The Wind & the Reckoning, which dramatizes the tragic saga of leprosy (Hansen’s disease) in Hawaii, and the banishment of infected islanders to a remote corner of Molokai.
As I write this, the legislature is at the halfway point. Bills have crossed over between the House and Senate and those bills that survive the crossover will go to conference committee and possible final passage.