“Taking Care,” a documentary about actor/writer/producers Seth Rogan and Lauren Miller Rogan and their caregiving experience after Miller Rogan’s mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, will have free showings statewide through April 17.
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.
AARP Hawaii is seeking volunteers to bolster outreach and advocacy for the state’s older residents, who face high prescription drug prices and other pressures.
A $20,000 AARP Livable Communities Community Challenge Grant is helping to make Kaua`i a better place to live one brush stroke and one shovel at a time.
Brett Johnson was one of America’s most wanted online criminals. He set up websites to sell items online, collected the money and never delivered the merchandise. He created Shadowcrew, a precursor to the Dark Web, where criminals could buy and sell stolen identities. Tax return fraud, insurance fraud, money laundering … Johnson was involved in all of it until he was caught, served prison time and eventually turned his life around.
Bills supported by AARP Hawai`i, passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor will benefit kupuna, caregivers, and future retirees. One of the bills should mean shorter lines at the DMV when renewing drivers licenses and fewer trips to the DMV for kupuna.
View the full list of grantees and their project descriptions at aarp.org/communitychallenge and learn more about AARP’s livable communities work at aarp.org/livable .