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.
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.
If you’ve ever wondered about trying a new diet and the nutrition and science of healthy eating, AARP Hawai`i is giving you a chance to learn about different diets and ask questions of Caroline Hamatake, a registered dietician/nutritionist, during a series of free Zoom webinars starting on March 24.
Scammers follow the headlines and take advantage of them when they can. Public desire to support Ukraine in this critical time of need is no exception.
Hawai`i taxpayers are paying $62 million this year and will pay $1.72 billion over 20 years for the state’s share of social service programs to support workers and their families reaching retirement age without adequate savings, a new study estimates.
An AARP small business survey found that nearly three quarters of Hawai‘i small business decision-makers and owners think more should be done to encourage workers to save for retirement, and four in five support the creation of a state-facilitated retirement savings program.
Get tips on arranging the retirement you want with AARP Hawaii’s free webinar series Think of Your Future. The online sessions are 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays in March and on April 2.
Being financially secure in retirement is not just about money. It requires planning and a realistic understanding of your needs and wants plus the benefits Social Security and Medicare provide after you stop working.