Generations Magazine | Apr 11, 2017 | April – May 2017, Issue
Senator Akaka & NKFH: Creating a Healthier Hawai‘i
Generations Magazine | Jan 25, 2017 | February - March 2017, Issue
Jeff Apaka: Compassion in Action
Generations Magazine | Nov 30, 2016 | December – January 2017, Issue
Togetherness…a family tradition
Generations Magazine | Oct 1, 2016 | Issue, October - November 2016
Brothers in Arms
Generations Magazine | Feb 1, 2016 | Articles, February - March 2016, Giving Care
Pets are great at any age. Do you remember your first pet and learning how to care for Spot or Fluffy? It doesn’t take much time and effort to keep a mature pet. The love, attention and companionship they give seems so much more than the protection, food and exercise...
Generations Magazine | Feb 1, 2016 | Articles, February - March 2016, Living Life
Justin was in kindergarten when Kalihi Kai Elementary School began Golden Moment Hawai‘i, a collaboration between Kristy Yamaguchi’s Always Dream Foundation (ADF) and Hawai‘i P-20 to bring “Always Reading” into Hawai‘i public schools. It’s a very simple program: it...
Generations Magazine | Feb 1, 2016 | Articles, Editorial, February - March 2016
Generations Magazine calls upon Hawai‘i’s experts — from financial and legal advisors to health care professionals and noted chefs — to produce informative and meaningful resources for our local seniors and their families. We are grateful for their contributions....
Generations Magazine | Feb 1, 2016 | Articles, Cover Story, February - March 2016
The Alzheimer’s Association of Hawaii estimates that by 2025, there will be 35,000 Alzheimer’s disease patients over the age of 65 in the state. Almost as many elderly patients will suffer from other related dementias associated with hardening of the arteries or...
Generations Magazine | Feb 1, 2016 | Articles, February - March 2016, Programs & Services
If you remember the term “grown-ups,” it is time to make sure your insurance coverage is aging as gracefully as you are. I volunteer at Kokua Kalihi Valley elderly community center in Honolulu and each month we celebrate birthdays. In December, I celebrated the...
Generations Magazine | Feb 1, 2016 | Articles, February - March 2016, Programs & Services
Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. (MEO) is a hub for transportation throughout Maui County. It lives up to its motto: “Helping People… Changing Lives” by coordinating the services of over 20 different agencies and nonprofits, and providing low-cost specialized...
Generations Magazine | Feb 1, 2014 | Articles, February - March 2014, Living Life
For five decades — from their early years in Hong Kong as the Fabulous Echoes to standing-room-only performances in clubs and concert halls around the world — the saga of the Society of Seven has been one of the most enduring success stories in show business. Now the...
Generations Magazine | Feb 1, 2014 | Articles, February - March 2014, Living Life
Featuring olive oil and herbs, this one-dish dinner cooks for less than a half an hour, yet has the satisfying, melded flavor of a long-simmered stew. Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. olive oil 8 chicken thighs (about 3 lbs.), with skin on Salt and fresh ground pepper 1 medium...
Generations Magazine | Feb 1, 2014 | Articles, February - March 2014, Health
Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults. Approxi mately 47 percent of adults 75 years of age or older have a hearing impairment. Men are more likely to experience hearing loss than women. It may be embarrassing and often leads to...
Generations Magazine | Feb 1, 2014 | Articles, February - March 2014, Senior News
Dr. Anthony (Tony) Lenzer was recently selected as the Hawai‘i recipient of the 2013 Andrus Award for Community Service—AARP’s most prestigious volunteer recognition. He accepted the award from AARP national president Rob Romasco at a volunteer recognition luncheon in...
Generations Magazine | Feb 1, 2014 | Articles, February - March 2014, Living Life
Family members, partners and close friends are an important source of support for older people who need help taking care of themselves at home. In Hawai‘i, these caregivers provide most of the care for loved ones who need help with activities such as bathing, dressing...
Generations Magazine | Dec 1, 2013 | Articles, December - January 2014, GMEDIA
Main navigation menu: Use these topics to navigate to the various pages in our site. As you run the cursor over the word, it’ll become bold. These topics will always exist on every page. Throughout the homepage, there are also various other buttons that’ll take you to...
Generations Magazine | Oct 1, 2013 | Articles, Living Life, October - November 2013
The pool of family and friends to care for Hawai‘i baby boomers as they age into their 80s will be less than half as deep as it is today, according to a new report from AARP. The report predicts the ratio of potential family caregivers to elders needing care will...
Generations Magazine | Oct 1, 2013 | Articles, Living Life, October - November 2013
Like many of the City & County’s Parks and Recreation senior programs, the Moanalua Senior Citizens’ Club did not meet in June, July and August while the City’s Summer Fun programs took over their locations. When I delivered Generations Magazine’s August/September...
Generations Magazine | Oct 1, 2013 | Articles, Editorial, October - November 2013
Where has the year gone? As we near the holiday season I am reminded of how important our families are to all of us. And there is no bigger issue that most of us will all face other than caregiving for our parents. As November is National Caregiver’s Awareness Month,...
Generations Magazine | Oct 1, 2013 | Articles, October - November 2013, Programs & Services
While the Baby Boom era is behind us, its effects live on. The number of people reaching the autumn season of life is higher than ever. In fact, the World Health Organization reports that there are around 600 million people aged 60 and older living in the world today....
Generations Magazine | Aug 1, 2013 | Articles, August - September 2013, Living Life
As part of Older Americans Month in May, the Hawai’I State Executive Office on Aging and the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs joined the Area Agencies on Aging and Gov. Abercrombie in recognizing eight outstanding senior citizen volunteers from each of the four...
Generations Magazine | Aug 1, 2013 | Articles, August - September 2013, Living Life
After the kids were grown, Rhee, a career pharmacist turned fulltime mother, weighed second-career options. She thought of teaching or returning to a pharmacy, but memories of her church’s baking class brought back fond childhood memories of afternoon tea and...