Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Mar 28, 2020 | April - May 2020, Cover Story
In his epic historical novel Hawai‘i, James A. Michener created fallible heroes and villains who have lived in our memories for over 60 years now. But when the missionaries are interpreted in the norms of their times, the tenets of their beliefs, we see their abiding faith to bring the gospel of peace to Henry Ōpūkaha‘ia’s people. The fruits of their labor persist, and in 2020, we celebrate 200 years of teaching God’s word and singing sacred hymns that inspire faith, hope and love.
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Feb 4, 2020 | Cover Story, February - March 2020
Dying at home can be traumatic for loved ones. We long for a peaceful walk into a beautiful sunset. But most have never seen anyone die and that first indelible experience will stick with us. We may wish to die in our sleep, suffer an accident where we “never knew what happened” or drop dead while enjoying a favorite activity. But the odds are even — just as many people suffer and fight death to the last breath. Loved ones who witness such death throes simply don’t talk about it.
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Dec 5, 2019 | Cover Story, Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
We know how food gets distributed at the market to people who can afford to buy it. For those who can’t, every day, a network of Hawai‘i nonprofits work together to collect food donations and deliver them to the hungry. They serve seniors on a fixed income, low-income families, disabled persons and homeless persons who may not be getting enough food to sustain health or the energy to work.
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Sep 25, 2019 | Cover Story, October - November 2019
Anona and Joseph “Nappy” Napoleon love the sea. Their kuleana is to respect and care for the sea by practicing and perpetuating cultural traditions of their ancestors who lived on and near the ocean. We call them “watermen.” Kō ā moana may be men or women, surfers, fishermen, paddlers, sailors or divers.
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Jul 30, 2019 | August - September 2019, Cover Story
Generations Magazine recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a resource article about women affected by this disease. Their stories, the education and research that Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation® provides, and new treatment trends available in Hawai‘i will encourage you to become part of the More Than Pink movement.
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | May 24, 2019 | Cover Story, June - July 2019, Living Life
In July, City Mill Ltd. will celebrate 120 years of business in Honolulu. Their success is grounded in four generations of family wisdom. Our grandparents and parents loved shopping there, and today, we receive that same kindly respect and assistance every time we visit the store. Vice President Carol Ai May and President Steven Ai are the third generation of their family running City Mill. This brother and sister are also part of a group of family caregivers who assist their mother and stepmother, now in their nineties. Their family culture of helping others began in the 1890s.
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Apr 5, 2019 | April - May 2019, Cover Story
It’s Sunday afternoon! “Welcome to ‘Territorial Airwaves,’” echoes the AM940 Hawai‘i announcer, followed by a long steamy blast of a cruise ship’s horn. And then, like a playful ocean breeze, the cadence of Harry B. Soria’s happy voice bids us e komo mai and stay awhile. Gently, he calls us back to simpler days with the hapa-haole and not-so-haole music of old Hawai‘i — passed down in families and among Hawai‘i musicians for a hundred years.
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Jan 28, 2019 | Cover Story, February - March 2019
Since 2017, licensed Hawai‘i cannabis growers have been formulating and dispensing medical products to qualified state-registered patients. A majority of their clients who are benefiting from cannabis treatments are seniors. Maui Grown Therapies dispensary in Kahului has been open over a year. Leading their Science & Medical Advisory Board is Dr. Andrew Weil, director of the University of Arizona Center for Integrated Medicine, an advocate for alternative medicine and an early pioneer in the research of medical cannabis.
Wendy Suite | Dec 2, 2018 | Cover Story, Dec 2018 Jan 2019
From a very young age, Carole Kai showed a flair for the dramatic — sometimes pulling a bedsheet off the clothesline and holding it tightly across her shoulders while flying around the backyard like a superhero. Other times, she showed a more businesslike approach — like the time she hosted a boxing match in her backyard and sold tickets to neighborhood kids for 5 cents apiece.
Generations Magazine Staff | Sep 24, 2018 | Cover Story, Date, Giving Care, October - November 2018
Former first lady Rosalynn was a caregiver herself and she believed that family caregiving is a cycle of life that touches everyone. Here, four people, each at a different point on the cycle, share their care stories from the heart, offering words of wisdom and points of caution. As you read, consider your journey on the Cycle of Caregiving. Where are you? Are you prepared?
Wendy Suite | Jul 26, 2018 | August - September 2018, Cover Story
It’s taken local girl Stacey Hayashi more than 15 years to bring this story of the 100th/442nd and MIS to the big screen. Her dream — to perpetuate stories like this for today’s youth and for future generations — took perseverance and sacrifice, like that of the veterans she passionately honors with this film.
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | May 15, 2018 | Cover Story, June - July 2018, Living Life
Giving back to your high school or college allows you not only to rekindle warm memories of school days but also to help the school prepare today’s students for a successful future. Generations Magazine celebrates “school pride” with the stories of two retirees...
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Apr 9, 2018 | April - May 2018, Cover Story
A living and vibrant culture rests on two bedrock foundations: a living language, and land that reveres places connected to the history, beliefs and hopes of its people. One of the people at the nexus of language revival in Hawai‘i is Dr. Marvin Puakea Nogelmeier,...
Generations Magazine Staff | Jan 31, 2018 | Cover Story, February - March 2018
Faith and Benny Agbayani celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary this year, and both agree that the success of their partnership is doing things together. Maintaining a close relationship is more than saying, “I love you;” it’s taking on challenges as a team, mastering new skills and learning together. Overcoming obstacles in life requires commitment, sacrifice and a willingness to cooperate. The Agbayanis do all these things well, but simply call it “sticking together.”
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Dec 2, 2017 | Cover Story, Dec 2017 - January 2018
Aging with dignity is a major public health issue for the state of Hawai‘i. People of all ages work with and advocate for the elderly by providing educational resources for families and brainstorming private and public health solutions for the growing needs of kūpuna....
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Sep 25, 2017 | Cover Story, October - November 2017
The little blue and white house in Mō‘ili‘ili, where Project Dana started an interfaith volunteer caregivers program has never closed! This headquarters was once the home of the late Kuniyo Nakamoto, who was helped by Mō‘ili‘ili Hongwanji Mission and Project Dana....
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Jul 28, 2017 | Aug-Sept 2017, Cover Story, Living Life
by Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith Cover & feature photography by Brian Suda It is said, “love conquers all.” And the riveting story of Roy Sakuma’s life and his outreach to at-risk youth proves that the lasting power of love can heal hearts and change minds. We...
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Jun 4, 2017 | Cover Story, June-July 2017, Living Life
by Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith cover & feature photography by Brian Suda The traditions and language of the original Japanese immigrants to Hawai‘i in the late 1800s survived because they taught their children to venerate and value the culture of the homeland. In...
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Apr 11, 2017 | April – May 2017, Cover Story
The National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii (NKFH) is aiming high with a new clinical community resource center. It broke ground in July and Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka wants all of us to support the last bit of fundraising. The new center in Kapolei will house many...
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Jan 27, 2017 | Cover Story, February - March 2017
Hawai‘i greets the rest of the world at Waikīkī. Each year, millions of tourists compare their Hawai‘i brochures to the first impressions they get from the world’s most famous beach community. Jeff Apaka grew up there, entertains there, works as community...
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Dec 4, 2016 | Cover Story, December – January 2017
Family is a very important source of virtues and values. Our ancestors collected generational wisdom from their ancestors — surviving and thriving through famines, wars, migrations, dynasties and empires. Closely knit families can be a source of nurturing, support and...
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Oct 1, 2016 | Cover Story, October - November 2016
Brothers in Arms by Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith from the Oct-Nov 2016 issue of Generations Magazine, Hawai‘i’s Resource for Life
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Aug 1, 2016 | August - September 2016, Cover Story
Aloha Remains at the ‘The Cal’ by Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith from the August-September 2016 issue of Generations Magazine, Hawai‘i’s Resource for Life
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Jun 1, 2016 | Articles, Cover Story, June - July 2016
Aloha iā ‘oe: A Marlene Sai Legacy by Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith, Cover & Feature Story Photography by Brian Suda from the June-July 2016 issue of Generations Magazine, Hawai‘iʻs Resource For Life
Yuet-Mui Kong, Program Coordinator Lanakila Multi Purpose Senior Center | Apr 1, 2016 | April - May 2016, Articles, Cover Story
Weekday mornings, as the sun rises in Kalihi, seniors congregate at Lanakila Multi Purpose Senior Center to play, learn and serve their community. Dispel the idea of loneliness or aimless activities to pass the time away. Members of Lanakila Center engage in...
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...
Father William Petrie, sscc | Dec 3, 2015 | Articles, Cover Story, December - January 2016
New Beginnings … The Path Continues. Father Petrie shares his life perspective
Martha Khlopin, Radio Host of “Morning Drive With Martha" | Oct 1, 2015 | Articles, Cover Story, October - November 2015
The Fountain of Youth
Generations Magazine Staff | Aug 1, 2015 | Articles, August - September 2015, Cover Story
Introducing the Executive Office on Aging
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Jun 1, 2015 | Articles, Cover Story, June - July 2015
Baby Boomers who have built successful careers and investments for the future are now experiencing the physical, emotional and financial outcomes of caring for their aging parents, while they meet the expense of college or support for adult children who choose...
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Apr 1, 2015 | April - May 2015, Articles, Cover Story
The face of the Hawaii Red Cross is its CEO, Coralie Chun Matayoshi. Like Red Cross founder, Clara Barton, Coralie can’t do everything by herself. She must inspire and lead thousands of volunteers to deliver humanitarian aid to all of us—whenever disaster...
Generations Magazine Staff | Feb 1, 2015 | Articles, Cover Story, February - March 2015
Behind the ornate gates of Chinatown on South King and River Streets, fruit stand merchants, restaurants, art galleries, importers and cultural organizations are ready for Chinese New Year. Shops offer tantalizing specialty foods for the holiday. Chinese...
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Dec 1, 2014 | Articles, Cover Story, December - January 2015
Manoa Heritage Center in Manoa Valley is a non-profit organization founded by Sam and Mary Cooke to preserve and share with our community an ancient Hawaiian worshipping site that is located on their property. We were invited to visit the center and meet these...
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Oct 1, 2014 | Articles, Cover Story, October - November 2014
Generations Magazine staff was invited to join a team of community volunteers on an evacuation outreach mission to Puna seniors living in the path of Kilauea’a latest lava flow. In past centuries streams of lava obliterated Puna farms and Kalapana Village, but most...
Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Oct 1, 2014 | Articles, Cover Story, October - November 2014
HCOA has a simple process for delivering services to the elderly: when seniors voice a problem, Alan and his staff listen. That’s it. Hawai‘i Island citizens start their own grassroots initiatives and mobilize resources to solve it. “Actually, we don’t create...
Kimberly McGee | Aug 1, 2014 | Articles, August - September 2014, Cover Story
In the middle of a sprawling desert town, Aloha blooms. It is spoken at the guest check-in with each new arrival, served at the café with each fragrant dish of oxtail soup, and spread through the gifted efforts of the employees. The evolution of Boyd Gaming...
Generations Magazine Staff | Jun 1, 2014 | Articles, Cover Story, June - July 2014
Before retiring in 2010, Moon—an attorney for 16 years and judge for 28— put the “law of the land” to work for more than 40 years. As judge, he says he was proud to support the interests of his state and country, and witness hundreds of citizens perform their civic...
Generations Magazine Staff | Apr 1, 2014 | April - May 2014, Articles, Cover Story
In a split second your life can change dramatically,” says Barbara Kim Stanton, AARP Hawai‘i state director, of a lifethreatening pedestrian crash in 2003. The accident left her with multiple fractures, requiring extensive rehabilitation and a six-month recovery at...
Aimee Harris | Feb 1, 2014 | Articles, Cover Story, February - March 2014
With a desire to express himself, comedian and media personality Frank B. Shaner moves from the mic to paint palette. Toward the end of 2011, popular radio personality Frank B. Shaner did his last stint as host of the morning show on KUMU radio. After seven years, his...
Aimee Harris | Dec 1, 2013 | Articles, Cover Story, December - January 2014
The Valley Isle has some of the happiest seniors in Hawai‘i. Is it simply a Maui state of mind? Or is there more to it? The fact that each year people from all over the world move to Maui to retire must say something…or perhaps it says a lot. During a recent...
Emme Tomimbang | Oct 1, 2013 | Articles, Cover Story, October - November 2013
A personal story by Emme Tomimbang November is National Caregivers Month. It is a time to acknowledge the important role that family, friends and neighbors play in caring for the ill, disabled or aged. Family caregivers provide an estimated $450 billion worth of...
Generations Magazine Staff | Aug 1, 2013 | Articles, August - September 2013, Cover Story
At 77 years young, Al Harrington has seemingly lived the life of the American Dream—entertainer, actor, healer and educator. Yet, after experiencing cancer and diabetes, Al was compelled to build the healing spirit in Hawai‘i. For him, that meant illustrating how new...
Generations Magazine Staff | Jun 1, 2013 | Articles, Cover Story, June - July 2013
Norm Chow reflects on his first year on the field. “I always tell the kids, We stand on the shoulders of the great men and women that have gone on before us.” By most reports, 62 is now the most common retirement age by far. Yet, many folks are adjusting to the poor...
Tom Yoneyama | Apr 1, 2013 | April - May 2013, Articles, Cover Story
For generations, the Y has provided a place of wellness and community bonding for Oahu residents from across the island’s economic, social and age groups. In keeping with this tradition, the Y is now making a name for itself among local seniors. With similar...
Megan Fong | Feb 1, 2013 | Articles, Cover Story, February - March 2013
Dr. Thomas J. Kane, III, is the founder and chief orthopedic director of the Kane Orthopedic Institute. He has been selected as the Hawai‘i Arthritis Foundation Medical Honoree for 2013 based on his exceptional contribution to the treatment and care of people with...
Aimee Harris | Dec 1, 2012 | Articles, Cover Story, December - January 2013
“Our bodies —regardless of age — can be transformed.” — Diane Cadinha, Certified Personal Trainer It’s important to recognize that exercise is not merely for sculpting young bodies. It is for everyone — especially seniors, who often have the most to gain. The benefits...
Aimee Harris | Oct 1, 2012 | Articles, Cover Story, October - November 2012
Former broadcaster, Linda Coble, says all voices are meant to be heard. As a budding broadcaster in the 1960s, Linda Coble struggled to have her voice heard in the news business. In those days, women were not on the air. Yet, Hawai‘i offered her something that the...
Aimee Harris | Aug 1, 2012 | Articles, August - September 2012, Cover Story
A personal promise creates new, affordable homes for hundreds local seniors In the early 1990s, local businessman Steve Metter searched for a safe and affordable place for his aging father to live. Faced with limited options, it became his mission to build a quality...
Barry Sultanoff | Jun 1, 2012 | Articles, Cover Story, June - July 2012
Following his inner guiding star, Kimokeo skillfully navigates the subterranean waters of his own inner world and kuleana. In the Hawaiian tradition, the purpose of life —the meaning of our being here on Earth — is to fulfill a unique responsibility, our kuleana. This...
Aimee Harris | Apr 1, 2012 | April - May 2012, Articles, Cover Story
“Don’t give up… I still exercise six days a week.” Former UH Coach Les Murakami had an award-winning baseball coaching career at the University of Hawai‘i. He coached more than 500 players in a victory-studded career that stretched from 1971 to his retirement in...
Aimee Harris | Feb 1, 2012 | Articles, Cover Story, February - March 2012
Terry Shintani, MD, JD, MPH, KSJ is a local physician, attorney, nutritionist, author, lecturer, radio show host and community
advocate. You probably know him best for his whole-person diet programs, such as Eat More, Weigh Less Diet and the Shintani Diet. In 1992,...
Aimee Harris | Dec 1, 2011 | Articles, Cover Story, December - January 2012
“We need to face our challenges together, and build a Hawai‘i for all ages.” As Neil Abercrombie marched into the governorship of Hawai‘i, he carried with him a manifesto — A New Day In Hawai‘i. One of the plan’s key points was to enhance the quality of life for older...
Aimee Harris | Oct 1, 2011 | Articles, Cover Story, October - November 2011
“For anyone diagnosed with Alzheimerʻs, itʻs important to know that you can live a meaningful and productive life after diagnosis.” — Mike Buck Radio personality Mike Buck of KHVH Radio is the “Voice for the Alzheimer’s Association.” Both of Mike’s parents...
Aimee Harris | Aug 1, 2011 | Articles, August - September 2011, Cover Story
Cover & Feature Story Photography by Brian Suda “We believe that the future of HUOA is dependent upon our youth.” — Jane Serikaku When we first meet someone new in Hawai‘i, we often ask, “Where you wen’ grad?”, as it gives us an idea of where they grew...
Aimee Harris | Jun 1, 2011 | Articles, Cover Story, June - July 2011
A lifetime dedicated to the safety and security of our community “I… became aware of people who take advantage of the elderly,… ” With more than 30 years of experience in the criminal justice field, Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro has dedicated his...
