Category: Living Life

  • ‘Super’ Seniors Head to Tennis Nationals

    Like the challenges of aging well, playing tennis at a mature age provides its own set of character trials and physical tests. Of the almost one million tennis players in the U.S., about 2,000 compete annually in the USTA League 65 and Over Tennis National Championships. In December, over 100 “super seniors” from Hawai‘i Island,…

  • Partnering for Seniors

    Generations Magazine has partnered with local news station KITV and its “Aging Well” weekend segments. As a resource magazine, Generations is happy and very fortunate to have local TV station KITV Channel 4 to step up to the plate and support our aging population— one of the fastest-growing segments of our community. During each weekend…

  • Film Confronts End-of-Life Issues

    Me Before You, the No. 1 New York Times bestseller written by Jojo Moyes in 2012, was made into a film in 2016. Although it seems like a believable romance story, it is a work of fiction. However, Me Before You raises awareness about some very real life-and-death issues. The premise (no spoiler alert): A…

  • Words, Tone, Compassion… Harmony

    By this time, even though the presidential election is behind us, many of us are still stinging from the words we heard as our candidates aired their differences. Whether we regard these exchanges as pleasurable or punishing, I recall one bright spot in the second debate, when a town hall attendee asked the candidates to…

  • Make the Most of Your Real Estate Assets

    Are you age 50 or over and contemplating your retirement, purpose and legacy? We all want to plan wisely for the future. Rest assured, there are strategies and resources available that can help you position yourself for a bright future. If you are considering using your real estate assets to achieve these goals, you need…

  • 90th Lei Day Celebration: a May Day Tradition

    O‘ahu’s 90th Annual Lei Day Celebration will be held on Monday, May 1, at Kap‘iolani Park. The theme for the 2017 celebration is Lei Kula — the gold lei of the golden years. Hawai‘i’s Lei Day has a very rich and colorful history, incorporating a variety of ethnic traditions. The Department of Parks and Recreation…

  • Expand Your Horizons Through Travel

    Seniors who travel may be positively impacting their health. Travel keeps the mind and body active and strong. Any type of travel is good for you. A change in scenery and environment provides a healthy break from your regular routine. Travel encourages engagement with others, whether you are visiting family and friends, or traveling with…

  • Memoir of a Hawai‘i Cowboy Doctor

    T. David Woo’s highly textured memoir of his life as a Hawai‘i Island plantation doctor provides a fascinating look at the days when sugar cane was king. Plantation Doctor: A Memoir of Hawai‘i is filled with anecdotes, rare photos and detailed maps of ethnic camps during Hawai‘i’s booming plantation era. Woo was born on the…

  • Keeping History Alive: Maui Plantation Camps

    Did you or a loved one work for the plantations on Maui during the 20th century? Do you enjoy reminiscing with children and grandchildren about simpler times, when family came first and neighbors looked out for each other? Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s (LRF) Plantation Camp Map project helps tell your story. Over seven years, the Plantation…

  • Adopt a Family Program Lifts Holiday Spirits

    The holidays are a special time for Hawai‘i families. But for some seniors, the season can be one of the most challenging and difficult times of the year. Many kūpuna live on fixed incomes and struggle to make ends meet. Some do not have the support of family and friends, and especially during the holidays,…

  • How to Write Your Memoir

    Everyone has a story to tell. And what better way to leave a legacy, and pass down family values and traditions than through your own words, in your very own book that can be passed down through the generations, inspiring legacies to come. But getting started can be a daunting task. Staring at that blank…

  • The U.S. Army Museum: Veteran Volunteers

    The U.S. Army Museum: Veteran Volunteers by Stephanie Kim, Generations Magazine Intern from the Oct-Nov 2016 issue of Generations Magazine, Hawai‘i’s Resource for Life