Category: Articles

  • Buyer Beware

    During Sam C. Dobbs’ time, the early 20th-century, advertising promised consumers various outcomes; however, the claims weren’t based on any facts. This inspired him as the head of Coca-Cola to create a group of businesses to monitor each other’s advertising. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) began. Fast forward to 2023. If you have used gaming…

  • How to Use Mobile Payment Apps Safely

    Digital person-to-person payment services and mobile payment apps have become part of everyday life for millions of people. Mobile payment services and apps such as PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, Apple Pay and Google Pay let you send money to people without having to write a check, swipe a card or hand them cash. These services have…

  • Lions & Dragons Usher in the New Year

    The 2024 Chinese New Year — the Year of the Dragon — begins on Feb. 10 and ends on Jan. 28, 2025, when the Year of the Snake begins. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of the spring season, observances traditionally take place starting on Chinese New Year’s Eve (Feb. 9). Chinese New…

  • Good Nutrition for Health & Vitality

    As we welcome the New Year, a key goal for many revolves around health and vitality. Good nutrition, what you eat to “fuel” your body, combined with physical  activity, are key. Many conditions (heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis) can be prevented or controlled with dietary changes and exercise. A healthy diet also…

  • Lanakila Serves as Model Senior Center

    In the former location of taro patches and rice paddies, Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center (LMPSC) managed by Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, nestled in Liliha in the heart of Honolulu, offers camaraderie, education, recreation, exercise, health promotion, volunteer opportunities and more for kūpuna 60 years of age and older from diverse ethnic, cultural and career backgrounds. LMPSC,…

  • Love is Here!

    The November/December 2023 “Ask a Kupuna” column posed this question: “Do you have a favorite Valentine’s Day story to share?” Marlene wrote, “After a disappointing experience the year before at an upscale downtown restaurant, we decided to never go out to dinner again on a popular occasion. Instead, we had a nice quiet candlelit dinner…

  • Senior Dating: It’s All in the Delivery

    Valentine’s Day is coming up — a good time to talk about dating as a 70ish, single senior male. You were married for 45 years and now you’re alone because your lovely wife passed a while back. You’re wanting companionship and thinking even about dating. Your health is good, you’re active and your cognitive abilities…

  • Social Security Benefits Increase in 2024

    Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 71 million Americans increased 3.2% this year. On average, Social Security retirement benefits increased by more than $50 per month starting in January 2024. More than 66 million Social Security beneficiaries will see the 3.2% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) beginning in January. Increased payments to…

  • Genius Tip: Designing Your Game Plan

    Albert Einstein famously said that an intellectual solves problems, while a genius avoids them. Here is an example of how you should employ this mindset when you put your estate plan in place.

  • Grief & Bereavement — Part IX

    In the last article we introduced and discussed the process of the virtuous circle of communication. In this article we will discuss how to communicate in a family meeting.