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Don’t Give Wrongdoers a Free Pass

Scott Spallina, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Wisdoms

Recently, I took my youngest daughter to the Punahou Carnival, where waiting in line for the adult rides she has now graduated to is sometimes 40 minutes. As we were getting close to the front, I noticed four young adults walk several feet in front of us and stand in...

Distributions – Consider Two Standards

Stephen B. Yim, Attorney at Law | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Wisdoms

As an estate planning attorney, I have the privilege of observing how families decide how to distribute their assets between and among their children. I have come to understand that there are two distinct standards that parents use to determine the gift. First, there...

Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust Benefits

Karwin Sui, Development and Communications Manager, National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Wisdoms

Including a trust that owns life insurance in your estate planning strategy can have the following benefits: MANAGEMENT. If you have a large estate and plan to pass a significant inheritance to children, an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT) enables you to...

Hawaiian-Style Estate Planning

Scott A. Makuakane, Counselor at Law, Est8Planning Counsel LLLC | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Wisdoms

Estate planning is the process of protecting that which is important (far beyond simply financial or physical assets) and then passing those important things on to our loved ones and future generations. Many concepts that are central to Hawaiian culture are...

Working Part-Time in Retirement

Michael W. K. Yee, Financial Advisor and Certified Financial Planner | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Wisdoms

Traditionally, retirement means leaving the workforce to pursue decades of relaxation. However, today’s retirees and pre-retirees are reshaping what it means to leave the workforce. Retirement may be an opportunity to pursue a small business, start consulting or land...

When Grandparents Become Parents Again

Christine Spencer, Maui County Regional Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Association – Hawaii | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Programs & Services

What would you do if your daughter or son was suddenly unable to take care of their keiki? Have you ever thought about becoming a parent after retirement? This decision for families is often unexpected and comes under very difficult circumstances. About three million...

How May We Help You?

Staff of Social Security Public Affairs Hawai`i | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Programs & Services

Social Security has a toolbox full of resources on its website, www.socialsecurity.gov, to help you with your financial planning. With so many resources, maybe it’s easier if we highlight one of our “best.” BEST is the Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool, available at...

GrandGrace: Multigenerational Support

Darlene H. Nakayama, RN, MS, CRRN, Chief Executive Officer, Palolo Chinese Home | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Giving Care

Providing seniors care for their body, mind and spirit is critically important. Simply spending time with seniors can improve their emotional well-being and outlook. Palolo Chinese Home, in partnership with Common Grace, a nonprofit organization, recently launched a...

Respiratory Care: A Specialty Service

Ishol, Director of Community Relations and Resource Development, Care Center of Honolulu | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Giving Care

Being unable to breathe on our own is very scary. Spinal cord injuries, pneumonia, stroke, injury to the chest, muscular dystrophy and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can all bring on respiratory failure. Spinal cord injuries often happen when we least...

My Memory Box

Cheryl Padaken, Care Home Operator and Administrator, Kinolau Homes Malama, LLC | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Giving Care

Memory boxes can help seniors, especially those with Alzheimer’s or with dementia, recall events and people from the past. The contents represent a life they once knew and now have difficulty remembering or have forgotten entirely. Memory boxes help stimulate their...

Essential Support for Family Caregivers

Audrey Suga Nakagawa | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Giving Care

Every morning, 85-year-old Thomas puts on his aloha shirt and heads to “work” at an adult day care center located near downtown Honolulu. Going there gives him a sense of purpose to get up every morning. His family needs to remind him each day where he is going since...

Self-Care Tips for Caregivers on GTV

Generations Magazine Staff | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Giving Care

Earlier this year, Generations Magazine publisher Percy Ihara interviewed a national speaker on caregiving, Dave Nassaney, for the Generations Radio Show. This is an edited transcript of the short Generations TV interview Percy did after the radio show aired. GTV: Can...

Aging and Muscle Loss

Eileen Phillips, RN, Attention Plus Care | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Giving Care

Throughout our youth, most of us will experience muscle growth up until the age of 30. Thereafter, we begin to lose some muscle mass, strength and performance. This steady decline is called sarcopenia and is the “use it or lose” part of the natural aging process. It...

How to Climb Stairs Pain Free

Julie Moon, Physical Therapist | Apr 10, 2018 | April - May 2018, Health

In our younger years we didn’t think twice about sprinting up and down steps. As we age, however, climbing a flight of stairs can often seem like scaling a mountainside due to limited mobility and pain. According to Harvard Health Publishing, the force on each knee is...

The Need of Going the Extra Mile

Sarah Ruppenthal, freelance writer | Apr 10, 2018 | April - May 2018, Living Life

It all started with a new pair of shoes. Twenty-nine years ago, Honolulu resident Joan Davis decided to reclaim her health. “I was having some health problems,” she says. “It was time to make a change.” So, the then-49-year-old bought a pair of athletic shoes and...

The Importance of Documentation

Christopher Duque, Online Security Advisor | Apr 10, 2018 | April - May 2018, Living Life

One of the most common problems I encounter investigating a cybercrime is that the victim fails to provide any records and/or documentation to support their claim that they have been victimized. This is often also true of others reporting the crime, either with the...

Blossoms for the Brave Lei-Making Event

Dana L. Acosta, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, Kaunoa Senior Services | Apr 10, 2018 | April - May 2018, Living Life

As Mayor Alan M. Arakawa has said, “As we sew lei together, we express our gratitude for their service, and for the many ways these men and women helped shape the community we live in today, ‘Blossoms for the Brave’ is a wonderful opportunity to meet up with old...

Sharing Personal Wisdom and Values

Margaret A. Perkinson, PhD, University of Hawaii at Mānoa | Apr 10, 2018 | April - May 2018, Column

Most of us recognize the importance of establishing a legal will to document and ensure that our material goods are passed on to the persons and/or causes of our choice. But how many of us have written comparable documents to ensure that our values and beliefs, our...

Keep that “Spring” in your Step!

Martha Khlopin, Radio Host of “Morning Drive With Martha" | Apr 9, 2018 | April - May 2018, Column

As a Medicare educator and radio host, it’s my passion to keep up with changes that impact Medicare beneficiaries. My radio listening audience is well into their 60s and 70s and octogenarians listen, too. Some are ’69 and ’70 graduates of Roosevelt, Kalani, Kaimuki,...

Puakea Nogelmeier – Ascending to the Future

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,...
April – May 2018

April – May 2018

Mahlon Moore | Apr 9, 2018 | April - May 2018, Issue

One of the people at the nexus of language revival in Hawai‘i is Dr. Marvin Puakea Nogelmeier

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Articles in the current issue

  • Virtual Training: Think About It! Copy

  • February – March 2021

  • Hawai‘i Woman Hits It BIG in Las Vegas!

  • Estate Planning: Start With ‘Why’

  • Elder Abuse Reporting Deadlines

  • Passing on the Family Business

  • Rules for Adult Kids Returning Home

  • The Power of Healing, Harmony & Hope

  • Oh Those Medicare Commercials!

  • Dementia Patients ‘Remember Thru Music’

  • Medicare’s Other Enrollment Periods

  • Help for Military and Veteran Caregivers

  • Aging With Aloha: Caring for Your Eyes

  • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Health

  • Practice Good Oral Hygiene Together

  • Poling for Better Posture, Balance & Health

  • Engage With Kūpuna During COVID-19

  • Creating Smooth Transitions for Seniors

  • Our Highest Purpose: Serving Our Kūpuna

  • Your Spouse & Your Caregiving

  • Does Medicare Cover Long-Term Care?

  • Empowering Family Caregivers

  • KTA Super Stores: Beyond the Bottom Line

  • Avoid Family Disputes About Real Estate

  • Spring Decluttering After the Holidays

  • A Second Chance at Love

  • Green Point Nurseries: A Growing Business on the Big Island

  • Vaccination – A Lesson from the Past

  • A 91-Year-Old Advocate of Healthy Living

  • Your Body, Your BFF

  • Help! I Can’t Find My Credit Card!

  • Mental Health During COVID-19

  • Assisted Living Facilities Strive to Adapt

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