Category: Dec 2017 – January 2018

  • The Holiday Blues

    It’s hard to imagine how the holidays could be anything but joyous. Yet, for many, this time of year can trigger the holiday blues — temporary feelings of sadness or anxiety. Feeling blue is completely normal, though there are a few easy way you can boost your mood. Be selective. Increased outings can cause unnecessary stress. Be…

  • Three Tips for a Cleaner Home

    The average person, especially kūpuna, spends 90 percent of his or her time indoors. Therefore, a clean, safe indoor environment is paramount. Uncirculated air and tightly constructed buildings can trigger allergies, asthma and illnesses. Traditional housecleaning methods do not cut it anymore. Some cleaners contain harmful toxins like ammonia, phenol, ethanol, formaldehyde, butane and propane.…

  • Working After 50, 60 and Beyond!

    Working longer and later in life is not optional for many of us and is preferred by those of us who understand that work, in some capacity, is a gift of our longer lifetimes. It is a gift to be treasured. Consider this: One in four of us in Hawai’i is 60 or older. As…

  • Deborah Stone-Walls: Sailing Forward

    A storm of aging is raging in America: Waves of retiring baby boomers on a tide of super seniors in need of ever-increasing care; a torrent of requests swamping eldercare agencies and charities; and financial gales battering seniors and their families as they try to shelter in place. Deborah Stone-Walls, Maui County Office on Aging…

  • Hawai‘i’s Kūpuna: Come and Join Us!

    KOKUA COUNCIL MEETINGS: Downtown Honolulu 11:30 am–1 pm, fourth Monday Harris United Methodist Church 20 S. Vineyard Blvd. Kāne‘ohe 11:30 am–1:30 pm, second Thurs. Pohai Nani, Club Room 45-090 Namoku St. Call Larry Geller: 808-540-1928 Jim Shon: jshon@hawaii.edu KŪPUNA CAUCUS MEETINGS: Hawai’i State Capitol 1:30 pm, every first Friday 415 S. Beretania St., Room 325 Call Sen. Les Ihara’s office:…