Sherry Goya, Generations Magazine Staff | Dec 3, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Editorial
Senior health and wellness fairs are held on all islands to promote education, entertainment, food and fun. It was my honor to be a VIP at the Helemano Plantation’s Moon Festival Country Fair in Wahiawa on Sept. 17. I met the founder, president and CEO, Susanna...
Generations Magazine Staff | Dec 3, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Editorial
Wahiawa – Jeanette Shounk of Wahiawa Rainbow Seniors Club won a free Vacations Hawaii Las Vegas travel package for two. The round trip air fare and four night stay is provided by Vacations Hawai‘i, the popular travel company that specializes in mainland...
Kevin Lockette, PT | Dec 3, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Editorial
The Hawaii Parkinson’s Association (HPA) is a nonprofit volunteer group comprised of people with Parkinson’s disease, caregivers, family members, health care professionals, educators and leaders in the business community. Our mission is to support ongoing research...
Generations Magazine Staff | Dec 3, 2015 | December - January 2016, Issue
New Beginnings … The Path Continues
Father William Petrie, sscc | Dec 3, 2015 | Articles, Cover Story, December - January 2016
New Beginnings … The Path Continues. Father Petrie shares his life perspective
Elaine Gallant, author and book club moderator | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Living Life
We age like a book and advance, hopefully, toward maturity through the rise and fall of the turning pages of our lives. Consequently, when members of the West Maui Book Club come together to discuss a novel, we’ll often share\ relevant chapters of our personal...
The Reverend Linda McCullough Decker, Supply Priest for the Island of Maui | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Living Life
Four mature Native Hawaiians, including two retirees, recently were ordained as deacons of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i. In the spring, “God willing and the people consenting,” they will become Episcopal priests. Phyllis Mahilani “Mahi” Beimes is the first Native...
Julie Moon, Physical Therapist | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Health
Statistics show that a majority of U.S. patients who require an amputation are age 65 and older. Amputation will likely intensify feelings of dependency, depression and helplessness: I’m too old now to learn to live without a limb. Who cares anyway? Who knows how many...
Generations Magazine Staff | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Programs & Services
Here are some very common questions that people ask our SHIP staff and volunteers. If you have a question, visit our website, call us or schedule an appointment. We have the answers. If you want to help your community, become a SHIP Volunteer — it’s a very satisfying...
Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Programs & Services
No matter where we stand, when people close to us die, a moment of personal truth emerges based on our perspective. When we lose someone dear to us, we undergo a time of deep connection to those who are still living and to ourselves. We grieve. We rejoice. We replay...
Scott Spallina, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Wisdoms
Earlier, I wrote about a woman from Waianae, who added her daughter to her bank account. The daughter was to use the money to pay contractors to remodel the mother’s home. This money was solely the mother’s, but instead of helping the mother, the daughter helped...
Generations Magazine Staff | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Living Life
Maui Na Hoaloha has made their falls prevention program, Stay on Your Feet, part of their regular service to clients. Teams-4-Assessment are trained to implement complete falls risk assessments, engage clients in falls prevention training and help clients physically...
Jeffrey B. Sisemoore, JD, National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Wisdoms
Are you looking for ways to reduce capital gains tax on the sale of your appreciated assets, save and plan for the future or save on your income taxes? A planned gift can help you achieve your goals. It’s possible to increase your income now or in the future and save...
James Dooley | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Living Life
If truth is stranger than fiction, then this book is the strangest you will ever read. James Dooley, a former investigative reporter for The Honolulu Advertiser, KITV 4 News and Hawaii Reporter, details public corruption and criminality in Hawai‘i during the 70’s and...
Generations Magazine Staff | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Programs & Services
Register now for Smart911!™ Already, 1700 O‘ahu residents are signed up for this free program that saves lives, by filing important emergency information with Smart911. 911 dispatchers need callers to give them vital information so they may dispatch EMTs and Firemen...
Eileen Phillips, RN, Attention Plus Care | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Giving Care
Remember when you first helped your parents with the holiday decorations? Bringing those boxes of tangled light sets and frosted ornaments down from the attic, you knew something exciting was happening. Those scenes were a preview of family traditions that would be...
Dr. Steve Blake, ScD | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Living Life
When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, anything that offers hope gets attention. Dr. Blake analyses the latest scientific information and results from his clinical trials with Alzheimer’s patients at Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience Institute on O‘ahu, and dishes us up a...
Terry Shintani, MD, JD, MPH | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Health
At the end of the year, we realize that another year is going by, and chronologically, we’re a year older. Can we stop that clock and reverse our biological aging this coming new year? The answer is easily “yes” if we make a new year’s resolution to do so and stick to...
Judy Amancio-Mathias, Leeward YMCA Branch Director of Healthy Living | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Living Life
Laughter, potluck snacks, and fresh coffee are the mid-morning, sounds, sights and smells at the YMCA of Honolulu’s Leeward Y Branch, in the heart of Waipahu. Comfortable chairs and tables in the brightly lit community lounge host yummy potlucks, spirited board games,...
Michael W. K. Yee, Financial Advisor and Certified Financial Planner | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Wisdoms
One challenge to living a good life is learning how to balance the realities of today with what lies ahead — to live in the present while you wisely plan for the future. Since change is always around the corner, you owe it to your future self to consider what you’d...
Kirk Matthews and Linda Coble | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Editorial
I love New Year’s Day. Without Jan. 1, how would we know when to buy a new calendar? Call me old-fashioned, but I tend to look at that fresh new calendar year on paper like a crab leg and prime rib buffet spread out before me. I have been having my share of new...
Brittany Nakamoto, Generations Magazine UH Intern | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Living Life
As my friend and I searched for interesting activities near the blue jungle gym in Ala Moana Beach Park, we spotted a group of women making dance formations and speaking Chinese. Upon closer investigation, we discovered a happy, healthy dance group. Judy Wu, dance...
Generations Magazine Staff | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Wisdoms
Watching a running relay race is exciting. Running together at full speed and passing the baton to a teammate is thrilling to watch. I would ask you to consider that your estate plan is your relay. The definition of the word relay is “a series of persons relieving one...
Brittany Nakamoto, Generations Magazine UH Intern | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Living Life
Senior citizens can attend classes on University of Hawaii Manoa campus through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. For 10 years OLLI has been offering non-credit, college-level courses and other activities to encourage older individuals to engage their minds,...
Sherry Goya, Generations Magazine Staff | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Living Life
Rosemarie Dungca has been working for the City and County of Honolulu since 1978. In 1983, Whitmore Village asked her to teach hula classes. Her popularity grew and soon was teaching throughout the Leeward area. Now seniors from the Mililani, Wahiawa, Pearl City and...
Generations Magazine Staff | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Editorial
The holiday season builds to a high crescendo, ending with fireworks and joyful revelry to usher in a new year. Transition is all around us — closing out accounts and starting new ventures; grieving the loss of loved ones and celebrating the birth of little ones....
Martha Khlopin, Radio Host of “Morning Drive With Martha" | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Programs & Services
If you graduated from high school in 1969, chances are you’re turning 65 in 2016, or you are already there. Congratulations graduate and welcome to the world of Medicare! If you are 65 and eligible, you may choose to graduate from a commercial health insurance plan to...
Scott A. Makuakane, Counselor at Law, Est8Planning Counsel LLLC | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Wisdoms
You may have heard the old joke, “where there’s a will… I want to be in it.” That may be true, but effective estate planning covers much more than just “who gets my stuff.” When you sift through your own reasons for doing estate planning, you may find that naming who...
Jane Burigsay, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Hawai‘i | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Programs & Services
Steaming gravy, savory stuffing and sweet potatoes — four types of pie for dessert: pumpkin, apple, sweet potato, and pecan. Every family has its Thanksgiving dinner traditions and recipes to create a perfect holiday meal. If you fail to plan or measure your...
