Do you have so many medications that you feel you can’t manage them all? We call this “the medication blues.” Keeping your prescriptions straight, organizing pills or disposing of unused meds, can be truly overwhelming.
The first step to cure the medication blues is to keep your medications organized. If you have several medications, you or a family member can type out each medication name, why you take it, and the dosage (how much and how often you take it). This list will allow you to clearly see all your medications in one place. Next, buy a pillbox at your local pharmacy. Pick a pillbox that will accommodate the amount of medications and how many times a day you need to take each. Fill your pillbox each week using your medication list as a guide.
If a medication changes or is discontinued, properly dispose of it. There are several ways to dispose of old medications. The simplest way is to call your pharmacy to find out if it has a medication return or “take-
Do not throw bottles of pills in the trash or flush them down the toilet. Instead, it is recommended that you strip the prescription label off the bottle, add some liquid to the bottle to dissolve the pills, reapply the lid, tape the lid with duct tape and throw the taped bottle in the trash.
With these simple actions, you can get your medications organized, ensure you get the treatment you need and soon make the medication blues a thing of the past.
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common forms of arthritis. About 27 million people in America have osteoarthritis. It is a chronic condition in which the material that cushions the joints, called cartilage, breaks down. This causes the bones to rub against each other, causing stiffness, pain and loss of joint movement.
As a part of Honolulu’s downtown economy, Chinatown has overcome many challenges. Chinatown’s Mayor is a liaison to City and County programs and services. We were humbled to spend time with him and learn about his early life, his road to a successful career, his vision for Chinatown’s future and his 26 years of service to the Chinatown community.
in Zhongshan city of Guandong Province ( 廣東 省中山市 ), China, where Sun Yat-sen was born. Joe’s father sustained his family by farming mullet in Kuapa fishpond at Hawai’i Kai. To prosper, he learned fluent Hawaiian. “My father told me that to be successful, I must learn to communicate —so that’s what I did, ”aid Dr. Joe. It paid off for both father and son.
Language has shaped Honolulu’s Chinese community for almost two centuries. Dr. Joe explained that Chinese has thousands of “dialects.” Chinese written characters are universal, but the words associated with them are unique to each community. In English, “accents” don’t interfere with understanding, but Chinese dialects differ so much that people from one village cannot understand their neighbors across the river or over the mountain. It’s not surprising that people of one dialect stick together, and that China’s government teaches Mandarin dialect to all school children to unite their country.
As far back as 1810, a few Chinese came to Hawai‘i from Zhongshan (near Hong Kong and Macao). Later, in the 1850s large numbers of Cantonese immigrated to work the sugar plantations. People from the See-Yup district ended up in San Francisco and New York, where their own dialects became established. Today, Chinese from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia speak their own dialects, and socialize in their own clubs in Chinatown. In addition to these language groups, 100 societies also form around interests like commerce, lion dancing, exercise and religion. Building a lar
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sweet rice balls stuffed with sweet bean, meat or lotus paste and deep-fried. Everyone makes their own versions. My family loves Nien Gao 
, rice pudding with a red Chinese date on the top, and Pak Tong Koh 
, candied fruit and vegetables. On New Year’s Day, my wife serves Jai 
, savory vegetables and rice — called 
‘monk food;’ children serve their parents tea, and parents give their children red paper envelopes, called Licee 
with money inside. Kids love New Years.
JY: Yes. You can find delicacies like Peking duck,pastries, sweets, flowers, fresh seafood, plenty bananas, and citrus fruits like tangerines. Food shopping is a social event. If you live in Chinatown or nearby, you see the same faces every day, and hear good conversation too. We buy a little at a time and enjoy the walking and talking. Most of the fresh produce is from local farms. My family farmed fish in Kuapa Pond and sold to shops up here
Honolulu City and County Planning and Permitting Commission, Honolulu Fire Department Commission, Vision Team Project, Chinatown, Mayor’s Downtown/Chinatown Task Force, Chinatown Cleanup Effort, Sound Translation in Chinese, Committee member for design of Chinatown Gates, Street Signage Project, Smith and Nu‘uanu Street Sidewalk Vision Team Project, Palolo Chinese Home, Heritage Capital Fund Drive, Sun Ming Ting Village Elementary School Building Project, Chinatown Pedestrian Safety Project, Chung Shan Language School.
! Welcome the New Year! Come and celebrate with us!
