Category: June – July 2014

  • Art on the Zoo Fence

    Since 1953, some of Hawaii’s best local artists have displayed and sold their art on the fence of the Honolulu Zoo along Monsarrat Avenue across from Kapiolani Park. Many artists have come and gone; including young artists just getting started in the art world, older artists that picked up art as a hobby after retirement,…

  • Editor’s Note

    It is with great honor and a privilege to welcome all of you to a new season — summer! It’s a time where most of our seniors enjoy their time with friends and family. Summer months are always the busiest for family time, even our city’s Parks and Recreation will close all the Senior Clubs…

  • From Father to Son; Son to Father

    Rev. Paul S. Osumi, 1905 – 1996. “Today’s Thought” Who was that man behind those simply inspired messages, written in the daily newspaper column of the Honolulu Advertiser and published for over three decades for all of Hawai’i to read? Norman Osumi, the youngest son of the late Reverend Paul Osumi, received many inquiries about…

  • Backwards Planning

    Moving on in life, there are a lot to think about and questions to consider when passing down assets to loved ones. Are you married? Is your marriage a partnership? Are your children from the same marriage? Do you have separate trusts? Do you own a home? If you answer yes to any of these…

  • Medicare and The Working Individual

    Are you going to stop working when you are 65 years old? If you are like some people in Hawaii — you love your job and you aren’t ready to stop working just because you are eligible for Medicare. What happens then? Do you have to sign up for Medicare? Will you be penalized if…

  • Hawai’i’s Original Pioneer of Aging

    In this issue’s category of Seniors Of Service, we spotlight someone of community involvement and inspiration. Shimeji Kanazawa or “Shim” as she was fondly called graced our cover in April 2011. In this issue, we would like to honor her again, as a senior of service. Shim was an advocator to numerous programs and services…

  • Welcome to the Generations808.com

    Main navigation menu: Use these topics to navigate to the various pages in our site. As you run the cursor over the word, it’ll become bold. These topics will always exist on every page. Throughout the homepage, there are also various other buttons that’ll take you to any one of these topics. Home is the…

  • Bedroom & Bathroom Safety

    Two of the rooms you spend the most time in — the bedroom and the bathroom — are also the most important rooms to look at if you’re considering renovations to your home. For seniors, one of the most dangerous rooms in a home is the bathroom. Investing in enhancements here can pay huge dividends…

  • Qualifying for Medicaid is Unpatriotic?

    Some people question whether Medicaid planning might be unpatriotic. After all, Medicaid is a “welfare” benefit funded by our tax dollars. Is it “wrong” to put yourself in the position to have the taxpayers pay for your long-term care? Let us begin by considering what it means to be a taxpayer. Everyone knows that it…

  • Senior Games 2014

    The games continue on: The City & County of Honolulu’s Parks and Recreations’ 25th Annual Senior Classic Games 2014. The games were created for seniors by Herbert Yasuhara, a retired Halawa Park director. This year there were over 270 participants (not including spectators) and a total of 88 teams from 20 senior clubs entered in…