Category: October – November 2017
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Over 50 Years of Pop Music
What do Don Ho, Bette Midler, Cecilio & Kapono, Glenn Medeiros and Bruno Mars all have in common? They’re contemporary music stars with global recognition. And they all have Hawai‘i ties. The Honolulu Museum of Contemporary Pop celebrates these local stars and dozens more of the same caliber with weekly, nighttime concerts that take place…
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UH Coach Dick Tomey Pens Tell-All Book
The fervent spirit of University of Hawai‘i football during the era of Coach Dick Tomey (1977–86) is captured in a new book, Rise of the Rainbow Warriors: Ten Unforgettable Years of Hawai‘i Football, scheduled for release in late October. It was a time when UH was new to the Western Athletic Conference and loyal fans…
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Mom Had ‘A Good Death’
On a Sunday morning this past July, Alice Hu Chew Yee, 81, asked her family to gather by her hospital bed, where she expressed her love to each member, listened to her favorite music played by her son and son-in-law, and helped to plan her own funeral, right down to flower arrangements. The next day,…
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Benefits of Volunteering for Seniors
Volunteering — an activity that is voluntary, unpaid, structured by an organization and directed toward a community concern — is as beneficial for the older adult who engages in it as it is for those on the receiving end. While fewer older adults volunteer compared to those who are younger, persons age 65 and over who do volunteer spend…
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The Search for Ancestors
I’ve been researching my ancestors for about 20 years. On my Hawaiian side, I’ve gone back five generations, and three generations on my Filipino side. I get so excited when I connect the dots in my family tree and discover a new family member, because I now have a name and story to share with…
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Generations TV Debuts on Spectrum OC 16
[box] “Generations Television” will cover topics that interest seniors and their families. Clockwise from left: Aging in Place Workshop, Hawaii Men’s Shed Association, and Mōʻīliʻīli Community Center[/box] Percy Ihara, publisher and editor of Generations Magazine, is pleased to announce the debut of “Generations Television,” a bi-weekly TV show to air on Spectrum OC16 beginning Oct.…
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11th Annual Aging In Place Workshop 2017
The 11th Annual Aging in Place Workshop, hosted by Generations Magazine, took place on Aug. 19, 2017, in the Ala Moana Hotel, with more than 3,000 in attendance. The free, all-day event featured speakers in estate planning, care giving, aging in place, long-term care, Medicaid and Medicare, Social Security, de-cluttering, holistic healthcare, stress-relief and much…
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Project Dana – Small House, Big Services
The little blue and white house in Mō‘ili‘ili, where Project Dana started an interfaith volunteer caregivers program has never closed! This headquarters was once the home of the late Kuniyo Nakamoto, who was helped by Mō‘ili‘ili Hongwanji Mission and Project Dana. She was so grateful for the compassion extended that she willed her home to…