Tag: Generations Magazine
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Four Generations Big
What a blessing it is that my husband and I have our three children, son-in-law and granddaughter all within 10 miles of us. My parents live nearby, and four of my five siblings and their families live on O‘ahu. Four generations of my immediate family get together every month for birthdays and holidays! Hawai‘i’s generational…
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“I Want to Die Comfortably – at Home”
National surveys say 80 percent of people want to “die in the comfort of their home,” but in Hawai‘i, only 22 percent of families use hospice services. Hawaii also ranks high (number 2 in the U.S.) in emergency room deaths. Are we getting what we want? Dr. Angelo Volandes from Harvard Medical School recently spoke…
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2015 Generations Magazine Workshops
Generations Magazine workshops are specially designed to offer Hawai‘i’s seniors and their families expert knowledge and choices to improve their quality of life. When: 3rd Thursday of every month, beginning in February Time: 9 am – 2:30 pm Where: Ala Moana Pacific Center, 1585 Kapiolani Blvd. LIMITED seating, RSVP recommended* Contact: Scott Sakata, Realtor, Seniors…
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Message from The Editor – February / March 2015
2015 is taking off like a rocket, overcoming inertia, pushing upward! People are hopeful — visitor season in full swing, gas prices going down and our new Governor hard at work. The last of three New Year celebrations in Hawaii — Hawaiian Makahiki in November, Western New Year January 1, and soon, on the February…
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KHON2 & Moon Physical Therapy Presents
They taught us, cared for us, sacrificed and continued to share so much with us throughout our lives. As a way to say thank you to all our Kupuna who have given of themselves so freely over the years, KHON2 and Moon Physical Therapy have partnered to bring you “Celebrating Our Kupuna.” It’s our way…
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Two Traditional New Year Celebrations
Treat yourself and the grandchildren to a cultural New Year celebration this year — one of the big benefits of living in Hawai‘i. Japanese Mochitsuki Mochitsuki is a Japanese New Year tradition of getting together to make ceremonial mochi. Ancient Japanese warlords with the most laborers and rice won wars, so rice came to signify…
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Living Life At Its Fullest!
Can you imagine, a century ago men were still relying on buttons and women on painful corsets. Vacuum cleaners and washing machines had just become commercially available, though too expensive for many families. That’s Winifred Mann’s era, born 1910. Winnie turned 104 on May 1 and her friends at Arcadia made sure she got a…
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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…
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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…
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Privileges & Duties: Retired Chief Justice Ronald Moon Calls America to the Bench
Before retiring in 2010, Moon—an attorney for 16 years and judge for 28— put the “law of the land” to work for more than 40 years. As judge, he says he was proud to support the interests of his state and country, and witness hundreds of citizens perform their civic duty as jury members within…