Tag: kupuna

  • Yoga Just for Kūpuna

    At the YMCA of Honolulu, our programs and services are tailored to meet all ages, abilities and goals — and so are our yoga classes! All health and fitness facility Y Branches offer a range of yoga classes for kūpuna, from ones that will bring on a light sweat to others that will give you a soothing…

  • Kupuna Caregivers Program Launches

    In 2017, Hawai‘i legislators and Gov. David Ige created the Kupuna Caregivers Program. This program helps family caregivers who work at least 30 hours per week outside the home by providing a $70-per-day benefit in services that could help make home caregiving for aging family members more affordable.

  • Hawai‘i and Hanafuda Pō‘ai

    I started Hanafuda Po¯‘ai where players of all ages can come together to play, socialize. We now have two groups, at the historic pumping station in Kakaako, and at Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center. A lot of seniors live by themselves. When you see a young kid playing with an old person, it’s very magical

  • The Search Is On for the 2018 Lei Queen!

    Do you know any kūpuna women who are skilled in hula and lei-making, love the Hawaiian culture and live the spirit of aloha? If so, encourage them to apply for 2018 Lei Queen. The City’s Department of Parks and Recreation, which organizes the program, selects court members from different age groups to celebrate phases of…

  • Hawai‘i’s Kūpuna: Come and Join Us!

    KOKUA COUNCIL MEETINGS: Downtown Honolulu 11:30 am–1 pm, fourth Monday Harris United Methodist Church 20 S. Vineyard Blvd. Kāne‘ohe 11:30 am–1:30 pm, second Thurs. Pohai Nani, Club Room 45-090 Namoku St. Call Larry Geller: 808-540-1928 Jim Shon: jshon@hawaii.edu KŪPUNA CAUCUS MEETINGS: Hawai’i State Capitol 1:30 pm, every first Friday 415 S. Beretania St., Room 325 Call Sen. Les Ihara’s office:…