Real Possibilities – NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH
Craig Gima
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
When you are a poet who's a caregiver, inspiration can strike at any time, even while cleaning up your mother’s incontinence on the bathroom floor at 3 a.m. “After my initial...
Real Possibilities – ADVOCACY FOR KŪPUNA
Protecting Their Right to Affordable Healthcare and Against Age Discrimination
Craig Gima
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Between what’s happening in Congress and efforts to eliminate age discrimination in the state’s plan to ration healthcare in a crisis, AARP...
Real Possibilities – COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTERS 411
Craig Gima
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
If you’re confused about whether you need to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, you’re not alone. We’re hearing from many küpuna who are wondering what they should do since President...
Real Possibilities – HELP PREPARE YOURSELF FOR RETIREMENT
Craig Gima
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
If you’re like me, it’s fun to daydream about retiring — to think about traveling the world, going to the beach instead of the office, and finally writing a screenplay or...
Lead Story – THE FUTURE OF DYING
Growing Interest in Alternatives to Cemetery Burial
Kevin Y. Kawamoto
Commentary
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Since the earliest human civilization, burying the bodies of our loved ones has been a sacred death-practice that continues today. When a...
Community Focus – UJSH Honors 21 New Octogenarians
The United Japanese Society of Hawaii honored 21 new octogenarians with a party at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s Manoa Grand Ballroom on Sept. 22. The new 80-year-olds were born in 1938. They were treated to a buffet lunch and a program of music and dance. Chinagu Eisa opened the program with the energy-packed....
Aging with Care – Education, Advocacy, Hope
AARP National President Addresses Hawai‘i Caregiver Conference Kevin Y. Kawamoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Gray skies and rainy conditions did not stop the hundreds of people seeking enlightenment from packing the Manoa Grand Ballroom of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i on March 24 for AARP’s Caregiver Conference, themed, “Caring for Family, Caring for....
Aging With Care – Finding Meaning and Purpose Later in Life
Kevin Y. Kawamoto Special to The Hawai‘i Herald There was a time when the study of human aging tended to focus on “sick care” and aging-related diseases. The years after a person retired were thought to be a gradual disengagement from the community as older people quietly lived out their limited twilight years and experienced....
An Alzheimer’s Disease Update
Kevin Kawamoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Alzheimer’s Disease
It’s been just over a year since the Herald published its special issue on Alzheimer’s disease, and although a cure for the disease has yet to be found,...
A Caregiver’s Story
Alan Suemori
Editor’s note: The following story from a caregiver’s perspective was written by former Hawaii Herald writer Alan Suemori for a moving and informative section on Alzheimer’s disease that he produced for the Herald’s...