Estate Planning Insights – Estate Planning Updated for 2017
ESTATE PLANNING INSIGHTS By Ethan R. Okura Happy New Year! Here is the 2017 update of important numbers used in estate and Medicaid planning in Hawai‘i. • How much money and property can a person have at death without having to pay estate taxes? At the end of 2012, Congress passed a law making the....
Real Possibilities – Be Safe, Stay Alive While Crossing The Street
REAL POSSIBILITIES BY Barbara Kim Stanton
Historical Fiction – “Picture Bride”, A Family Saga
HISTORICAL FICTION By Michael G. Malaghan 85. “Mayor” Haru, attired in a freshly laundered, blue-checkered yukata, greeted her fellow early risers as sheepish men, women and children made their way to latrines dug along the tree line in back of the Takayama compound. She kept her practiced eye alert for any discarded trash along what....
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
Reprinted with permission
WHEN YOU RETIRE
Some people say, “I will work extra hard so I can retire early with enough money to play and have a good time.” But the trouble...
“Crossing Bridges” on Display
WHO/WHAT: ProjectFocus Hawaii, in partnership with the Wahiawa Community Based Development Organization, presents “Crossing Bridges” for public viewing. “Crossing Bridges,” which was featured in the Jan. 6 Hawai‘i Herald, is a photographic exhibit of...
Cherry Blossom Cultural Events in Wahiawa
WHO/WHAT: The Wahiawa Nikkei Civic Association presents two events to celebrate the cherry blossom season. Friends and family can enjoy refreshments and local talent in Japanese entertainment on Jan. 28, and a 90-minute trolley...