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Betty Roth, 87, has been golfing since she was 21 and isn’t about to stop. She and a cohort of other senior golfers are regulars at the Kaneohe Klipper Course.

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Volunteer Lillian Takeda, 76, leads an exercise class at Kuakini Home as 101-year-oldBessie Tanaka, right, keeps up. See story, Page 12.

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By Jason [email protected]

Not long after Betty Roth first gripped a golf club, the game took hold of her.

That was some 66 years ago when she traded secretarial duties for golf lessons, and the game’s al-

lure has brought her back to the course time and again well into her 80s.

Roth, an active participant in the local golf community over the years, meets her regular group for a

weekly tee time at the Kaneohe Klipper Course, “and if somebody calls and says, ‘Hey, Aunty Betty we

need a fourth one,’ my golf clubs are in my car and I’ll just hop in and I’m on my way,” said Roth, who

turns 88 in November. “I play as often as I can.”

Her playing schedule includes the annual Hawaii State Womens Golf Association Senior Women’s

Championship, played this month at the Hawaii Prince Golf Club in Ewa Beach.

A love of the game keeps a dedicated group of golfers

in the swing of things

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‘I playas often as I can’

She was among a group of octogenari-

ans entered in the tournament playing

more for the fun of the sport rather

than shooting for a score.

Annette Kono, 85, won the event in

1985 and invoked one of golf’s axioms in

explaining her approach to the game.

“I don’t care what I shoot,” she said.

“Even if you hit a bad shot, one good

shot will bring you back.”

The golf association’s Senior Champi-

onship is open to women ages 50 and

over and drew 17 golfers ages 80-plus

last year. Roth and Kono were entered

in that flight, a gathering of golfers who

may have been introduced to golf in

various ways but now share a common

affinity for the sport.

“You get that feeling when you want

to go out and play all the time,” said

Elaine Lee, 89, who first teed it up in

1969.

Roth heeded a similar sensation

while working at Fort Shafter. When she

finished up at her regular job she

helped Walter Nagorski, now the

course’s namesake, with some of his of-

fice work.

“I used to answer his phone, I used to

do all of his orders for equipment in ex-

change for my golf lessons,” Roth said.

She moved to the Windward side in

1959 and has kept a weekly date with

the Kaneohe Klipper Women’s Golf As-

sociation since. As chairwoman of the

club’s Aloha Committee, she also en-

courages the wives of active-duty per-

sonnel stationed at the base to join

them on the course.

Her involvement in golf included a

term as vice president of the Hawaii

State Womens Golf Association and

she’s helped with the operation of the

University of Hawaii’s Dr. Donnis

Thompson Invitational, held annually at

the Klipper Course, for the last 27 years.

Golf has also been interwoven in

Kono’s life since she began playing in

the 1960s at the urging of a friend who

wanted to try it out.

Kono — no relation to current LPGA

Tour member Stephanie Kono —

worked as a starter at the Mililani,

Kalakaua and Leilehua golf courses and

her sons, Curtis and Wesley, also took

up the game. Curtis won the Manoa

Cup, the state amateur match play

championship, in 1987 and now chal-

lenges current contenders as course su-

perintendent at Oahu Country Club.

Lee is also entered in the golf associa-

tion tournament in addition to her regu-

lar twice-weekly rounds that provide

social and physical benefits.

“I guess that was my only hobby. I

didn’t care for sewing much, so golf was

the one thing that kept me going,” said

Lee, a member of the Fort Shafter

Ladies Club.

“It keeps me in shape, for one thing.

Otherwise yard work and housework

are not enough.”

Flo Miyasaki, 89, began playing when

she was 40 and still heads out three

times a week. She had just returned

home after a round of golf with her hus-

band at Barbers Point when she consid-

ered the factors — along with that one

good shot — that keep her coming

back.

“The camaraderie, that’s what makes

it fun, especially at our age now,”

Miyasaki said. “We’re really blessed, I

think.”


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Betty Roth, 87, has been golfing since she was 21. She plays weekly with a groupat the Kaneohe Klipper Course, but is always ready when someone calls andneeds a fourth.

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Good health and a positive attitude are just conse-

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what she does.

Takeda leads balance classes for seniors, crochets

baby caps for a hospital, feeds elderly patients and

walks nearly 10 hours a week.

She has logged 20,000 volunteer hours at Kuakini

Home, topping all other volunteers there, said

Suzette Lau Hee, who oversees the helpers.

“She’s very outgoing, very enthusiastic,” Lau Hee

said. “She’s all for the elderly. She has lots of energy.

She doesn’t really walk. She walks really fast.”

Young at heart?

“Definitely,” she said.

Upon retiring, Takeda began volunteering in 1995

at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children,

where she crochets baby caps — her first love. In

1996, she attended an exercise class with her mother,

and after the instructor retired, took over leading a

class.

Takeda teaches, or as she prefers to say, leads two

Life experiences have inspired

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balance classes, one at Kuakini Home

and another at the Moiliili Community

Center.

The classes help participants to get

“pumped up to do whatever you are do-

ing,” she said. “It goes both ways. You

have to be mentally happy to be there.

When I see them coming and they seem

to be enjoying and putting into the exer-

cises, I think we all feel happy.

“We begin with gentle stretching exer-

cises, just to wake the body up first,”

Takeda said. “Once the body is up and

at ’em, I say, ‘Good morning,’ and no-

body says anything. ‘I guess we’re all

sleeping yet.’ So we all have to get up.

So we tap our heads and stimulate the

brain a little bit.”

She incorporates tai chi deep breath-

ing methods and gentle head and neck

exercises.

The Moiliili class involves an entire

routine to stretch and tone muscles, in-

cluding the use of resistance bands, and

students even balance on one leg.

“They’re pretty good at it, too,” she

said. “We start from our shoulders,

right down to our ankles.”

At Kuakini, she has three women in

her class who are 101 years old.

“I have one who I just didn’t realize

was 101,” she said. “She started singing

‘Row, Row, Row Your Boat,’ so we all

joined in.”

“They all enjoy the class, so they tell

me,” she said. “It’s their effort, too.”

Takeda starts her day with a 20-

minute walk with her black Pomeran-

ian, Kona, and ends it with a mile walk

up a steep hill in her St. Louis Heights

neighborhood with her great-grandson

and another hour playing with him at

the park.

Takeda takes pleasure in the entire

experience, especially socializing with

neighbors she meets along her route.

“As you get older, you need that so-

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TAKEDA worked 17 years for the

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elementary school level. But her 12

years as a counselor’s helper, dealing

with a variety of people while making

arrangements with them as guests for

career days, helped her develop confi-

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The 76-year-old has been married 56

years to husband Fred.

They live happily in a multi-level,

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lives downstairs with Takeda’s great-

grandson, she lives in the middle sec-

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upstairs.

“We have the whole family living here,

but we all have our own spaces,” she

said. “We can ask each other for things,

and help each other, but we still have

our own living space.”

That allows for everyone to “go home

and fume” if there are any differences.

The house was her parents’ home,

where she tended to her father, who

was stricken with muscular dystrophy.

“I learned a lot of patience from my fa-

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times it took one hour.”

That patience, she said, helps in her

volunteer work at Kuakini where she

feeds elderly patients who cannot feed

themselves.

“I enjoy it,” she said. “I think to my-

self, I’m so fortunate I’m not on the re-

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From her mother, she learned that

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place to sleep or who have to choose

between medication and eating, you’re

fortunate.”

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Tony Delpiano, 93, officially retired from his career as a general manager with Outrigger Hotels & Resorts

about 25 years ago.

But the charming senior with a ready grin and sharp wit still spends every Friday morning voluntarily working

the floor of the Outrigger Waikiki because his mentor Roy Kelly, the founder of the Outrigger hotel chain, told

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“Roy Kelly put me here and I listened to him,” Delpiano said from the koa-wood bench where he has carved

out his own space in the hotel’s entry. “I talk to people. I ask them if they are having a good time and if there is

Retired hotelier remains ambassador of alohaThe former Outriggergeneral manager, 93,

continues to applylessons learned from

a mentor decades ago

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Tony Delpiano can usually be found at this bench at the Outrigger Waikiki making sure guests are taken care of, even though he retired almost 25 years ago. The for-mer general manager of the Prince Kuhio hotel worked his way up the ranks at Outrigger Hotels & Resorts. He’s shown with Chuck Kelly, grandson of Roy Kelly,Delpiano’s former boss.

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anything that I can do for them.”

Growing up in Bristol, R.I., the child of Italian immi-

grants, Delpiano never envisioned spending a lifetime

built around a Hawaii hotel career.

“As a kid, I didn’t even know what a hotel looked

like,” he said.

Delpiano, who was one of seven surviving children,

said that his family struggled to make ends meet.

“I got off at the ninth grade and went to work at a

jewelry factory. We were too poor for me to stay in

school,” he said.

But the course of Delpiano’s life was changed by

war and by love. Three days after the Japa nese

bombed Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Navy and was

sent to the Mediterranean, where he served on the

destroyer USS Niblack (DD-424).

After the war ended, Delpiano got a job as a bellhop

at the Boca Raton Hotel, the property that launched

his hospitality career.

“I was the only one they hired because the uniform

fit,” he said. “If I had been taller or shorter, I wouldn’t

have gotten that job.”

While working at the hotel, Delpiano met the former

Barbara Dorsam of Manoa. The couple, who were wed

in 1954, have been married 58 years, but Delpiano still

refers to his longtime bride as “this lovely one.”

“I had just been to Europe and I was too broke to get

home, so I was working in a dress shop at the same

hotel,” said Barbara Delpiano.

The couple, who worked across the hall from

each other at the Boca Raton Hotel, quickly embarked

on the romance that would bring Delpiano to

Hawaii.

“Everybody was talking about Tony,” Barbara Delpi-

ano said. “I couldn’t wait to meet him, and when I did I

saw how handsome he was.”

After the two were married, they lived in Florida,

where they had their first two of three children. Even-

tually, they moved to Hawaii where Delpiano started

his career with Outrigger as a cashier at the Edgewa-

ter Hotel. However, he quickly moved up, going from

the Outrigger Reef to the Outrigger Waikiki, the Outrig-

ger East and finally the Prince Kuhio, where he retired

as general manager.

“I worked seven days a week when I first started,”

Delpiano said.

Kelly and his wife, Estelle, who built the chain along-

side her husband, set the bar high, he said.

“He didn’t like computers so we did everything by

hand,” Delpiano said. “He didn’t have any neighbor is-

land hotels because he didn’t want to own any that he

couldn’t walk through. His managers didn’t sit behind

a desk; we were always working the floor.”

While Outrigger employees worked hard, the Kellys

were generous, he said. “One day I came to work and

asked to borrow $7,500 from Mr. Kelly so that I could

buy a piece of property,” Delpiano said.

Kelly pondered Delpiano’s request over lunch and

returned with a check.

Delpiano said, “He told me, ‘I guess Christmas came

early.’”

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Waikiki are a nod to Kelly’s generosity and to his insis-

tence that employees provide personalized service.

“I remember asking him one time why we didn’t get

a beautiful mailbox like the Moana,” Delpiano said.

“He told me, ‘The mailbox stays under the desk. I want

them to ask you where the mailbox is so you can get

to know the guests.’”

Delpiano said he learned much about what guests

wanted and shared those findings with Kelly.

Delpiano still shares insights with Outrigger Waikiki

General Manager Robert McConnell and Chuck Kelly,

Kelly’s grandson.

“He’s still a wonderful ambassador for the com-

pany,” McConnell said. “A lot of our returnees have

come to know him by name, and they look forward to

coming back and catching up.”

Current employees, like Stan Daguay, who has

worked for Outrigger for 45 years and once worked for

Delpiano, also appreciate his weekly visits.

“He remembers names that I don’t even remember,”

said the 70-year-old Daguay. “He still acts like he did

when he was working. He’s amazing.”

“I was the only onethey hired because theuniform fit. If I hadbeen taller or shorter,I wouldn’t have gottenthat job.”

Tony DelpianoSpeaking about his first hoteljob as a bellhop at the BocaRaton Hotel. He’s shown withhis wife of 58 years, the formerBarbara Dorsam, who workedacross the hall. Delpiano ispointing at a photo of himselftaken in the days when he wasa general manager withOutrigger Hotels & Resorts.

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OVER 275 EXCITING EXHIBITS!

FREE Seminars, Craft Demonstrations, Travel & Leisure, Eye and Dental Care,

Senior’s Clubs, Financial, Exercise Equipment, Home Products, Nutrition,

Seasonal Flu Shots, Hawaiian Crafts Village, Reverse Mortgages,

Home Health Care, Federal, State and City & County Services,

Retirement Communities, Health & Beauty, Real Estate, Giveaways,

Games, Prizes, Continuous Entertainment on Two Stages,

and much, much more!

Neal Blaisdell CenterSeptember 28, 29, 30, 2012 8:30 am – 4:30 pm each day

FREE ADMISSION

Produced by Good Life Expo Inc.


2 | HAWAII SENIORS’ FAIR – THE GOOD LIFE EXPO Presenting Sponsor | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Each year The Hawaii Seniors’ Fair �� character, leadership and caring within our senior community.

Good Life Expo is proud to recognize multi-talented, iconic performer of Hawaiian music, Mr. Cyril Pahinui as Seniors Fair Ambassador. Cyril’s father Gabby Pahinui was �� guitarists.

At age seven Cyril began to embrace his music, learning the traditional way, by observing. “I used to watch my dad, Atta Isaacs, Sonny Chillingworth and my brothers when they would jam”, he says. They were so awesome you didn’t want to miss anything. You didn’t ��

By age twelve Cyril was performing at concerts, soon sitting in with his father’s �� !�� !�� "��record with The Sunday Manoa,

a loose association of young people intent on helping perpetuate the classic Hawaiian sound. Following a two year hitch in the Army, serving in Vietnam, Cyril returned home and joined his father’s band, #��$� �� "�� %�� $�� $�albums, performing many of the improvised introductions for the songs.

Going forward, Cyril’s many associations with major Hawaiian artists such as Palani Vaughan, Pe-ter Moon as well as his hugely talented brothers ��$� �!� �� &�� !�� !�� !��'� "�� !� ! � �� celebrated master of his craft. And not just in

Hawaii. He has traveled Europe, Japan and across the mainland frequently.

In between concert performances Cyril, as-s i s t e d by his wife and Manager Chelle

visits The Connection charter ��!�� '� ��!�$�

�� $��'� $�� the youngsters. He appears every Wednesday from 6:00 to 9:00 pm �� (��#�� %�� )��$$��Reef Hotel.

*!�� !�� plans, Cyril replies “I will continue

to protect my father’s legacy, and hopefully build one of my own”. Most would agree he has already done that.

| SHOW CREDITS

THE HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISERPresenting Sponsor

‘OHANA HEALTH PLAN and GOOD SAMARITAN POHAI NANI

SponsorsGOOD LIFE EXPO INC.

Producer

MICHAEL C. ROSSELLPresident

BARBARA LYNN GAROFANOVice President & Event Manager

JODY TUIOLEMOTUSpecial Events Coordinator

ANGELA R. PRESHERProduction Manager

MEL CAMEROSpecial Events Coordinator

DARLA HOCHHALTERDisplay Manager; Show Manager

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GEORGE “Keoki” Director, Dept. MIYAMOTO of Enterprise ServicesJOHN FUHRMANN Events & Services Manager MARY LEWIS Productions Manager LIZ ISHIHARA Assistant Productions Manager JANE ROCK� 3��5�7��$� Manager SHERI MIKAMI & JOYCE SELF Sales Representatives

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION

STEVEN SANTIAGO Senior Specialist

A big mahalo to all ourDepartment of Parks & Recreation volunteers!!

Great Job - Mahalo Nui Loa!!!

Young At Heart

��3��8��)�"��<��$�� The Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Darin NakakuraDirector of Retail Sales

Holly SuyamaSenior Account Executive

Julia FullerArt Director

Kanoe KaimikauaSales Coordinator

W hats new about getting ��=� � >��$� �� !�� ?iad new and interesting

products and services in this year’s Hawaii Seniors’ Fair, I would say plenty. We Baby Boomers are in full swing and want it all. Today’s �� $� �!��$� �� $�acting. We have lived a lot of full, productive and really fun years and we don’t see any reason for this to change. The industries, organizations, government agencies and entrepreneurs that focus on the needs, wishes and demands of the 50 plus crowd are paying very close attention to the differences in the modern oldster. You will see this over and over again in this year’s Good Life Expo.7�$�"�� !��!� �� #!�� "�� "��'�� !�$��!��#��#��K�� >�� #��'� �� '�travel and hobbies are big parts of our theme at �!��N!��#�$��!��

�� "�� $� �!��many emphases at this Fair. Countless reunions

�� O��!��Q��#��!�� ?ful music and entertainment as seniors from �� $��!�� !�� #�� The Hawaii Seniors Fair doesn’t just happen, It is the annual result of full time effort by Show Manager Barbara Garofano, and her able assistants; Jody Tuiolemotu, Angela Presher, Mel Camero,

2!�� U�� X�� !!�� N!�� guys for another splendid job. And this show simply could not happen without the sup-port of our sponsors Honolulu Star Advertiser, Z)!��!�<��<�!��&��U��$��our Good Life Team is 2012 Ambassador, Cyril Phinui, a gentleman of great character and abundant talent.7�� #�� !�� !�� !��people as well as those of the hundreds of exhibitors, entertainers and support staff.

Welcome one and all. Come and enjoy

GOOD LIFE EXPO

CYRIL PAHINUI

PRODUCER’S WELCOME

Mike Rossell


Presenting Sponsor | Honolulu Star-Advertiser HAWAII SENIORS’ FAIR – THE GOOD LIFE EXPO | 3

| ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

DONATE Canned Food Items to Hawaii Food Bank

Hearing Aids & Eyeglasses to Lions’ Club

FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 28, 2011TIME MAIN STAGE GALLERIA STAGE

8:30–9:30 am Pa -lama Settlement Gaylord’s Show

9:30–10:30 am Kilauea Dancers Pau Hana Glee Club

10:30–11:30 am Naleo Nahenahe O Nakupuna Gaylord Rieta Show

11:30–12:30 pm Alu Like “Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna” Washington Fitness DBA: 808 Zumba

12:30–1:30 pm The Steptacular SilverSneakers® Group Exercise Class – 24 Hour Fitness

1:30–2:30 pm Legacy Gaylord’s Show

2:30–3:30 pm Kapahulu Center – Bon Dance Bradley Sang – Hawaiian Guitar

3:30–4:00 pm Cyril Pahinui – 2012 Ambassador —

SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

9:00–9:30 am Cyril Pahinui – 2012 Ambassador 8:30-9:30am Exercise for Body and Brain – Pohai Nani

9:30–10:30 am Nuuanu YMCA’s Tai Chi Group Dr. Paul Lam – Tai Chi

10:30–11:30 am Paradise Seniors Gaylord Rieta Show

11:30–12:30 pm The Steptacular Washington Fitness DBA: 808 Zumba

12:30–1:30 pm Na Wahine O Ka Hula Mai Ka Pu‘uwai SilverSneakers® Group Exercise Class – 24 Hour Fitness

1:30–2:30 pm The Gleemen Plus of Honolulu Flamenco Dancers

2:30–3:30 pm Nanakuli Performing Arts Hawaiian Edition

3:30–4:30 pm Young Once Gaylord Chinese Kempo School

SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

8:30–9:30 am Hula Halau O Apelila Gaylord’s Show

10:00–10:30 am Cyril Pahinui – 2012 Ambassador 9:30-10:30 am Pau Hana Glee Club

10:30–11:30 am SilverSneakers® Group Exercise Class – 24 Hour Fitness

Gaylord Rieta Show

11:30–12:30 pm The Steptacular Washington Fitness DBA: 808 Zumba

12:30–1:30 pm Alcazar’s Guitar & Bongo’s Show SilverSneakers® Group Exercise Class – 24 Hour Fitness

1:30–2:30 pm Rhythm & Life Chair Exercise Program – Moiliili Community Center Bradley Sang – Hawaiian Guitar

2:30–3:30 pm Kalei Hulu & Hale Hoomana with Kumu Jack Gaylord’s Show

3:30–4:30 pm Pohai Nani Choir Exercise for Body and Brain – Pohai Nani

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

O‘AHU SENIORS’ CLUBS

CeramicsT-shirtsJelly

Assorted Crafts…and much much more!

� Crafts Available for Purchase

Ceramic WheelLive Raku FiringChristmas OrnamentsHawaiian Lei

Fresh FlowersBottle HolderT-shirtsWreath Making

� Craft Demonstrations

FRI.–SUN. | DAILY Greg MacDonald – Steel Drum Music

7:00 - 8:00 AM APRIL CHOCK - OPENING CEREMONY8:00 AM - CYRIL PAHINUI - (WELCOME!)8:30 - 4:30 DAILY GREG MacDONALD - STEEL DRUM MUSIC

ALA WAI POTTERS, MAKUA ALII POTTERS, MCULLY FCE, KAIMUKI, HUI HOMELANI, KAILUA SENIORS, HUI O MAKANI, HONOLULU BOTANICAL GARDEN, KO’OLAU FCE.

Making



| SEMINARS AND ACTIVITIES

FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 28TH TIME TOPIC COMPANY SPEAKERS

9:00–10:00 am Understanding Balance and Falls: Prevention and Intervention

Kaiser Permanente Dr. Marc Iyomasa, DPT, Dr. Eric Kamimura, DPT andDr. Kacy Nekoba, DPT

10:00–11:00 am De-clutter Solutions: Age in Place or Sell & Move Senior Move Managers and Prudential Advantage Realty

Dan Ihara & Cynthia Arnold

11:00–12:00 noon How to Reduce Your Property Taxes City & County of Honolulu Fusao Nishibun

12:00 noon–1:00 pm Take Control of Your Retirement Income Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Michael W K Yee, CFP®, CFS®, CRPC®

1:00–2:00 pm Reverse Mortgage-What You Need To Know Senior Lending Hawaii Percy Ihara

2:00–3:00 pm Bringing G enerations Together Through Hanafuda Hanafuda Hawaii, LLC Helen Nakano

3:00–4:00 pm Keys to Healthy Aging Kaiser Permanente Sandi Brekke

SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 29TH TIME TOPIC COMPANY SPEAKERS

9:00–10:00 am Hearing Health Kaiser Permanente Dr. Liane McGinnes and Dr. Chantelle Nakata

10:00–11:00 am De-clutter Solutions: Age in Place or Sell & Move Senior Move Managers and Prudential Advantage Realty


11:00–12 noon How to Reduce Your Property Taxes City & County of Honolulu Fusao Nishibun

12:00 noon–1:00 pm Bringing G enerations Together Through Han afuda Hanafuda Hawaii, LLC Helen Nakano


2:00–3:00 pm Phishing, Identity Theft, and Financial Scams: Tips on Protecting Yourself and your Ohana

Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Tony Lang, Chief Division Counsel, Honolulu FBI and AI �� HMSA

SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 30TH TIME TOPIC COMPANY SPEAKERS

9:00–10:00 am Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage Presentation Kaiser Permanente Stacey Pagud

10:00–11:00 am De-clutter Solutions: Age in Place or Sell & Move Senior Move Managers and Prudential Advantage Realty.


11:00 am–12 noon Phishing, Identity Theft, and Financial Scams: Tips on Protecting Yourself and your Ohana

Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Tony Lang, Chief Division Counsel, Honolulu FBI and AI �� HMSA

12:00–1:00 pm Laser Cataract Surgery Jenkins Eyecare Tyrie Lee Jenkins, M.D.


2:00–3:00 pm Changing Health Care: Every Senior Will Need a Nurse Hawaii State Center for Nursing Deborah Gardner, Executive Director

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15 CRAIGSIDE#518Suzie Schulberg533-5408

24 HR FITNESSEwa TT C

AAARP HAWAII #403Charlene Saunders866-295-7282

AARP AUTO & HOME INSURANCE PROGRAM #5371-800-932-9922

AIKAHI ALOHA COIN, STAMP & COLLECTIBLE#703Paul Vierling391-4597

AIR & SEA TRAVEL#513Joylyn Liu941-7878

AKAMAI HEARING AIDS #438

ALAN K. NOMURA, DDS, LLC #533Alan K. Nomura, DDS597-1040

ALASKA REEL ADVENTURES#740ALL BUTTER DREAMSDH A1 - A2Audrey Miyahira

ALOHACARE#611Trudi Cannon973-6320

ALOHA UNITED WAY #306Norm Baker543-2202

ALOUN FARMS HAWAII SUITE B

ALU LIKE, INC.-Kumu Kahi-Elderly Kupuna Program#427Elizabeth Meahl535-6700

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION-ALOHA CHAPTER#418Lisa Choquette591-2771

AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION#208LJ Duenas947-5979

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.#407Wendy Tao952-1250

ARCADIA RETIREMENT RESIDENCE #519Suzie Schulberg533-5408

ATTENTION PLUS CARE#325-326Krista Groothuis203-9789

BBAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE#300Nettie Vierra589-9876

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF HAWAIIEwa TT E

BIG SERVICES INC.#107Val Bough916-670-0878

CC&C HONOLULU - Ederly �� the Prosecuting Attorney#732

C&C HONOLULU EDERLY AFFAIRS DIVISION #723-724Tony Baccay768-7700

C&C HONOLULU-Dept. of Emergency Management#606 CAPTAIN COOK COIN CO.#332Craig Watanabe531-2702

CARE OPTIONS #441Debi Fennell593-CARE (2273)

CARING MANOA Makai TT KTodd Pang779-8871

CAREX HEALTH BRANDS #511Colette Casey714-872-0094

CAYETANO FOR MAYOR #615Brigitte Yoshino728-6529

CHILD & FAMILY SERVICE GERONTOLOGY PRO-GRAMDH TT HJoey McKeague543-8468

CLEAR HEARING CENTERDH TT BGalen Teruya545-4888

COASTAL WINDOWS#303Pam Barrett676-0529

COCONUT CONNECTIONS#309Mike Kim396-6865

COLDWELL BANKERPACIFIC PROPERTIES#408Candace Chang223-9361

COMFORTING HANDS SENIOR CARE#616David Nakamaejo545-3700

COMPASSION AND CHOICESDH TT JMary Steiner225-4563

C.R. NEWTON #613Leslie Gage1-800-545-2078

CRUISE ONE#730

CREATIONS OF HAWAIIHawaii Suite B

CRITTERMAN CHUCKMauka TT MCharles Canipe Jr.597-8950

DDAHN YOGA & TAI CHI#619Alexis Amezcua596-9642

DEPT. OF COMMUNITY SERVICE – Rehabilitation Loan Branch #603

DEPT. OF PARKS & RECREATION#709-722 & #738

DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES#736-737Dana Teramoto768-8395

DESIGN CLUB#735

DESIGN SYSTEMS, LTDMakai TT I

DIAMOND HEAD MEMORIAL PARK#435

DICK ARMSTRONG RARE COINS#415Dick Armstrong916-715-1262

DIVINE BLESSINGSMauka TT GCraig Tachibana358-5272

DR. BRAD LEE#307Dr. Brad K. Lee, DC596-8090

DRUG POLICYFORUM OF HAWAIIEwa TT JJeannie Ohta988-4386

EEDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS#520EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING - State of Hawaii#203John McDermott586-0100

EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL#205 - 206Laurie Paleka586-7319

FFALLS PREVENTION CONSORTIUM/THE QUEEN’S MEDICAL CENTER#200-201

FAMILY HEARING AID CENTER#535

FOSTER GRAND-PARENTS PROGRAM#103Derrick Ariyoshi832-5169

FRIENDS OF CASA - HAWAIIDH TT I

GGAYLORD RIETA ENTERPRISES#209

GENERATIONS MAGAZINE#409Sherry Goya722-8487

GIFTS#525

GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY POHAI NANISPONSOR#400-401, 541-542Maxine Pada236-7806

GREEN TEA HAWAII#600Chris Boling342-3534

HHANAFUDA HAWAII LLCMauka TT D-EHelen Nakano927-0993

HAWAII FINANCIALCOMPANIES, LLC#211Kaelene Wong469-4891

HAWAII FOOD BANK#428Roxanne Stark348-5427

HAWAII HEALTH FOUNDATION#414Yuko Shintani 628-8784

HAWAII KAIGOPHEREwa TT MAdele Kuge783-1930

HAWAII KAI RETIREMENT & ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY#410-411

HAWAII PACIFIC GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIETYDH TT KSuzie Schulberg533-5408

HAWAII REPUBLICAN PARTY#217Nacia Lee Blom593-8180

HAWAIIAN EYE CENTER#311 - 312Margarita Raqueno621-8448

HAWAIIAN ORGANIC NONI #433Steve Frailey808-828-1123

HAWAIIAN MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY#700



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HAWAIIAN NECK SHADESEwa TT NLanny Omoto456-4759

HEALTHY TRENDS HAWAII#422

HEALTHWAYS SILVER SNEAKERS FITNESS PROGRAMEwa TT AKim Garrett265-4407

HEARTMADE HANDCRAFTS#207

HI ALARM#702Amanda Deac395-3765

HMSA#316 & Mauka TT L-KTai Leona948-5000

HOME INSTEADSENIOR CAREMauka TT JPaul Dziuban944-0422

HONOLULU COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM#443Frank Yim447-5428

HONOLULU HOME CAREMauka TT CHONOLULU PASSPORT AGENCY#527 Fri, Sat. Only1-877-487-2778

HONOLULU RAILTRANSIT PROJECT#215Matt Derby768-6190

HONOLULU SNACK#213

HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISERPresenting SponsorMyrna Spencer529-4314

HO’OKELE HEALTH NAVI-GATORS#405

HO’OPONO SERVICES FOR THE BLIND#105Gavan Abe586-5271

HOSPICE HAWAII#106Kanani Imai791-8075

HOSPICES OF OAHU#625Katie Cross 216-8854

HUGO HIGA, MD, LLC#512Deborra Montgomery947-2020

HUMANA MARKETPOINT#725-726Sani Asuao543-1195

IIMPERIAL GALLERY#322

INCOCO NAIL APPLIQUESMauka TT B

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICEDH TT L

INNOVATIONS#313-314,318-319, 323-324, & 632

INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL ACUPUNCTURE #315Wai Floa Low521-2288

ISLAND BATHWORKS#423-424Eric Thompson927-9228

ISLAND COOLING #626Al Whitworth223-5577

ISLAND TEMPORARY NURSING #440

ISLANDS HOSPICE#504Myra Ondayog216-8120

ISOTONIX#543-544

JJENKINS EYE CARE#621Tyrie Lee Jenkins, M.D.591-9911

JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL#505

KKA PUNAWAI OLA Ewa TT B

KAISER PERMANENTE#330 - 331

KAISER PERMANENTEPikake RoomMembers Only

KAPAHULU CENTER#739Cassandra Tesoro737-1748

KAY’S BOUTIQUE#310Kay Troedson955-3007

KOKUA CARE#604Hope Young734-5555

KOKUA KALIHI VALLEY ELDERLY PROGRAM#102Merlita Compton478-8504

KULANA HALE#538983-1551

KUPUNA CONCIERGE#429Valerie Takahashi543-8423

KYANI DH TT CAbbie Reed428-5360

KZOO#425 - 426988-8828

LLA ’ANEI JEWELRY#419Lenei Sousa225-5390

LANAKILA MEALS ON WHEELS#204Lyn Moku356-8558

LANI’S PLACE#734

LIFE FOUNDATIONEwa TT DMelanie Moore521-2437

LINDA LINGLESENATE COMMITTEE#521-522

LIVING HEALTHY Makai TT HMeely Lui230-0045

LUNALILO HOME AND ADULT DAY CAREMakai TT DColleen Weir395-1000

LUKE CHIROPRACTIC & SPORTS INJURY#442Bryan W.C. Luke, D.C.591-2400

MMASSAGE THERAPY Makai TT A-CKevin Nishimura228-6142

MASTERCARE, INC. #531-532Junie Aguon597-1564

MAUI MAMAKI TEA CO/MAUI’S ONO/MAUI PA-NINI CREAM CO #509Annette Niles 808-281-5111

MERRILL LYNCH #510Sam Chesser525-7364

METRO CARE HAWAII LLC #101

MOBILE NOTARY O’AHUDH TT ECindy Spallina941-0550

MOILIILI COMMUNITY CENTER#502Jill Kitamura 955-1555

MOUNTAIN PACIFIC QUALTIY HEALTH#212Dee Dee Nelson545-2550

MSK TRADING#321Kim779-6665

MTM ENTERPRISEMakai TT G

MYSTIC STARRMakai TT EMystic Starr772-9979

NNARFE - HSFCEwa TT LLawrence Enomoto255-8971

NATIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TRAIN-ING (NDPTC)#320Lydia Morikawa956-0609

NERIUM INTERNATIONALMauka TT FLeslie Fernandez291-3694

NEW YORK LIFE#622Stanley Yuen228-7059

NON-STOP TRAVEL#608Gene Miyake593-0700

NU SKIN/PHARMANEXDH TT FMadonna Dizon753-2448

OO’AHU PAIN CAREEwa TT FLouis Pau, MD531-7222

OCEANSIDE HAWAII ASSISTED LIVING#526

OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN#607587-0770

‘OHANA HEALTH PLAN#500-501 & #629-630SponsorSheryl Barr877-683-9635

OLOMANA TROPICALS#420 - 421Ken Vinzant259-7826

OPERATING INFINTY #100Delcie Mokulehua295-4797

ORIGAMI OWLEwa TT HMaile Higuchi343-2117

OVERSEAS RETIREMENT CARE#402J.J. Reyes942-9990

PPACIFIC ISLANDS INSTITUTE EWA TT GKaren Lockwood732-1999

PALOLO CHINESE HOME#536

PARADISE NURSING WORKFORCE, LLC#620Angela B. Castillo428-0584

THE PLAZA ASSISTED LIVING#514-515Dee Rezentes792-8800

PORTNER ORTHOPEDIC REHIBILTATION#317

PROJECT DANA#216Rose Nokomura945-3736



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PRUDENTIAL ADVANTAGE REALTY#539Dan Ihara256-7873

PRUDENTIAL LOCATIONS LLC #430Marry Tess F. Edu221-3680

RRAINBOW JADE & GEMSTONES#308Nancy Cheung226-1688

RAPID TRANSIT DIVISION – CITY & COUNTY #214

REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT #601City & County of Honolulu - Dept of Finances

REGAL TRAVEL #327-328

REVERSE MORTGAGES WITH ALOHA #534Daniel Nicolosi945-3000

RSVP – VOLUNTEER PROGRAM #612Elderly affairs division, city & county of Honolulu Johnell Yamamoto768-7700

SSAFE HARBOR HOME CARE #527 Sun. ONLY

SAGE PLUS #624��

SCALER ENERGY PRODUCTS HAWAII INTERNATIONAL #610

SCENTSYMakai TT L

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM #104Suzanne Hull832-0342

SENIOR LENDING HAWAII #406Percy Ihara234-3117

SENIOR MOVE MANAGERS#503Cynthia Arnold221-8345

SENIOR MOVERS HAWAII#517Alaine Reynolds228-7682

SHUZI HAWAII #516Mike Abbott386-0929

SIGNS OF SELF Mauka TT HScott O’neal 382-3881

SILPADA DESIGNS JEWELRY Mauka TT AShireen Paikai 255-5264

SILVER CONNECTION INC.#701Phillip R. Fields541-977-8452

SILVER SPRING#218Kwansuk Wong391-8402

SILVERY MOON#416April Will593-9883

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION #623 Fri, Sat. ONLYShona Barnes855-572-4878 Ext 31017

SODERHOLM SALES & LEASING #704 - 708 R. Erik Soderholm 834-1417

SOHO FASHIONS #631

SOLAR FARMS HAWAII LLC #444Bronson Tokioka779-9907

SPRINT CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICES #506LisaAnn Tom930-3569

ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF HAWAII#627Nathan Hokama226-7470

STATE OF HAWAII, DEPT. OF COMMERCE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS #523Theresa Kong Kee587-7400

STATE OF HAWAII, DEPT. OF COMMERCE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS #524

STATE OF HAWAII, MEDICATION TAKE BACK DRUG PROGRAM#540Loni Ladao837-8470

STAY AT HOME MODIFICATIONS #508Michael Dowell271-5634

STONECRAFT HAWAII DH TT G

SWEET ALOHA CHOCOLATESDH TT MFred Peyer841-0991

SWEETS FANATIC, LLCMakai TT F

TTAKATA FOR HONOLULU#417Paul Mow375-8795

TAX RELIEF SECTION BOOTH#602C&C of Honolulu - Dept. of Finance

TK WORLD (DSTRB: J-HAWAII ASIA PACIFIC INC)#507Satoka Sekiguchi954-1187

THE CAREGIVER FOUNDATION#301Gary A. Powell625-3782

THE HEALTHY GOURMET#412-413 & 529-530

THE SHOE DOCTOR#528Clayton Arakawa737-0066

THIRTY-ONE (CPR BAGS)#Ewa TT KCharlene Rodrigues372-5155

UUH CANCER RESEARCH CENTER#628

ULTIMATE CREATIONS, INC.#404Marie McNeal323-906-2880

UNIK GIFTS & THINGS#731

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Sylvia Mitchell has worked in the Hawaii public library systemsince 1976, and managed the Liliha branch since 1992.

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ALTHOUGH librarians use the lat-

est information technology for

research, to classify reference

materials and help students obtain infor-

mation, Sylvia Mitchell regularly gets

asked, “Now that we have Google, why

do we need a library?”

The librarian makes it her mission to

show them the library’s value.

“Newspapers and libraries have a lot

in common,” Mitchell said. “They are

economical, practical and both share an

important purpose of keeping citizens

informed. Libraries need more publicity

so people know what we are doing.”

Mitchell began working in the library

system in 1976. She started at the circu-

lation desk and progressed to a chil-

dren’s and young-adult librarian before

becoming a branch manager at the Lil-

iha Public Library, a position she’s held

since 1992. She’s proud of the library de-

signed by Stephen Oya kawa, who stud-

ied under Frank Lloyd Wright. The

building incorporates skylights, rounded

corners and generous amounts of open

space and rooftop parking to retain as

much green space around the property

as possible.

Retirement isn’t in sight for the

80-year-old.

“There’s so much more to do,” she

said. “If you stay home it’s boring. At

work there’s always something to do.”

When she does retire, her dream is to

establish a library in the Makiki area.

“It’s always good to have a dream. It

keeps your mind active.

“Libraries were built to support

schools and are normally within walking

distance. This neighborhood is lacking a

library.”

Growing up in a rural area of Pennsyl-

vania, Mitchell suffered from asthma

and couldn't participate in many physi-

cal activities, one of the reasons she was

drawn to books. “I read lots … espe-

cially Victorian romance novels, be-

cause that’s what was available in our

home. We lived in the woods.”

She moved to Hono lulu in 1961. Before

attending library school, including the

Librarian in a Pluralistic Society: Cross-

Cultural Training for Social Action pro-

gram, she became a teacher and taught

at the State Hospital, worked as a substi-

tute at local high schools and also

taught English as a second language.

“I’m lucky. I love my job,” Mitchell

said. “I love helping people, especially

the kids. Something positive is happen-

ing every day. I meet interesting people

all the time.”

Among her favorite books is “The

Stars,” by H.A. Rey, author of the “Curi-

ous George” books. “The Stars” contains

star charts, a guide to the constellations

and details about seasons. Another fa-

vorite book is on handwriting analysis.

“It’s interesting,” she said. “You can tell a

lot about a person’s personality by look-

ing at their handwriting. My T’s are al-

ways too tall, which means I’m proud.”

She also enjoys looking at an atlas.

“I’ve traveled to Germany, England, Scot-

land and France, but New Zealand is my

favorite. I’ve been there twice. I love to

show kids, and adults, how Hawaii com-

pares to other places.”

Mitchell is thankful for her good

health, which she attributes to good

habits such as drinking lots of water, lis-

tening to classical music to relieve

stress and learning to meditate.

“I’ve slowed down but I haven’t lost

my marbles.”

Part of it may be hereditary, she ex-

plained. “My father lived to be 100.”

She does deal with diabetes, causing

her to watch what she eats, but says

physical movement helps her to stay

young and maintain vitality. She

stretches every morning before she gets

out of bed. “I need to get the blood circu-

lating.”

Librarian passionate about books, lifeAn 80-year-old library managerhas no plans to retire yet, for“there’s so much more to do”

I’m lucky. I love my job. I lovehelping people, especially thekids. Something positive ishappening every day. I meetinteresting people all thetime.”

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sweet and salty foods.

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family resources can help to make the caregiving role

the positive experience that it ideally can be.

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Then we’d trickle back south, pausing for a night in Traverse City.

We could handle small towns and wide-open spaces, I thought, better than bustling cities.

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Our trip wasn’t without hiccups. After a lively day on Mackinac Island, Mom woke up the next

morning exhausted. We piled into the car for the two-hour drive to Traverse City, where she didn’t

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have much energy left. We visited a few

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our hotel room. The next morning, we

headed back home. I think she snored

the whole way.

I took a different tack this year, when I

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My aunt delivered my mom right to

the hotel I booked inside the Loop, the

hub of activity in downtown Chicago.

The historic old Palmer House is within

a block’s walk of some wonderful ethnic

restaurants and has a huge, lively lobby,

where we could kick back with drinks

and engage in some fabulous people

watching.

Best of all, the hotel is just down the

street from the Art Institute of Chicago,

where we checked out a free wheelchair

so Mom didn’t have to walk with her

cane miles through the museum. And

when she needed to rest back at the ho-

tel, I could go for a run along the

lakeshore or zip into nearby shops.

The biggest lesson I’ve learned about

traveling with an elderly person? Scale

back and slow down. Plan rest time.

Don’t overstuff your schedule. Be realis-

tic about how much walking and explor-

ing your companion can do.

I checked with some experts to get

their tips, too.

Faith Unger, project coordinator for

CaregiverU, an education program at

the nonprofit AGE of Central Texas, re-

cently traveled to Denver with her eld-

erly husband, who has a cognitive

disability.

“I have three adult children, and they

love us to visit. I don’t want to stop that,

but at the same time I want to make

sure it’s manageable,” Unger says.

Among her suggestions? Whatever

the destination, research the resources

available there, such as respite centers

and in-home health care.

Your loved one will be a happier trav-

eler if you keep her schedule similar to

what she is used to, especially if she has

cognitive issues.

“Many of us who are healthy mentally

like the spirit of adventure, a wide-open

agenda. That’s entirely wrong for some-

one with a cognitive disability,” Unger

says. “They like things very structured,

very concrete.

If you’re visiting a place where you

have friends or family, try to arrange for

a morning or afternoon where your

loved one can stay in and you can take

off with some spontaneity.

Communicate your needs clearly.

While going through security screening

at the airport, Unger alerted employees

that her husband had a cognitive dis-

ability and the process might make him

anxious. The screener took steps to

make sure he was more comfortable.

The planning paid off for Unger, who

rated her trip a success.

Tam Cummings, an Austin gerontolo-

gist, offered a few more tips.

First, check with your loved one’s

doctor to make sure he thinks a trip is a

good idea.

When choosing a destination, think

about mobility. “Do you have an 80-

year-old grandma who can trek across

the Himalayas or someone who needs a

wheelchair at the airport to make the

transfer to the next plane?” Cummings

says.

Finally, be flexible. Your traditional

yearly trip may now be too overwhelm-

ing. “Mom loved Broadway, so now in-

stead of New York City, maybe you go to

Austin to see a play,” Cummings says.

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