May 2016 - Catholic Charities Hawaii

LANAKILA KUPUNA NEWS
1640 Lanakila Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817
Telephone: (808) 847-1322
May 2016
A program of Catholic Charities Hawai’i funded in part by the State of Hawaii via contract with the State
Executive Office on Aging (EOA) and the C&C of Honolulu, Elderly Affairs Division
HPD Senior
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Dept. of Health, Executive Office of Aging
Attorney Generals Office
Office of Elections
Honolulu Fire Dept.
Walk Wise Hawaii
Adult Protective Services
C & C Elderly Affairs Division
APN Alarm Company
HPD, Financial Fraud Division...and MORE~
UH MSW practicum student, Garriss Akiona, completed his internship in April at LMPSC. Our Program Specialist, Justin Trubiani, is
moving back to the Mainland in May. Thanks for their hard work &
dedication to the Center. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Aloha Garriss, & Justin !
Aloha! We had a great time at our Volunteer Appreciation Program
on April 20th, 2016. Over 170 volunteers got together and enjoyed
the music performance, magic show, and photo booth. Check out the
Monday, May 23rd, 2016 photos in this newsletter. Thanks to everyone who made this program
a success.
9:00 am –12:30 pm
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Good News! A social worker will be stationed here at the Center two
days a week to serve our seniors. Please stay tuned for further information.
Wish you have a
Happy Mother’s Day & Boy’s Day!
Please Sign up at the front desk
Aloha!
Visit us online at:
www.CatholicCharitiesHawaii.org
& look for our link to Lanakila MultiPurpose Senior Center (LMPSC)
Donations
Received: March
~ April, 2016
Hibiscus ($100+)
Mrs. Rose Loui
Mr. and Mrs. Daly Stevens
NEW MEMBERS!
Bird of Paradise ($50+)
Mrs. Ann Kinoshita
Mae Hong
Laraine Koga
Donna Koki
Yeu Tsu Margaret Lee
Charlotte Luhiau
Wendy Shimoda
Alyce Soranaka
In Sook Takara
Anthurium ($49 & under)
Mrs. Jeanette Akamine
Mr. Glenn Fukuda
Mrs. Roseline Ho
Mrs. Hatsuko Nakata
Mrs. Wendy Shimoda
Mr. Glenn Yamasaki
Thank you for your generosity!
In-Kind Donations
Received: March 21st ~ April 20th, 2016
Burrows, John
Close, Lee Ann
Harano, Caroline
Joyce, Sally
Kageno, Madeline
Katahira, Helen
Kim, Koong Ja
Koepke, Mary
Koyama, Florence
Koyama, Renee
Miyazawa, Yasuko
Nakata, Sakae
Nhomi, Mieko
Oda, Karen
Okuma, Stella
Sasano, Alice
Shiohira, Jeanette
Tomomitsu, Kay
Wauke, Doris
Wong, Charlotte
Wong, Jane
Yamamoto, Jean
Yoshida, Mark
LMPSC’s Senior Companions, June (left) &
Lovyna (right) were recognized at the Senior Companion Program’s Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. June also performed an Okinawan Dance at
the Luncheon!
Staff Contact Information:
Rosko Aisek
Tsuyako Iwamoto
Tomiko Oshiro
Florence Anagaran
Keiko Kai
Grace Paik
Henry Arakaki
Lily Kaneshiro
Carol Pang
Frances Asato
May Asato
Margaret Kaulukukui Gwen Perry
Noemi Ramos
Jennie Kawasaki
Misao Asato
May Kawasaki
Mae Rosen
Maxima Braceros
Pilyon Kim
Michiko Runyon
Frederico Capuchino Laraine Koga
Lorraine Kusumoto
Susan Caswell
Barbara Sasahara
George Chan
Caroline Kuwahara
Sally Shimabukuro
Jane Chang
Shirley Lau
Alice Shiroma
Siu Ling Chen
Joyce Lee
Edna Mae Smith
Yu Jun Chen
Mu Cha Leiggi
Etsuko Smith
Kam Siu Cheng
May Leigh
Alice Takata
Yvonne Chin
Sun Ho Leung
Karen Takemoto
May Ching
Joo Ryoung Lim
Ruth Tamashiro
Sylvia Ching
Wan Ping Lin
Taye Tashiro
C. Francis Chun
Henry Luc
Jane Tatsuta
Lee Ann Close
Sook Ng Lui
Beatrice Tom
Felicidad De Jesus
Frederick Lum
Mildred Toma
Leticia Dullin
Sau Yue Lum
Tomi Trubee
Hyun Sil Enomoto
Carolyn Lum
Mae Tsukamoto
Mary Espina
Amy Malek
Julie Umemoto
Margarita Flores
Mae Matsumoto
Clara Uyechi
Carol Fong
Oliver Matton
Nancy Weisner
Richard Fujimoto
Dorothy Mau
Asano Yahiku
Patrick Fujioka
Ellen Miyahira
May Yamachika
Violet Ganeku
Felicita Mohika
Takeshi Yamane
Bonifacia Genova
Sharon Nakai
Doris Yamashiro
Florence Goh
Doris Nakamura
Frances Yamauchi
Alma Goo
Betty Nakata
Xiao Ping Yang
Betsy Hall
Sally Nakata
Janet Yasumatsu
Dorothy Hamamoto
Virginia Narito
Nancy Yeda
Gladys Harada
Katman Nawaia
Wilma Yee
Qing Ren He
Thomas Nikaido
Betty Yomono
Roddy Higa
Hiroko Nishihara
Choon Mae Yoon
Roy Higa
Shizuichi Nishizuka
Audrey Young
Roseline Ho
Karen Oda
Motoko Young
Kenneth Hu
Donald Ojiri
Helen Ibara
Grace Okuma
Hyeong Bock Im
Ruth Onaga
Juliana Iniba
Chiyoko Oshiro
Amy Ishikawa
Norma Oshiro
Elsie Ishiki
Seiji Oshiro
Yuet Mui
Program
Room 7
847-1322
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Room 7
847-1322
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Iris
Hiramoto
Membership
Specialist
Room 4
847-1322
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Vacant
Program
Specialist
Room 3
847-1322
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Coming
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Social
Worker
Room 6
847-1322
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Joyce Shimabukuro
Show N’ Sell
sponsored by
Japanese Cultural Club
Date: Tuesday,
May 10th, 2016
Time: 8:00 am—10:30 am
Memorial Day
Program
Date: Tuesday
May 24th, 2016
Time: 9:00 am—10:00 am
Walk-in Registration
Week for
Summer Session
Date: Monday—Thursday,
June 6th—June 9th
Time: 8:00 am to 10:30 am
Please see Iris to update your membership form if
it is over a year.
Cultural Club News
Chinese Cultural Club
by Dorothy Mau
NO REPORT
Events: 5/6 - Meeting
5/13-Meeting
5/20– Center Closed — CCH Staff Conference
Japanese Cultural Club
5/27–Meeting
by Clarice Kumura
Happy Mother's Day! Big applause (clap, clap, clap) to show appreciation for all Mothers in our lives. Remember back in the day when celebration of Mother's day was a simple dinner where mom did the cooking on her special day. Today, families go to fancy restaurants and moms are
showered with gifts, flowers, candy. Whatever plans you have, express gratitude and love to Moms for all they do for us.
On Tuesday, May 10, Lanakila Center is having it's Show and Sell event. The JCC will be selling Sushi Bowls for only $3.00. Please support our
club!
Here's reflecting on what took place in April. On the 4th we heard from HPD on Smart 9ll. The April 11 subject on Real Estate Tax Reduction
will be rescheduled. On April 18, we celebrated birthdays and enjoyed entertainment by Moana Gray and her Ukulele group. On April 25, Ellen
Nagatori, Family Sales Counselor from Hosoi Life plan explained that for peace of mind everyone should look into investing in a Life Plan. She is
also available to meet with individuals or various groups by appointment.
Apologies to James Ogata who celebrated his 80+ birthday on April 1 and not 90+ as indicated in the April newsletter. Also, to Mii Takakuwa
who celebrated her 90+ birthday on April 1 which was inadvertently omitted in the April newsletter.
Celebrating 90+ birthdays in May are Sally Nakata and Sally Shimabukuro. Happy Birthday! and many more.
Events: 5/2 - Boys' Day Celebration;
5/ 9 - Kupuna Awareness Partners HPD drug take-back;
5/ 16 - Birthday celebration and D voice of Aloha Musical group;
5/ 23 - HPD Safety presentation as well as Senior Identification (Center Wide Activity)
5/30 - Center Closed — Memorial Day
Korean Cultural Club
by Toni Lee
NO REPORT
Events: 5/5—Meeting
5/12—Meeting 5/19—Meeting 5/26—Meeting
Portuguese Cultural Club
by Puna Frank
Ate ja!
Events: 5/4—Meeting
5/18—Meeting
Gladys Celebrated her 101th
birthday with Japanese Cultural
Club
Enka Singing Class and Okinawan Nenchosha Club gave Justin a farewell with
surprises: cake, dance, song, and a lot leis!
Hawaiian Cultural Club
By Betty Parker
We are sad to bid a fond farewell to Garriss Akiona. He has brought many ideas and thoughts to help our club grow. We wish him well in his
studies, and hope he will visit us when his busy schedule permits, even as a guest speaker.
Come and visit our section on May 10 Show n’ Sell. On sale will be our popular pickled onions and Hawaiian plate. Check out our white elephant articles, also.
Events: 5/3—Meeting
5/10—Show & Sell
5/17— Craft
5/24—Memorial Program
Filipino Cultural Club of Honolulu
5/31—Meeting
by Helen Castillon
On April 2nd a documentary of the Philipines was provided by Helmer Dela Cruz. Interesting and educational for I have never been there. I
got to see where my mom and dad grew up. Helmer has documentaries of different parts of the world. More to see in the coming months, thank
you Helmer. Invited guests Mary and John Sueda also shared and enjoyed time with our club.
April 16th ticket sale went well. Thank you members for coming together. Good Job Trini and Helmer. Members had fun playing bingo, thank
you for all the food, snacks,(Puna, Trini, Helmer and Tony). Thank you to my set up and clean up team, Lourdes, Marty, Tony and members for
helping.
Events:
5/7—Celebrating Mother Of the Year
5/21 - Bingo/ Documentary
Okinawan Nenchosha Club
by Irene Yamashita
Congratulations to our two hard-working Board members, Richard Tada and Diane Kawakami, who graced the cover of the April/May issue of
the Generations Magazine, bringing welcomed publicity to our Lanakila Senior Center. Nifee deebiru!
On March 31st we listened to Kendall Ching from the Honolulu Fire Dept. who reminded us again how important it is to practice
Fire Safety: Be “kitchen-wise” and never leave the kitchen if you’re cooking; don’t overload electrical circuits; clear all hallways and rooms of
“stuff”, etc.
Following up with fire safety, Walk Wise SMP’s Deni Tyler spoke about “Pedestrian Safety” on April 7. As part of her presentation,
a young woman (victim-survivor) shared her testimony. She was in a marked cross-walk but was struck by a car in the 2nd lane, emphasizing the
importance of making sure that the driver in each lane sees you before you step out. Hawaii is ranked #1 in the nation for traffic fatalities with
28 last year and we already had 15 fatalities this year.
On April 14 we enjoyed a couple of past champions of KZ00’s Karaoke contests from Craig Shimizu Studios. One of them played a
kutsuzumi drum rather than a sanshin which caught my attention.
April birthdays were celebrated on April 21 with the help of karaoke singers from Nelson Yoshioka’s “Shinshu Kyokai Karaoke
Club”. The wonderful program of song and dance was emceed by Midori Trent. God bless our six birthday celebrants with many more happy
years. Special honorees were Takejiro Higa (93), and three women, Madeline Kageno, Doris Nagamine and Rita Nakasone (90).
Okinawan Proverb: “Aramun jooguu ya duu ganjuu” (One who eats plain food is healthy.)
Events: 5/5-Mother’s Day/Nakachi
/12-Kiyoko Sano
5/19-Birthday & Variety Show
5/26-Medication Management
Our 3 seniors featured on the Generations Magazine Apr/May issue had an autograph session on April
14th. They have also been sharing with the public about LMPSC’s programs and activities. They were
interviewed by the Generations radio show on KHNR 690 AM. They will be interviewed by KITV4
Morning News on Saturday, May 7th. Remember to turn on your TV that morning to support them and
the Center.
The Center’s seniors showed support for CCH
President & CEO, Jerry Rauckhorst, who received
the 2016 Daniel Kahikina Akaka Award for Outstanding Senior Service on April 6th at Kupuna Power Day.
On April 27th, our volunteer, Jean Sugihara
shared her 15-year volunteer experience at LMPSC
with the guests, staff, and volunteers from the other
programs in the agency in the Catholic Charities Volunteer Appreciation Event .
At the April 20th Volunteer Appreciation Day,
volunteers enjoyed a morning of photo booth, music
perfor mance, magic
show, and door prizes.
They had a lot of fun!
Thank you, volunteers!
Location
Tsutsumi
Brighter
Lau
Ojiri
Takeuchi/Sueda
Hasegawa
Wednesday
Instructor/Leader
Group
Werle
Nakasone/Ito
Hasegawa
Frank
Wauke/Chang
Kong/Tangonan/Lindo
Ojiri/Ko
Lau
Ojiri
Kellett
Instructor/Leader
Group
Gittelman
Mau
Koepke/Martin
Katahira/Higuchi
Tcheou
Lei Making Group
Harmony’s Hula♦
Tai Chi For Health
Novice Ukulele
Beg.Taisho Koto
Intro to Yoga
Class Title
Walking Group
Stretch and Tone
Sewing by Nakasone
Intro to Yoga
Portuguese Cultural Club
Adv. Beg. Line Dance
Ellen's Ukulele
Happy Seniors Serenaders
Tai Chi for Health
New Novice Ukulele
Exercise with Karate
Class Title
Folk Sing Along
Fusion Exercise
Chinese Cultural Club
Tap Dance
Sahm Bo Dahn
Basic Japanese Language
10:00
10:00
10:30
10:30
9:30
11:00
Time
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
9:00
10:00
10:00
10:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
Time
9:00
9:00
9:30
10:30
10:00
1:00
Friday
Library
Lanai
Sueda
Japanese Cultural Club
9:00
Library
Lanai
Dance Studio
Activity Room
Lanai
Library Annex
Location
Dance Studio
Go Room
Library Annex
Sewing Room
Library
Lanai
Activity Room
Dance Studio
Craft Room/
Sewing Room
Lanai
Library
Sewing Room
Library Annex
Dance Studio
Crafts Room
Lanai/
Activity Room
Library
Group
Walking Group
8:00
Location
Instructor/Leader
Monday
Class Title
Time
9:00
Time
11:00
9:00
9:00
9:00
9:00
8:30
Time
10:15
10:00
10:00
9:30
Castillon
Filipino Cultural Club of
♦Center-funded Classes
*DOE-funded Classes
Honolulu
Instructor/Leader
Saturday
Nakasone/Kawaguchi
Takeuchi/Sueda
Arakaki/Kishimoto
Class Title
Okinawan Dance
Taisho Koto
Enka Class
Lee
Higa
Okinawa Nenchosha Club
Korean Dance/Club
Perry
Arts & Crafts
Class Title
Thursday
Instructor/Leader
Katahira/Higuchi
Usami
Japanese Calligraphy
Sahm Bo Dahn
Brighter
Harmony’s Hula♦
Dela Cruz
Hawaiian Cultural Club
Hirashiki/ Takamoto
Hawaiian Quilt, etc.
8:30
Koike/Hee
Sueda
Needle & Thread Workshop
8:30
Tai Chi
Koike
Fan Tai Chi
8:00
9:00
Sugihara
Instructor/Leader
Tuesday
Mah Jong
Class Title
7:30
Time
Activity Room
Lanai/
Location
Lanai
Library
Library Annex
Dance Studio/Craft
Lanai/
Activity Room
Sewing Room
Location
Lanai
Sewing Room
Dance Studio
Activity Room
Lanai
Crafts Room
Sewing Room
Lanai
Library
Location
May 2016
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
1
2
Blood Pressure
Screenings
3
Blood Pressure
Screenings
4
GLC
5
Blood Pressure
Screenings
6
Silver Foxes Musical
& Catholic Charities
Ching Campus Tour
(8:45)
7
FCC(8:30)
8
9
Blood Pressure
Screenings
10
Show & Sell (JCC)
(8:00)
11
Program Committee (8:30)
12
Blood Pressure
Screenings
13
14
15
16
Blood Pressure
Screenings
17
18
19
Blood Pressure
Screenings
20
CENTER
CLOSED:
CCH Staff Conference
21
FCC(8:30)
22
23
HPD Senior Fair
(9:00)
24
Memorial Program
(9:00)
25
New Member Orientation (9:00)
25
Blood Pressure
Screenings
27
28
Participant Advisory Board (12:00)
29
30
CENTER
CLOSED:
Memorial Day
Center Hours
Monday - Friday
7:30 am - 3:00 pm
Saturday (2x/month)
8:30 am - 11:30 am
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Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center
1640 Lanakila Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Center Staff
Yuet Mui Kong…… Program Coordinator
Vacant ….……….…. Program Specialist
Iris Hiramoto…..….Membership Specialist
Cookie Irvine……..Program Support Asst.
Lodi Tapawan…………...……..Custodian
WE PLAY, WE LEARN, WE SERVE