October 2014 - Catholic Charities Hawaii

LANAKILA KUPUNA NEWS
1640 Lanakila Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817
Telephone: (808) 847-1322
October 2014
A program of Catholic Charities Hawai’i funded in part by the State Executive Office on Aging (EOA)
via contract with EOA and the C&C of Honolulu, Elderly Affairs Division
Message from Dianne Lim - Program Coordinator:
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Did you know that 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence during
her lifetime? Did you know that every year, more than 3 million children witness domestic violence in their homes and that
children exposed to domestic violence at home are more likely to have health problems? According to the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development, domestic violence is the third leading cause of homelessness among families. (Source:
http://www.safehorizon.org). There is help out there. To learn more about domestic violence online, go to the Domestic
Violence Action Center: http://www.domesticviolenceactioncenter.org/.
Did you see the new, lovingly landscaped entrance? Did you see the beautifully painted walls and windows or notice that the
stage on the lanai is no longer PINK?! On September 27th and October 11th, a total of over 200 employees from First
Hawaiian Bank (FHB) put in countless hours of back-breaking work to transform the Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center!
We want to extend a very heartfelt MAHALO to the hard-working volunteers from First Hawaiian Bank’s Community
Care project who gave the Center a much-needed “facelift” with so much aloha. Thank you soooo much! (See photos.)
Last, but definitely not least, it’s my pleasure to welcome on board our new Program Specialist, Justin Trubiani. On behalf of
the volunteers and staff of the Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center, we wish you all good health and lasting peace of mind!
Welcome Aboard
NEW Program Specialist:
JUSTIN TRUBIANI
Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center’s
45th Anniversary Celebration
Check-in starts
at 9:00 a.m.
Bento tickets available on
a first-come-first-served
basis at the door. While
supplies last.
LMPSC Membership
Donation Drive
November 3th ~ 7th
Your support counts!
Please help to support
programs at LMPSC!
October 17, 2014 (Friday)
10:00a.m. - Lanai
Celebrating 45 years of healthy
activity, personal growth, and
enrichment vital to keeping the
mind, body and spirit thriving.
Questions? Call Dianne 847-1322, ext 29
SAVE THE DATE:
Show & Sell
Bazaar
Coming Soon!
November 25th
Halloween Party
Costume Contest
& Potluck Lunch
October 31st (Fri.)
11 am ~ 1 pm
Sign up at Front Desk
Visit us online at:
www.CatholicCharitiesHawaii.org
& look for our link to Lanakila MultiPurpose Senior Center (LMPSC)
October Events
Wed. 10/1 Excursion: Gourmet Lunch Club
Doraku Restaurant (10:30 a.m.)
Wed. 10/8 Program Committee (8:30 a.m.)
45th Anniversary Committee (10 am)
Tues. 10/13 Discoverer’s Day - CENTER IS
OPEN (Holiday not observed.)
Fri.
10/17 LMPSC 45th Anniversary Celebration
(10:00 a.m.) on the Lanai
Tues. 10/21 Chair Rhythm and Life (11:00 a.m.)
Wed. 10/22 New Member Orientation (9:00 a.m.)
Thurs 10/23 iPad Class with Brian Ito (1:00 p.m.)
Fri.
10/31 Halloween Party: Costume Contest
and Potluck (11:00 a.m.)
Staff Contact Information:
Dianne
Lim
Program
Coordinator
Room 7
847-1322
Ext. 29
Cookie
Irvine
Program
Admin
Room 7
Iris
Hiramoto
Membership
Specialist
Room 4
847-1322
Ext. 24
Justin
Trubiani
Program
Specialist
Room 3
847-1322
Ext. 22
Selina
Lau
Social
Worker
Room 6
(Fridays)
847-1322
Ext. 26
Emily
Reis
Case
Manager
Room 6
(Mondays)
847-1322
Ext. 26
847-1322
Ext. 28
Donations
Received: August 21— september 20, 2014
Plumeria ($2,500+)
Pikake ($1,000+)
`Ohi`a Lehua ($500+)
Anonymous Donor
Kahili Ginger ($250+)
Hibiscus ($100+)
Mr. & Mrs. Claude Nagaishi
Violet Ogata
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Ojiri
Dorothy Saito
Mr. & Mrs. Daly Stevens
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Wong
Irene Yamashita
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Young
Bird of Paradise ($50+)
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Sekiya
Anthurium ($49 & under)
Catalina Bautista
Nancy Kang
Grace Kikuyama
Ann Kinoshita
Sandra Lee
Yoshiko Minami
Junko Murphy
Hatsuko Nakata
Masako Oda
Pitacus
Rhythm & Life
Betty Wasa
Glenn Yamasaki
Dorothy Yap
Emiko Yasuda
In-Kind Donations
to our all of our
Outstanding Members
born in October
Received: August 21 ~ September 20, 2014
John Burrows
Emelita Campos
Grace Chang
Mona Chock
Mae Dang
Nobuko Hamada
Grace Hidano
Henry Isara
Mabel Ishimoto
Jean Kaneshiro
Itsuko Kaneshiro
Nancy Kang
Masako Kawada
Elaine Kim
Grace Kimura
Betty Kotani
Florence Koyama
Shirley Lau
Akiyo Morimoto
Stella Okuma
Emmie Otake
Ron Piho
Sally Shimabukuro
Edwin Shiroma
Yurie Takai
Mii Takakuwa
Doris Takara
Aileen Tanaka
Ruth Tsukayama
Alice Tsutsumi
Doris Wauke
Jane Wong
Mee Ying Yim
University of Hawai‘i - Mānoa
Nursing Students’ Health Fair at
Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center
FREE Health Screenings
Health Information Booths
and MORE!
Thursday, November 6th
8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Teresa Agno
Rosita Aguilar
Mildred Akamine
Marge Amano
Blossom Andrade
Shareen Asagi
Virginia Au
Shigeru Awakuni
Magdalena Bruno
Leonardo Bulda
Mary Cadiente
Juanita Camit
Chuen Wing Chan
Teresa Chang
Mildred Chong
Pauline Choy
Delphine Chun
Katherine Chun
Marie Daido
Pietro Di Amore
Eugene Dilda
Mary Ann Dudoit
Lorraine Fay
Cecilia Fong
Ellen Fujimoto
Matsue Fujioka
Takako Fujiwara
Sandy Fukuda
Lillian Gima
Nobuko Hamada
Marian Hayashida
Henry Hee
Tomie Higa
Masako Hirata
Diana Hopkins
Jie Cong Huang
Stella Imose
Toshiko Inouye
Mabel Ishimoto
Sumiko Isokane
Takashi Ito
Jean Kadono
Kikuo Kageno
Robert Kaneshige
Jean Kaneshiro
Sunaho Kaneshiro
Karite Kap
Fumie Kawano
Grace Kikuyama
Jung Sook Kim
Song Suk Kim
Kimiko Kinjo
Janice Kitashima
Sharon Kobashigawa
Robert Kodama
George Koide
Mae Kuboyama
Paula Sue Kurashige
Beatrice Lau
Hannah Lee
Velma Lee
Elsie Loke
Jacqueline Lowe
Aileen Lum
Fred Lum
Lita Lum
Mitsuko Lum
Rosa Marquez
Helene Masinag
Masato Matsui
Eleanor Mau-Okimoto
Ethel Mimori
Yaeko Miyahira
Robert Miyamoto
Jane Mizumoto
Umeko Mogi
Jane Morreira
Hisae Nakahodo
Janet Nakamura
Franklin Nakano
Masae Numata
Theodora Obina
Susan Ogami-Van
Camp
Violet Ogata
Kenneth Ogitani
Tsuruko Okimoto
Helen Onoye
Carmen Orpilla
Clarence Pacarro
Jung Ok Park
Rosita Pasalo
Marie Perry
Asae Rosales
Dorothy Saito
Rita Schmid
Iris Shimabukuro
Cecile Smith
Soo Ok Song
Carol Takaesu
Kay Takaezu
Yasuko Takeuchi
James Tanaka
Kang Ming Tang
No Thi Thai
Tuitogama'atoe Tuitama
Katherine Uchihara
Matsue Uehara
Emiko Watanabe
Alfred Wong
Joyce Wong
William Wong
Midgieann Wright
Yu Mei Xiao
Ying Jian Xu
Masue Yamada
Joan Yamada
Teiko Yamane
Irene Yamshita
Guo Kang Yang
Emiko Yasuda
Marion Yasui
Alyce Yogi
Janet Yokoe
Geraldine Young
Xiang Lan Zhong
Remember your Civic Responsibility: VOTE on Nov. 4th
L a n a k i l a Fa m i ly P h o t o s
Excursion: Pacific Aviation Museum, Ford Island
Cultural Club News
Chinese Cultural Club
by Dorothy Mau
October is a busy month for all. The biggest and happiest event will be celebration for the 45th anniversary for
Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center on Friday, October 17th. We are thankful for this auspicious occasion by the planners: Lisa Nakano, Dianne Lim, Mary Sueda, Dorothy Mau, and Jane Higa. There will be plenty food, fun and entertainment. Please come, one and all. It’s an event you don’t want to miss. Please attend and bring your guests. See you all
there. Thank you for your generosity and attendance!
At the end of the month on October 31st we are having Bingo at 9:30 am. Following that we’ll join the center’s
Halloween Costume Party at 11:00 am. Please sign up and bring a Pot Luck dish. Please come in your costume. Dig up
your fancy favorite, authentic costume or create a new one and come all dressed up for this fun-filled holiday you may win
one of the prizes. Won’t that be fun and exciting?
Chinese Cultural Club is planning its birthday party for members born in October, November and December and
its own 45th Anniversary at Fook Yuen Restaurant on November 21, 2014. We love going out to eat. For the last party at
Golden Palace Restaurant, we want to thank Cindy Choy for the arrangement for the place and food. It was so delicious
with the gin dui and mooncakes.
EVENTS:
10/3 - Meeting
10/24 - Meeting
10/10 - Meeting
10/17 - 45th Anniversary Celebration
10/31 - Meeting & Halloween Potluck Party
Filipino Cultural Club of Honolulu
by Puna Frank
Salamat to members who participated at our October 4th Meeting.
Oct 17th (Friday): LMPSC 45th Anniversary tickets were sold out. FCC donation for ethnic plate/bento is Rainbow Puto.
Oct 18th (Saturday): FCC Birthday Celebration for September and October (you know who you are!).
Oct 31st (Friday): LMPSC Halloween Costume Event Potluck for contestants and /or any member willing to participate
actively or partake in consuming treats.
Nov 25th (Tuesday): LMPSC Show and Sell
FCC members present nominated and voted for 2015 club officers who will be sworn in at LMPSC Christmas Party in
December. To find out the “who” come to our Oct 18th meeting at 9:30 am Sharp. Until then Mabuhay.
EVENTS:
10/4 - Meeting
10/18 - Meeting
Korean Cultural Club
by Toni Lee
NO REPORT.
EVENTS:
10/2 - Meeting 10/9 - No Meeting 10/16 - Meeting 10/23 - Meeting 10/30 - Meeting
Portuguese Cultural Club
NO REPORT.
EVENTS:
10/8 - Meeting
10/15 - Meeting
by John Burrows
10/22 - Meeting
10/29 - Meeting
Happy Halloween Potluck Party
Sign-up at the Front Desk for:
Costume Contest
Potluck Food
October 31st / 11:00 a.m. / Activity Room
Hawaiian Cultural Club
NO REPORT.
EVENTS:
10/7 - Meeting
10/14 - Meeting
By Mei Newmann
10/21 - Meeting
10/28 - Meeting
Japanese Cultural Club
by Judi Yogi
As the summer season slowly fades into the sunset, hopefully a cool autumn will take its place. This weather has
been extremely hot, so please make sure that you drink lots of water to stay hydrated. Dehydration is serious and can
cause medical complications. With that in mind, come and join us for another session in keeping active, fit, and healthy.
Brandy Ching, from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., will present Part II on “Smart Food Choices for Healthy Aging”
and “Simple Exercises & Physical Activities”.
Also on our agenda, we welcome back Michael Hirano from Project Dana, who will educate us on “Fall Prevention and Functions of Project Dana. Falls can change the quality of an elder’s life in an instant. Learn some simple steps to
prevent falls in the home and community.
Members celebrating their birthdays in October are in for a treat. A musical group called the Small World Harmonica Band, led by Robert Omura, will showcase their skills with the harmonica. I’m sure our members will have a
great time singing and humming along with the soothing sounds of the harmonica. Best wishes to all of our birthday celebrants, especially our 90+ honorees Mae Kuboyama, Masato Matsui, and Dorothy Saito.
On October 27th a special guest speaker, Nedielyn Bueno from the State of Hawaii Office of Elections, will do a
presentation on Voter Education. General Election is Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Remember: “No Vote No Grumble.”
Last but not least, a slate of Officers and Special Committee nominations for the year 2015 will be presented to
the members for their review and acceptance.
EVENTS:
10/6 – Kaiser Foundation / Brandy Ching
10/20 – Birthday / Small World Harmonica Band
10/13 – Project Dana/Mike Hirano
10/27 – Office of Elections
Okinawan Nenchosha Club
by Irene Yamashita
“Kupuna Safety” was the topic of HPD Officers Espiritu and Uganiza from the Kalihi Station on Sept. 4. It was
another reminder that too many of our elderly pedestrians are at risk on our streets as well as being victims of identity
theft, frauds, etc. It was a good reminder of the ways we can exercise extra care even in our own homes.
Sept. 11, being the anniversary of the tragedy in New York, we observed a moment of silence to begin the morning. A Variety Show entertained us, thanks to Elsie Kawamoto’s talented group of karaoke singers. Adding to the anticipation of each number was the giving of gift cards to a few lucky members who met the singer’s requirement, e.g. someone whose birthday was closest to Sept. 11, the couple who was married the longest (60+ years), someone coming from
the same prefecture as the singer, etc. It was a fun morning!
Birthdays were celebrated on Sept. 18 by eight celebrants with special honoree David Young who was 89 years
“young”. God bless all our September babies with many more happy birthdays. We were treated to a special morning
by Aloha Tofu and President Paul Uyehara who briefly explained the history of the company before actually showing us
step-by-step how tofu is made. By the time his presentation was done, we were able to sample the freshly made tofu.
Delicious!! Samples of soy milk and deep fried tofu were distributed throughout his presentation. Thank you Paul Uyehara, wife Misa, and Aloha Tofu for your generosity!
On Sept. 25 the Nankuranaisha Group entertained us with koto, drum and sanshin accompanying dancers fully
dressed in cultural kimonos from Okinawa and Yamaguchi Prefecture (Japan). Before the program, President Seichi Yagi
of Nomura-Ryu Ongaku Kyo Kai presented Yoshiharu Tengan of the Nenchosha Club with a Certificate of Appreciation for his many years of service. Ippe Nihei Debiru to Mr. Yagi and his group for an awesome program.
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“Yesterday was an important part of today’s journey”
EVENTS:
10/2-Brain Gym-Cindy Ogata 10/9-Paranku Club of Hawai‘i 10/16-Birthday-Marion’s Karaoke
10/23-Kupuna Care-Alzheimer’s 10/30-Hui Mele Ukulele-Nuuanu Baptist
October 2014
Sun
5
Mon
6
Creative Writing
(8 am) Library
Annex
Tues
7
Blood Pressure
(9 am)
12
13
14
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
Excursion:
Gourmet Lunch
Club - Doraku
(11:00 a.m.)
Blood Pressure
(9 am)
8
Program Committee Meeting
(8:30 am)
45th Anniversary
Planning Committee Meeting
(10 am)
9
15
10
11
CENTER
CLOSED
First Hawaiian
Bank Community Cares Cleanup Project: Part 2
16
17
18
Blood Pressure
(9 am)
45th Anniversary
Celebration
(10 am)
FCCH (8:30 am)
NARFE
(9:30 am)
in Sewing Room
22
New Member
Orientation
(9 am)
23
24
25
29
30
Blood Pressure
(9 am)
45th Planning
Committee
(10 am)
19
20
Creative Writing
(8 am) Library
Annex
Blood Pressure
(9 am)
26
27
Creative Writing
(8 am) Library
Annex
21
Rhythm & Life
Chair-based
Exercise (11 am) in
Dance Studio
28
Blood Pressure
(9 am)
Blood Pressure
(9 am)
iPad Class with
Brian Ito (1pm)
Library
Blood Pressure
(9 am)
Center Hours
Monday - Friday
7:30 am - 3:00 pm
Saturday (2x/month)
8:30 am - 11:30 am
FCCH (8:30 am)
WWII Filipino
Vets (8:30 am)
in Sewing Room
Lanakila Multi - Purpose Senior Center
1640 Lanakila Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
31
Halloween
Costume Contest
& Potluck Party
(11 am)
Activity Room
Center Staff
Dianne Lim………..Program Coordinator
Justin Trubiani………. Program Specialist
Iris Hiramoto….….Membership Specialist
Cookie Irvine……..Program Support Asst.
Selina Lau………………….Social Worker
Emily Reis……………….....Case Manager
Lodi Tapawan…………...……..Custodian
CARES !
First Hawaiian Bank: Community Care Project 2014 @ LMPSC
For being the ones who make a difference.

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