KHON2 moves into the second year of its Elderhood Project. Elders and their caregivers will find positive solutions to challenges families will face as parents age. Kirk Matthews and the KHON2 news team, along with experts in many fields, will examine the issues that matter to seniors, their families and the community.

During the first year of the Elderhood Project, we touched on such themes as medical care, social welfare and pedestrian safety. The Elderhood Project is always interested in community input and if you have a subject you believe needs to be addressed, please feel free to e-mail us.

We have established positive relationships with the Council on Aging, the University of Hawaii, AARP and the Hawaii Caregivers Coalition. With their help and the help of many more, we want to provide the best information available for seniors and their families. Hawaii’s seniors, on the average, live longer than those anywhere else in the country. We want to be certain the quality of life matches that longevity.

Featured Stories

	Elderhood Project: RSVP volunteers There is an organization in Hawaii dedicated to helping others, and the members of that group do it for free. RSVP is a strictly volunteer organization. You have to be 55 years old or better and be willing to help out your friends and neighbors.
	Elderhood Project: Kupuna Education Center There are more than a thousand adult care homes on Oahu alone. Kapiolani Community College offers a class to help those start an adult care home
	Elderhood Project: Financing your future The boomers are here and quite soon, they are going to have to find ways to finance their future. Many boomers and seniors own or are buying their homes. 1 comment
	Elderhood Project: Long Term Care Insurance Seventy-five per cent of people 65 years and older will eventually need long term care, and yet a startling number of those people don't have long term care insurance. 1 comment
	Elderhood Project: Staying active It’s a fact that aging takes its toll, but we can slow that down if we exercise -- no matter how old we are.
	Elderhood Project: Planning for the future As we prepare to welcome in 2012, you may be thinking about a new year's resolution.
	Elderhood Project: Senior Move Managers Moving at any age can be a hassle. But moving for a senior can be downright traumatic. There’s a local company that can make the journey easier.
	Elderhood Project: Communication between parents and children Most of the time, we believe if we are talking the same language, we are talking the same language. When it comes to discussions between adult children and their parents, that may not always be the case.
	Elderhood Project: Seniors getting into the Christmas spirit Seniors getting into the Christmas spirit - and enjoying fellowship at the same time.
	Elderhood Project: Caregiver Awards The Elderhood Project is sending out congratulations to the winners of the caregiver awards.

• Elderhood Project: Gifts for seniors  |  
• Elderhood Project: Mayor's senior craft fair  |  
• Elderhood Project: Senior Companionship Program  |  
• Elderhood Project: Coping with loss  |  
• Elderhood Project: Kidney Health and the National Kidney Foundation  |  
• Elderhood Project: Tips for keeping medical records  |  
• Elderhood Project: Financial abuse  |  
• Elderhood: Volunteer opportunities for seniors  |  
• Elderhood Project: Good Life Expo  |  
• Elderhood Project: Sage Plus  |  
• Elderhood Project: Tai chi and seniors  |  
• Elderhood Project: Kupuna Education Center
• Elderhood Project: Changes to "Aging in Place" workshop  |  
• Elderhood Project: Skin Care   |  
• Elderhood Project: "Cirque de Lima" fundraiser  |  
• Elderhood Project: Field of dreams  |  
• Elderhood Project: "Kiwi" project  |  
• Elderhood Project: POLST  |  
• Elderhood Project: Aging confidently  |  
• Affordable units available in new Ewa senior living community  |  
• Elderhood Project: Nutrition and buying local  |  
• Elderhood Project: Kidney disease  |  
• Elderhood Project discusses kidney disease   |  
• Elderhood Project: Handbook for growing old  |  
• Elderhood Project: Hurricane Preparedness
• Elderhood Project: Senior medicare patrol  |  
• Elderhood Project: Poetry and Alzheimer's  |  
• Elderhood Project: Lei Donations  |  
• Elderhood Project: 2011 Outstanding seniors  |  
• Elderhood Project: Spinal arthritis  |  
• Elderhood Project: Peace on Earth concert  |  
• Elderhood Project: Caregiver Book
• Elderhood: Senior Awards  |  
• Elderhood Project: Senior Socialization  |  
• Elderhood Project: Organ Donation  |  
• Elderhood Project: AARP Taxaide  |  
• Elderhood Project: Helping caregivers  |  
• Meals on Wheels holds annual March for Meals  |  
• Elderhood Project: KCC's fall prevention class  |  
• Elderhood Project: World Kidney Day sparks awareness  |  

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