I don’t even know where to begin,” Sindy Steinberg told me after her husband died. “I’m just trying to stay on top of the bills. I don’t even know all the passwords for the bank accounts and investments.”
I heard this repeated from all the recent widows — and widowers — I’ve spoken to. While the family is deeply into grief and mourning, life around them continues on. And keeping up with it all can be overwhelming.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawai’i Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the April 1979 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Chaplain David Kennedy on board
* 154th Combat Support Squadron news
* 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron news
* 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron news
* 154th Supply Squadron news
* Sports news
* Dr. Walter Chang, 154th USAF Clinic commander
From the Medical News Today websi
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly half of adults in the U.S. have hypertension.
Untreated hypertension increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure, kidney disease, vision loss, and damage to blood vessels.
Dietary guidance on reducing blood pressure includes reducing salt intake. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend using herbs and spices instead of salt to flavor food.
Experts know less about the health effects of herbs and spices than they do about those of salt. However, some studies have shown that herbs and spices can reduce lipemia — the excess of lipids in the blood — hyperglycemia, and oxidative stress.
To dig a little deeper, researchers at Pennsylvania State University recently conducted a randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of longer-term consumption of herbs and spices on risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
They found that a higher level of herbs and spices in food reduced 24-hour blood pressure readings.
This undated photograph shows a McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom waiting to launch. Under the left wing is a orange tow target. It looks like the Phantom is flying out of Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station. The 199th Fighter Squadron was probably flying against the assigned Marine squadron.
Researchers report that life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2021, continuing a troubling trend that began in the first year of the pandemic.
Specifically, average U.S. life expectancy tumbled from 78.86 years in 2019 to 76.99 in 2020. It then fell by a smaller amount in 2021, to 76.60 years, the new report found.
One thing was different about the latest longevity numbers: Losses in life expectancy among white Americans were largely responsible for that continuing trajectory, the new study found.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the April 1987 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* F-15 Eagles arrive
* Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) arrives
* CAM Sq News & Views
* New 154th TAC Hospital doctors
Cardiac arrest is quick and drastic: You suddenly collapse, lose consciousness, have no pulse, and aren’t breathing. Symptoms you may experience right before it happens.
Luke Katsumi Sakanashi, age 62 passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022.
A chapel service for Luke will be held Monday, May 16, 2022 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, 45-425 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744. Following the chapel service will be a burial from 1:00 pm at Hawai‘i State Veterans Cemetery, 45-349 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744.
This undated photograph shows members of the Hawaii Air National Guard Honor Guard. The photograph was taken near the Missing Man monument.
We asked Darrell Bactad for assistance with member identification and comments:
Yes, this is one of the early photos of the HIANG Honor Guard. This was about 2001/2002. We just did a photo op with 154th Wing Public Affairs because it was the early years of the HIANG Honor Guard.
Standing (L-R): Dane Minami, Robert Lee, Matt Vidaurri, Mark Coulbourne, Stephen Wong, Jason Cashman, Sidney Tabion, unknown, Reymil Edralin, Edward Samson
Kneeling: Darrell Bactad, Rose Ader, Brian Takafuji, Thomas Chock
The Honor Guard continues to be an important part of military ceremonies.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the April 1995 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* 199 FS Pilots Help in Rescue of Downed Aircraft
* Promotions: including Bridget Komine, Harrison Iga
* Air Force Announces Uniform Changes
Recently, the U.S. Social Security Administration sent out an email to subscribers of its official blog explaining how to access social security statements online. Most people know to be suspicious of seemingly official emails with links to websites asking for credentials.
But for older adults who are wary of the prevalence of scams targeting their demographic, such an email can be particularly alarming since they have been told that the SSA never sends emails. From our research designing cybersecurity safeguards for older adults, we believe there is legitimate cause for alarm.
When audiologist Erika Shakespeare and her husband, Brian, moved into an old farmhouse several years ago, their relationship suffered. “My husband and I have normal hearing, but when we moved into that house, we were starting to argue all the time, because we weren’t hearing each other as well as we used to in our old environment,” she says.
Fortunately, Shakespeare, who owns Audiology & Hearing Aid Associates in La Grande, Ore., was able to diagnose the problem. The couple didn’t need hearing aids. Instead, they needed curtains on the windows. And canvas-mounted photos on the walls. And throw rugs on the echoey hardwood floors.
Douglas Carl Barbieto, Sr., 50, served nearly 25 years in the Hawai‘i Army National Guard, just shy of 20 years in the Federal Fire Department and retired after 10 years in the City and County of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
He is survived by wife, Dorylyn; sons, Lokahi, Douglas Jr., Jadakiss, and Nainoa; parents, Alfredo and Kathleen; brother, Derrick (Jennifer) and many
nieces and nephews. He is preceded by brother Jeffrey. He passed away at home while surrounded by his family and friends.
Services will be held on Saturday, 23 April 2022 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Kailua. Mass starts at 1000 with Honors to follow and fellowship in Parish Hall until 1500.
Retiree News extends heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawai’i Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the March 2004 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* 154th Medial Group took the lead in the Hawaii Innovative Readiness Training Program
* Recognizing our people
* Great Aloha Run volunteers
* High School Robotics competition
* Promotion: including Clayton Awa, Ryan Yung
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