David Kim, 86, of Mililani, a retired Maui Pineapple Co. supervisor and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, died in Waipahu on September 12, 2016. He was born in Paia, Maui.
He is survived by wife Gwendolyn “Gwen,” sons David Jr. and Douglas, brother Richard, sister Daisy Chin, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Private services.
For more information: Call 2-1-1 or visit State Department of Health
When you need to satisfy between-meal munchies, do you automatically reach for a salty snack? For many of us it’s the bags of pretzels and potato chips that call our name from the vending machine midafternoon.
But the snack favorites tend to be high in sodium, a mineral that we should be limiting in our diets.
According to the National Dietary Guidelines for Americans, everyone should aim to consume less than 2,300 milligrams (mg) of salt daily for better health. The American Heart Association recommends an even lower number — less than 1500 mg — to keep your blood pressure within a healthy range. For most people, processed foods (like deli meat, tortillas, and canned goods), rather than excessive use of the salt shaker are to blame for exceeding these recommendations.
To cut back on excess salt, try reaching for one of these tasty snacks that deliver in taste without all the sodium.
HIANG career fair on the island of Maui! Interested in joining the HIANG? Come check out the 292nd Combat Communications Squadron ‘s career fair on October 1st!
Some 50 years ago, fans were rocking to “Twist and Shout.” These days, the same crowd is rolling on over to orthopedic surgeons for hip and knee replacements.
Medicare recently reported that in 2014, it paid for more than 400,000 of these operations, which cost more than $7 billion for the hospitalizations alone. The average cost for these procedures, including hospitalization and recovery, ranged from $16,500 to $33,000, depending on geographic location.
If you are contemplating one of these surgeries, you’d better work it on out or you may pay more than you should and get less than you need.
Here are 6 tips for navigating the insurance maze that can accompany these popular surgeries.
You have probably been anticipating your retirement for many years. Perhaps you’ve entertained some general ideas about what your retirement will look like, but you’re not sure what your day-to-day life will be like once the big day comes to pass. Despite your years of anticipation, you may be surprised by what it’s really like to wake up and have no job to go to. You will find that your life will suddenly be different in more ways than you might ever have anticipated.
Ask five nutritionists to rate the 13 most powerful foods and you’ll get five different lists, but many of the selections will overlap. Why? Because every food provides something different: Some are a rich source of protein or fiber but void of many vitamins and minerals, while others contain disease-fighting phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals, but no protein. The trick, claim experts, is to get a variety of the best foods. The following 13 power foods are a good place to start.
Albert Raymond Branco, 84, of Honokaa, Hawai‘i, an Army National Guard veteran and a retired state Highways Division truck driver and laborer, died on September 14, 2016. He was born in Kalopa, Hawai‘i.
He is survived by wife Beverly; son Darrel; daughters Lisa Branco and Sara Avelino; brother Clarence; sisters Virginia Dooley, Stella Regidor and Gladys Heu; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 8 a.m. Sept. 24 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 45-5028 Plumeria Road, Honokaa. Services: 10 a.m. Condolences: http://www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com
From the Kiplinger Magazine website
You wouldn’t dream of running a marathon without undergoing months of training. Or heading into the wilderness without making sure you have adequate provisions. Or betting your life savings on a business venture you haven’t thoroughly researched.
But when it comes to entering retirement—when a failure to plan can have devastating consequences—a surprising number of people are unprepared. More than half of workers older than 55 haven’t developed a plan for paying themselves in retirement, according to a recent study by Ameriprise, and almost two-thirds haven’t identified which investments they’ll tap first. Many wait until they’ve set their retirement date to put together any kind of plan at all.
Planning late is better than never planning, but your chances of a secure retirement will improve if you start making decisions and checking items off your to-do list at least a year out. Among the issues you’ll face: how and when to sign up for Medicare and Social Security, how much income you’ll need for essential expenses, and how to take advantage of employer benefits before walking out the door.
Before citizen-soldiers of the 48th Infantry Brigade deployed to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Georgia National Guard troops spent months training away from their families and day jobs as they prepared for war. Now, a shrinking Army wants them to get ready for combat sooner.
The brigade’s 4,200 soldiers are the first of 13 National Guard and Army Reserve units nationwide chosen to test a new role that pairs them with commanders on active duty who will oversee their training.
More than one-quarter of Americans over 50 don’t exercise, a new federal report estimates, increasing their risk for heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
“Adults benefit from any amount of physical activity,” said study co-author Janet Fulton. “Helping inactive people become more physically active is an important step towards healthier and more vibrant communities.”
Identity theft can take many forms, from your bank account or credit cards being used without permission to someone using your personal information to open new accounts or commit other forms of fraud. Whatever way a person’s identity was stolen — whether it was from shoulder surfers at the local gas station or a more sophisticated online scam — or for whatever purposes it was used, the result is often the same for the victim: He’s left feeling violated and unsure of what to do next.
The following steps cover how to report identity theft and what measures to take to ensure the compromised accounts are secured or closed.
Thanks to Stephen Lum, Hawaii Army National Guard retiree and a member of the Department of Defense’s Public Affairs Office, for providing this information.
September Suicide Prevention Month is promoted by the City and County of Honolulu with a proclamation signed by Mayor Kirk Caldwell and presented by Georgette T. Deemer, the deputy managing director at the historic Mission Memorial Auditorium, September 14.
Attendees included State Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland; Brig. Gen. Keith T. Tamashiro, Hawaii Army National Guard commander, represent Maj. Gen. Arthur “Joe” Logan, the Adjutant General; the HIARNG Suicide Prevention staff; and U.S. Dept. Of Veterans Administration staff. Col. David A. Weisberg, HIARNG military personnel officer
September 2016 is also known as National Suicide Prevention (Awareness) Month which helps promote resources and awareness around the issues of suicide prevention, how you can help others and how to talk about suicide without increasing the risk of harm.
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