The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) has received many reports about scammers calling residents and telling them that they are being sued in a lawsuit. The call usually originates from a 202 area code number. The scammer has the victim’s name, address, and sometimes, other personal information. The caller tells the victim that they can settle this lawsuit with a payment that is sent to another victim before it is forwarded to the caller. If ignored, the scammer tells the victim that he/she may be subject to arrest by local or federal authorities, including HPD.
If you receive a similar call, please be aware that lawsuits are not settled with payments over the phone, and law enforcement does not get involved in civil cases unless directed by the judge.
The HPD would like to remind residents to never give out personal information or money to strangers. If you or someone you know has been a victim, please contact HPD at (808) 529-3111.
Taken from a Honolulu Police Department press release earlier today.
So, you are familiar with the hazards most likely to impact your community, and you have an emergency kit, an evacuation plan, and a family communications plan. You have even taken action to prepare your pets. But what about your finances?
Pre-disaster financial planning is essential to help you and your family maintain financial stability in the event of an emergency. You should have a plan to pay your bills and access important records and accounts after a disaster, when mail services may be delayed, original documentation may be damaged or lost, or Internet access may not be available. It is also a good idea to have cash on hand to cover your expenses in case banks are also impacted by disaster. Protecting your financial records also facilitates the process of applying for income-based assistance following a disaster.
Take some time to review a few of these tips on financial preparedness:
* Place important documents in a safe space. You can use the Safeguarding Your Valuables activity and Emergency Financial First Aid Kit to help get you started. These documents provide the basics of how to identify valuables and what low-cost options are available to protect them.
* Use the FEMA phone application to access disaster preparedness, response and recovery resources including disaster assistance.
* Enroll in Go Direct to minimize disruptions in receiving any federal benefits you may be entitled.
* Explore other resources to help you get started including Recovery After Disaster: The Family Financial Toolkit and the Disaster Recovery Log which can help your family get back on their feet after a disaster.
The Financial Literacy Education Commission can help you increase the financial preparedness of your household, workplace, and community. We encourage you to use the tools listed above or visit Ready.gov/financialpreparedness. Start early on being financially prepared!
Taken from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual and Community Preparedness e-Brief, September 17, 2014.
The Department of Defense (DoD) is moving away from mailing letters to using e-mail notifications when there are important changes to your DoD benefits, including TRICARE. Emails will link you to milConnect, a secure DoD website, where your personal information will be posted. Those who have not provided an e-mail address, or those who opt-out of receiving e-mail notifications, will receive a postcard stating that there is a change or update to their benefit. Even if you receive a postcard you will still need to go to milConnect to read the letter because specific plan or protected health information (PHI) will not be printed on the postcard.
Visit milConnect to sign up or update your email contact information. You can click on the “MyProfile” menu item to update your personal email preference. Please allow three days for revised settings to take effect.
For more on TRICARE, visit the Military.com TRICARE section at http://www.military.com/benefits/tricare.
Our eyes provide us with a window on the world, but that window gets a little foggy and fragile as we age. Close-up vision blurs, and cataracts lie ahead for many. Tear ducts function less well, and eyes can get dry and inflamed.
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Please come and celebrate the retirement of LTC Jason T. Matsumura. He retires after 32 years of service with the Hawai‘i Army National Guard.
Date: Friday, October 10, 2014 Time: 1130-1400 Lunch buffet Place: The Willows Restaurant, Kapa‘akea Room 901 Hausten Street Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817 Cost: $36.00 per person before September 24 $40.00 per person after September 24 Make checks payable to Phoebe InigoSorry, no payments at the door!
Aloha attire requested
Informational flyer: Matsumura Flyer
R.S.V.P by 24 September 2014 Emmy Maikui-Grambusch, 672-1778 emlovytte.l.maikui-grambusch.civ@mail.mil Mail or drop off payment to: HQ 103d Troop Command Attn: Emmy Maikui-Grambusch 96-1210 Waihona St. Pearl City, Hawai‘i 96782Do you know why the Kahului Airport code is OGG? Watch this video to learn the answer. http://youtu.be/I-gN4GBjOFs
Brig Gen Robert “Bob” Maguire, Retired, appears in the video. He provides comments from his career at Hawaiian Airlines.
Video from Hawaiian Airlines, celebrating their 85th year of service in Hawaii.
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The 2014 State Department of Defense Retirement and Awards Breakfast is on Friday, September 2014. The buffet breakfast will be at DeRussy Hall at the Hale Koa Hotel. The breakfast will run from 0830 through 1030. The breakfast will honor the following recent department retirees, state awardees, and Federal 30 & 40 Year Service Awardees.
The cost for the breakfast is $27.00 person, which includes the 18% gratuity. Make your checks out to “DOD Awards Fund”. The registration deadline is tomorrow, Wednesday, September 18, 2014.
For a listing of those being recognized and POCs collecting checks, go to http://wp.me/p3639O-1ZA
Almost 1 out of 3 people in America will develop shingles during their lifetime. Your risk of shingles increases as you get older. People 60 years of age or older should get vaccinated against this painful disease.
Get more information on Shingles (Herpes Zoster) by going to the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/features/Shingles/index.html
Major General Darryll D.M. Wong, the Adjutant General, State of Hawai‘i, requests your presence at a ceremony honoring Colonel (Dr.) Richard Ando Jr., State Air Surgeon, Hawai‘i Air National Guard on the occasion of his retirement.
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2014 Time: 1630 Ceremony Reception to follow Place: 154th Wing Dining Facility, Building 3417Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Please RSVP using the following link: http://ow.ly/Bp22p
R.S.V.P. by 25 September 2014
POC: Capt Love Williamson 733-4230 POC: CMSgt Dawn Wahinekapu
Brigadier General Braden K. Sakai, Commander 154th Wing, request the pleasure of your company for a Retirement Ceremony honoring Master Sergeant Glenda N. Buis.
Date: Sunday, October 5, 2014 Time: 1500 Ceremony Reception to follow Place: 154th Wing Dining FacilityJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Please RSVP using the following link: http://ow.ly/BowV1
R.S.V.P. by September 26, 2014 POC: Capt Macie Akana 808-448-7270 Alt POC: TSgt Pi’i Reyes 808-448-7253Thanks to these Retiree News readers who registered to “Follow Blog via Email”: Celia Espinosa, Glenda Buis
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After you compete this short registration process, you get a notification email every time there is a new posting. The email has a quick teaser of the posting, along with tags that indicate how the posting relates to special topics/areas.
Stacy Tony Laa, 58, of Waianae, an Army National Guard member, passed away on Auust 20, 2014. He was born in Honolulu.
He is survived by wife Karen K.; sons Stacey S. and Sterling K.; daughters Stacynn M., Stasha M. and Stanya M. Laa, and Starlyn M. Palacat; hanai son Virgil; hanai daughters Valeria and Valanda; brother Eddie; sisters Shirley Titialii and Rita Laa; numerous grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Remembering Dennis Dalen, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard member who died 22 years ago today during the Hurricane Iniki recovery mission. He was 46 and died during the storm cleanup on Kauai’s North Shore when the truck he was driving flipped as he tried to avoid live power lines. Dennis was buried the Hawai‘i State Cemetery in Kāne‘ohe.
Do you or someone you love have a hard time letting go of books, magazines, newspapers or other tangible items?
Therese Borchard provides some behavioral tips to overcome compulsive hoarding
