Fires have the potential to destroy everything in your home. After a fire, you can replace 95 percent of the items in your home, but a few things are irreplaceable, for example, photographs, computer data, family heirlooms, journals and much more. These items represent your identity, your family and the most valuable possession of all, your memories.
Five things can help protect your memories: smoke and heat monitoring, fire insurance, fireproof storage, online data backup and determination. With these things, you’ll never have to lament the things you lost in the fire.
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Can You Recognize a Heart Attack or Stroke?
What To Do When Every Moment Counts
How would you react to a medical emergency? When it comes to life-threatening conditions like heart attack or stroke, every minute counts.
Iselle & Julio on 14.08.05
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (formerly known as State Civil Defense) placed several informational fact sheets on their website www.scd.hawaii.gov.
One of the papers lists all the currently known shelters identified by the counties. County emergency management agencies direct the opening of public shelters.
These informational fact sheets are also on their Facebook page – www.facebook.com/statecivildefense.Higov
Every family should have a family emergency plan. Don’t know where to get started?
The Hawaii Army National Guard has a great plan, a reference and a starting point. Family Emergency Preparadness Plan
Update information on exchanges and commissary now includes all facilities statewide. All links open to the specific location’s website with operating hours and much more.
AAFES – Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Aliamanu Bellows Air Force Station Fort Derussy Fort Shafter Helemano Hickam Air Force Base Keaukaha Military Reservation Maui Exchange Pōhakuloa Training Area Schofield Barracks Tripler Army Medical Center Waianae Kauai Mini-Mart (Barking Sands)
DeCA – Defense Commissary Agency
General Dennis Via, commander of the Army Materiel Command, warned the cumulative impact of continued sequestration will erode readiness to the point that Army forces will be unable to respond to a future contingency. Speaking to reporters during a July 23 breakfast meeting in Washington, D.C., Via said the military is only in the second of 10 years of sequestration, but the cuts already are having an effect.
“As we look around the world, we don’t know where the next contingency will be, but we know there will be another,” Via said. Sequestration is “a constant, chipping away at readiness” until units are not ready to deploy. Army readiness affects the other services, Via added, because the Army provides 40 percent of the sustainment in a combat theater, including communications, logistics, medical services, and contracting.
“What I worry about is that sequestration impacts significantly on our ability to deter conflict” because adversaries will know US forces are not ready to respond. The funding cuts are particularly hard as the Army is trying to reset its equipment after 13 years of war. Via said the service will need overseas contingency funds for at least three more years.
Taken from the Air Force Association Daily Report e-newsletter, July 24, 2014
Gerry Silva serves as the state president of AARP Hawai‘i. He is the lead volunteer and has made presentations at over 40 community events. Guardmembers know him as Colonel Gerald Silva, who served as the Chief of Staff of the Hawai‘i Army National Guard for a decade. After he retired from the Guard, he served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of ʻōlelo Community Media for many years.
He authored the following article.
Hawaii’s family caregivers are starting to get the support they need. These caregivers are among the 247,000 sons, daughters, husbands and wives who help loved ones stay independently at home for as long as possible — providing help with everyday tasks.
In mid-April nearly 500 Hawaii residents joined elder advocacy groups and resource providers in paying tribute to family caregivers at an event at the Japanese Cultural Center. The event was to recognize the extraordinary contributions they make, highlight helpful community resources and provide an update of recent legislative efforts to support caregivers and their families.
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Frank B. Shaner, a popular radio personality was last heard on KUMU in 2011, when they did not renew his contract. Clear Channel Radio released about a third of their on-air personalities that day. He had been with the station for over seven years.
He recently started a new program The Baby Boomer Show on AM690, every Saturday, 4 pm – 5 pm. In between these two gigs, he became a artist and you can experience his art online www.frankbshaner.com.
Has Patriotism become passé? Are people looking at me today when I stand and show respect for the flag, are they shaking their heads in disbelief thinking, I’m old fashioned? Am I out of step with the majority?
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Warren Oshiro relayed information from Shawn Nagai, daughter of Toshio Nagai, who recently passed. Toshi served with the 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron, both in Kailua-Kona and at Barbers Point.
His services will be on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at the Kona Hongwanji in Kealakekua. Visitation at 3:00 pm service at 4:00 pm.
Retiree News will post more information when available.
If you have parents, relatives or friends in one of Hawaii’s 46 long-term care facilities, you must read the following article.
Hawaii ranks higher than any other state in the quality of its nursing facilities. 38 percent of nursing facilities in Hawaii earned a five out of a possible five stars from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for their overall performance in health inspections, nurse staffing, and quality of medical care. This compares to a median of 21 percent for all states. Only three other states had greater than 30 percent of their facilities with five-star ratings.
U.S. News & World Report released its fifth annual Best Nursing Homes ratings, highlighting the top nursing homes in each state and nearly 100 major metropolitan areas. Read more: http://ow.ly/zJAFX
Ratings of all 46 of Hawaii nursing homes http://ow.ly/zJALs
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Sixty eight years ago, on August 3, 1946, an Executive Order of Governor Ingram M. Stainback established the Hawai‘i Air National Guard. Four Army Air Force units were accepted:
– 199th Fighter Squadron – 199th Utility Flight – Detachment “C” 199th Air Service Group– 199th Weather Station
The first 199 FS commander was Lieutenant Colonel Walter H. Dillingham. The unit’s first station was the Honolulu Armory in downtown Honolulu. Built in the 1800s, the armory was razed to make way for the new State Capitol that opened in the 1960s.
The Honolulu Armory. Note the pillars in the foreground: the photo was taken from the back of ‘Iolani Palace, looking toward the site of the present Capitol building.
By November 4, 1946, while operating out of Bellows Air Field, Waimānalo, the 199th Fighter Squadron had recruited sufficient personnel to be recognized Federally and was approved by an Army Air Force inspection team from Hickam Field. This Federal recognition is the official start of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard.
This simple, non-invasive procedure could detect atherosclerosis earlier than other tests — but many insurance providers don’t offer coverage.
Everyday Health heart expert Dr. Arthur Agatston can help you decide. http://ow.ly/yQ1vN
Looking for a miracle diet food? It’s time to call off the search — there’s no such thing. “If you take in more calories than you expend, you gain weight,” says David Katz, M.D., of the Yale Prevention Research Center in Derby, Connecticut. “It’s simple biology, and no milkshake or mackerel can save you from that fate.”
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Please join the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency as we bid farewell to Miyuki “Mickey” Miyazawa as she begins a new and exciting chapter of her life.
Date:See the flyer for more details: MickeyFlyer
RSVP to Shelly Kunishige or 733-4300 ext 533 before August 22, 2014
