If you are a veteran considering long term care options, or someone who cares for a veteran, visit the Guide to Long Term Care to learn more about shared decision making and long term care options at www.va.gov/geriatrics/guide.
If you’re planning to choose original Medicare for your health coverage, getting a supplemental policy (also known as Medigap insurance) is a good idea if you can afford it, because it will help pay for things that aren’t covered by Medicare like copayments, coinsurance and deductibles. Read on http://ow.ly/k8DlE
Taken from the Center of Internet Security website.
The bombing of the Boston Marathon, April 15, 2013, does not just mean an increased threat level across the country and globe, but includes new and recycled Internet scams. Major events tend to attract malicious individuals who use the event for their gain.
Read on: http://tinyurl.com/cmw5fxp
Thanks to Fred Hyun and several others for forwarded articles about these cyber scams.
Special thanks to these new Retiree News readers who registered in the last week: Carol Kellett, Norm Nitta, Dr. Norberto and Rose Baysa; Dennis Hara, and Eric Fong
September 20-23, 2013, Honolulu Hawaii
A NGAUS tradition, the annual conference allows members to gather and vote on the top legislative priorities for NGAUS, share information and celebrate the camaraderie of being National Guard and NGAUS members. Read more: http://ow.ly/k3LPm
Arthur Mitchell “Aka” Mahi, 79, of Kalaoa, Hawai‘i, a retired Hawaiian Dredging Co. laborer and Isemoto Construction Co. employee, passed away on March 23, 2013. He was also an Army and Hawai‘i National Guard veteran who served during the Korean and Vietnam wars, and a Purple Heart recipient. He was born in Laupāhoehoe, Hawai‘i. He is survived by wife Theresa, son Kaleo, daughter Agnes Barrozo, hanai sons Joel Victor and Erik Warner, sisters Annie Mokiau and Mary Reyes, and four grandchildren.
New enrollment fees and increased co-pays for those using TRICARE are in the budget unveiled last Wednesday by the White House. They were not unexpected. The Pentagon is trying to get its health care costs under control and believe asking more of beneficiaries is one way to do it. Read more: http://ow.ly/k3LpB
Out-of-date or incorrect information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) can lead to problems with your benefits and entitlements. Learn how to correct discrepancies quickly. http://ow.ly/k1qK3
Taken from a Department of Defense email update. Visit them on the web at http://www.defense.gov/.
Clement Kahoonei Kaonohi, 76, of Kailua, a retired Honolulu Police Department lieutenant and a National Guard veteran, passed away on March 19, 2013. He was born in Honolulu.
He is survived by wife Isabelle; son Clement “Kahi” Jr.; daughters Tammy-Lynn Lucrisia, Puanani Chan, Isabelle K. Kaonohi and Jodi-Alise K. Bartlett; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
In May 2013, we will celebrate The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii‘s 28th Annual Hawaii Military Appreciation Month to honor our troops and their families. Read more at http://ow.ly/jXcma
Contact Charlie Ota at charles@cochawaii.org, 545-4300, X320 or Tracey Saiki at tsaiki@cochawaii.org at X329 for details.
Read the April issue of National Guard, the official publication of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) at http://tinyurl.com/b8but95.
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Anne Salvador and Blossom Logan are coordinating sales of this year’s Special Olympics Torch Run T-shirts. Click on the photo for a larger view.
T-shirts are $30 a piece; and this will give you an entry into the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics as well.
This is for a great cause and your purchase is tax deductible. Please make checks out to “SOHI” Special Olympics Hawaii. We will mail the shirts out to your home. Orders are being taken up to 5 May 2013.
For more information about the Torch Run or to participate in the run: Torch Run Flyer Torch Run Application or contact Blossom at blossom.logan@us.af.mil.
