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2019 SEMINARS

Whole Body Wellness

January 19, 2019 For our first class of the year we heard from Dr. Sandee Shanti on ways we can achieve whole body wellness through mental, physical and emotional mindfulness. Learn about weight management, neuropathy and even how to avoid leaky gut syndrome. You will also learn about our KupunaWiki Concierge Service and how you can get directly connected to our curated network of experienced local professionals.

Coordinating Care For Your Loved One

February 23, 2019 Gary Powell is the Executive Director of The Caregiver Foundation, a local, non-profit whose mission is to provide practical and emotional support to seniors, disabled adults and their caregivers through a variety of services. They offer help in essentially every aspect of caregiving you can think of, from financial management to coordinating doctor appointments. Watch his seminar to learn about the many services available to make life better for our kupuna.

Personalized Fitness Training

March 16, 2019 Charles Trinh has dedicated more than eighteen years in the field of exercise science and performance enhancement. He founded FunctionWorks Fitness in 2006 and has been using his extensive background in sports medicine to develop scientifically sound fitness programs for kupuna looking to get healthy. During this seminar, Charles spoke about the services offered by FunctionWorks Fitness plus tips on making your body more resilient and stronger to help slow down the effects of aging.

7 Steps To Pursue A Happy Retirement

April 20, 2019
With over 14 years of experience in the industry, financial advisor Nick Abbott strive to help kupuna and their families by providing them with strategies to be financially fit. Nick is co-founder of Mission Financial Group, an independent financial firm that offers services such as wealth management and retirement saving options. On Purpose, On Plan is Mission Financial Group's investment to build client relationships through viable expertise in financial stability.

Senior Assistance

May 18, 2019 This month, we have Priscilla Wong, Regional Director of The Electronic Caregiver, who talked about new technologies that will give kupuna easier access to health and safety services in the comfort of their homes. Brandon Lau, KupunaWiki Founder and Contributor, will shared about how kupuna and their families can connect with our valued service partners through our website and social media networks.

Fit For Life

August 10, 2019 This month we have Debbie Kim Morikawa owner of GYMGUYZ, the only in-home personal training franchised company in Hawaii. Did you know that prolonged sitting lowers your metabolism, increase blood fat and sugar levels, drops your good cholesterol, and increases your mortality rate? During this seminar, Debbie shared some practical tips on how you can lower the health risks from sitting too much get back on the path to be fit for life!

Active Aging

June 15, 2019
Dr. Cullen T. Hayashida is a Sociology Professor at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and co-author of Hana Hou: Making the Best of Our Encore Years. During this seminar, he spoke about various ways to keep active while you age. Whether it's through financial, physical or social fitness, the opportunities are truly endless.

Pain Free Living

July 20, 2019 Anthony Chrisco and Eileen Paulo-Chrisco are both founding members of the Fascia Research Society and Certified Personal Trainers and are dedicated to educating kupuna and their familes on how to improve their physical well-being. Anthony, President of The Fasicanator, alongside his wife Eileen shared wats to achieve Pain Free Living so that the body will do what it was designed to do: heal itself!

Trust Planning

October 19, 2019 We had Kanani M. Makaimoku, licensed attorney at law since 2005 and partner at Sterling & Tuckers, LLP since 2016. Sterling & Tucker, LLP provides an array of resources such as estate planning, incapacity planning, elder law & medicaid services, trust administration, probate and much more. During this seminar, Kanani discussed the importance of trusts reviews and the top 10 reasons why most living trusts fail.

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