LANAKILA

KŪPUNA

NEWS

FALL SESSION

2017 BEGINS

SEPTEMBER 18

Inside This Issue:

Message from Susie 2Cultural Club Updates 3Mahalo to our Donors 6Schedule of Clubs & Classes 7Upcoming Events Calendar 8

A program of Catholic Charities Hawai’i funded in part by the State of Hawaii via contract with

the State Executive Office on Aging (EOA) and the C&C of Honolulu, Elderly Affairs Division, and

a Persons In Need grant from the May Templeton Hopper Fund of the Hawai`i Community Foundation..

September 2017| No. 21

Newsletter | September 20172

Dear Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center (LMPSC) Members and Ohana:LMPSC received a thank you letter from Hawaii Food Bank President and CEO Gerald Shintaku and Food Drive Chair Sheri Rolf

expressing appreciation to our center for contributing towards the 1,573,711 meals that they will be able to provide based on their recent community food drive to help Hawaii’s islanders this coming year. Mahalo to the Center members for their donation of food.We would like to express our appreciation to Titan Mitchell, his parents, friends, scouts and scout leaders of Boy Scout Troop 777 for building the covered bench and picnic table and chairs in the Center’s front yard in late July and early August. Mahalo to Bert Tapawan for donating primer and paint and Phil Chun, scouts and their parents for painting the exterior walls and window frames of the large kitchen. Their hard work will be enjoyed by our center members for years to come.

Flu shots were made available on August 24, 2017 at the Center provided by Larry Tong from Don Quiote Pharmacy. On September 5, 6, and 7 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., flu shots will be available by Nam Nguyen from Walgreen’s Pharmacy at LMPSC. Please bring your ID and health insurance card. Thank you to both companies for offering this service to us.Mahalo to Puna Frank, Baron Ching, Carole Ka’apu, Alice Sasano, and Mark Yoshida for contributing to the Center garden. Members are welcome to use the herbs and vegetables to enjoy. Using a scissors to cut the leaves and not pulling up the plants would be most appreciated. Please remember to wash thoroughly before eating or cooking. A big mahalo to Ken Takeya for building two garden beds for us and for the squash plants. We appreciate his generous donation.

Thank you to Joan Matsukawa and the members of the Hawaii McIntosh and Apple Society for continuing to teach center members how to use their computers, iPhones and iPads. The next regular classes will be on Saturday, September 9, 2017, from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. in theLMPSC Library Room. Chris Duque will be doing a special presentation from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. on computer safety and scams. Please sign-up if you are interested in attending.

Brain exercise classes are well attended each Monday at 10:30 a.m. Thank you to Center Member Joyce Wong for introducing us to Eisho Hayashi from Japan and Junko Ho, who conduct these classes.The Show and Sell event on August 10 was well attended and we thank everyone for coming. Mahalo to the Okinawa Nenchosha Club for organizing this event and a big mahalo to all the cultural clubs for their onolicious food and to the community and center members for all the wonderful donations they shared with the Center. As a result, we raised over $1,000!We started a Hanafuda class every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Mahalo to Hanafuda Hawaii Founder Helen Nakano and Center Member Amy Hagihara for helping us get this off the ground. Mahalo to Council Member Carol Fukunaga for giving new packs of Hanafuda cards to kick off this newest class.

There will be a meeting on the School Street Administrative Offices and Housing Development (planned to be built next to LMPSC) on Thursday, October 19, 2017, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at our Center. Please attend. A detailed rendering of what the Hawaii Public Housing Authority and Retirement Housing Foundation is being presented. Your comments are vital to the process.

On Tuesday, October 31, 2017, we will have a Halloween celebration. Costume contests, singing, a barbecue and pot luck, dessert contest, trick or treat goodie bags, ghost story telling, and other fun activities are being contemplated. We would like volunteers to help our staff decorate the Center and be a part of the planning.

Please reserve Friday, November 3, 2017 for the LMPSC Veteran’s Day Program from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. We will be honoring our 143 center members who are veterans. The 111th Army Combo Band will perform a prelude of songs at 8:30 a.m., followed by a formal program from 9 to 10 a.m., and more musical numbers during lunch from 10 to 11 a.m. Frank Toma will be our Master of Ceremonies and CCH CEO Terry Walsh, Office of Veteran Services Director Ronald Han, and Rear Admiral (retired) Alma Grocki will say a few words to the veterans. We are grateful to Ke’ehi Memorial Organization (KMO) for their generous donation of $2,750 to help us sponsor a delicious lunch for each veteran and their guest. Center members who are not veterans are encouraged to attend the program and may purchase lunch. There will be a sign-up sheet at the front desk this month for this event. Ellen’s Ukelele Group will be performing during the lunch from 10 to 11 a.m.

President and CEO Karl Yoneshige and Credit Union Community Advocate Sylvia Young from HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union has confirmed that they will sponsor a Thanksgiving Luncheon for the members of our center on Monday, November 20th. The event will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Kahai Street Kitchen will prepare the lunch for us. Please reserve this date on your calendar and enjoy the fellowship during this time of thanksgiving.

Please make sure you have the LMPSC Christmas Party on your schedule for Friday, December 15th at the Japanese Cultural Plaza. More details are forthcoming.

Me ke aloha pumehana,Susie Chun Oakland, Program Coordinator

A M E S S A G E F R O M S U S I E

Eileen ClarkeAmando De Peralta Jr.

Patricia De Peralta

Joanne FujiiChae Sik Mun

Masako Ogawa

Hokyu RheeYvonne Segawa

Adele Tsukamoto

Welcome New Members!

OKINAWA NENCHOSHA CLUB UPDATE

By Irene Yamashita

In reviewing the weeks before our cultural

celebration of Beiju and Kajimaya, we learned about Medication Management on July 27 from Patrick Uyemoto from the Pharmacy of Times Super Market, and on August 3, Brandi Ching of Kaiser Permanente along with her Brain Gym Consultant went over some simple acupressure points to help with learning, memory and balance. We were reminded again how water hydration is key to maintaining good health.

Our only fundraiser for the year was our AndagiSale at the August 10 Show & Sell. It was a tremendous success, thanks to the promotion of ticket presales and our hard-working Board and helpers who started on Wednesday afternoon to prepare, and showed up very early on Thursday morning to mix and fry the popular Okinawan doughnuts. Special thanks to Jikoen for the equipment and their expert workers who assisted us.

In Okinawan culture, respect for the aged is celebrated at various ages. Beiju is celebrated on the 8th

day of the 8th month for those reaching 88, and Kajimaya on the 9th day of the 9th month for those reaching 97 years. Both of those events were celebrated on Aug. 17 with a special ceremony starting with a parade of taiko drum, sanshin music and clanging of cymbals announcing the parade of celebrants dressed in kimonos carrying toy pinwheels symbolizing returning to child-like ways for the Kajimaya celebrants. The eight Beijumembers honored were Yoshiko Arakaki, Lillian Gima, Stella Isara, Elaine Kim, Rose Loui, Yoshiko Nakasone,

Hatsuko Nakata and Virginia Vance, and the three Kajimaya honorees were Nancy Ichikawa, ShizueIshihara and Ruth Onaga. Congratulations to all eleven honorees who received gifts of mochi symbolizing long life. The program continued with recognition of special guests; lighting of candles and “Banzais” led by Frank Toma and Henry Isara. Ippe Nifei Debiru to Toguchi-Nakasone Sensei who again provided the beautiful kimonos to dress all the celebrants, and to her dancers who provided the entertainment. The festive morning ended with everyone enjoying delicious bentos.

August birthdays were celebrated on Aug. 24with Masako Kawada (92) and Alice Miyasato (90) occupying the seats of honor. God bless all eight birthday celebrants with continued good health. Special birthday entertainment of Karaoke music was provided by TevitaAkina.

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9/7 BINGO

9/14 MARION ARAKAKI’S SENIORS

9/21 BIRTHDAY/SHIYUKAI

9/28 KAISER/EXERCISE

Okinawan Words & Phrases: Kii chi ki to (Be careful)Hekuna (Hurry up!)

Celebrate in Okinawan Tradition

WHATS NEW !!!!!!

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGEFridays at 11:00 am

HANAFUDAThursdays at 11:30 am

FLU SHOTS AVAILABLE!

September 5, 6, and 88:30 am – 10:30 am

Mahalo OHA Trustee Lei Ahu Isa who generously presented a check to LMPSC!

Please sign up at the front desk!

JAPANESE CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE

By Clarice Kumura

Keiro no Hi –Japan’s Grandparents’ Day

9/4 HOLIDAY(LABOR DAY)

9/11 MOUNTAIN PACIFIC QUALITY HEALTH- LETICIA

WILSON, RN

9/18 BIRTHDAY/ SENSEI YAMAGUCHI

9/25 MOUNTAIN PACIFIC QUALITY HEALTH PART 2

Sharon AbreuCipriana Acosta

Takemitsu AkamineTsuneko Aki

Thomas AminaMiyoko Ante

Diana AntonioWolletta Baldomero

Penelope Ellen BrouilletteRose Campo

Esperenza CelestialAngela Chan

Lorraine ChangChao-Chen Chen

Aileen ChinenSumiko ChinenFong Sio Chong

Mal Soon ChuBecky Chun

Christine ChunSharon Chun

Woodrow DanelySheila Daoang

Sergio De JesusMaile Duvauchelle

Lillian EriceCresencia Foronda

Jane FujiiGrace Fujimoto

Frances FujitaEdwin Fukusima

Jean GanikoFrancisca Gascon

Janet GinozaPatsy Gomez

Odette GooCheng Ai Guerin

Kayoko HandKatherine HiraiXuan Vo Huynh

Sally ImYaeko (Mae) Inouye

Stella IsaraViolet Isara

Kenneth IshiiElizabeth Jemwai

Elizabeth KaalekahiHilda KagehiroSally Kageyama

Jane KahueMarty Kaili

Yoshiko KaneshiroTong Yul Kim

Vivian KimJoyce Kishimoto

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Keiro no Hi or Respect for the Aged Day is a national holiday in Japan that is celebrated every third Monday of September. It is a thoughtful and reasonable celebration, considering the longevity of the Japanese. It is like the Grandparents Day that is celebrated in Hawaii but far more serious and is not only limited to those who have grandchildren. An elderly person is a treasure for every household and it is thought that their wisdom should be shared with everyone. Respect for the Aged Day is all about respecting and appreciating your elders and that's really the best way to celebrate.

On August, we all enjoyed the bon odori of the Meiwa Kai Dance group and ending with everyone participating in dancing bon odori style to Tanko Bushi. Also entertaining were the Okinawan dancers from Sensei Misako Yagi's Yui Buyo class. On August 14, we heard from Val Yamada of Hui Malama Po'o and her experience of recovery from a stroke. It was very emotional and educational since Val spoke about the rehabilitation she went through to get to where she is today. On August 21, we were entertained by the talented karaoke singers from Kyoko Sano's class, which included two KZOO Champion singers.

Birthday celebrants for the month of September are: Yoshiko Kaneshiro (90+); Kurt Sekiya (90); and David Young (90+). Tanjoubi OmedetouGozaimasu!

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Have you seen our new benches? Mahalo to Boy Scout Titan Mitchell for choosing Lanakila to grace us with new seating for his Eagle Scout Project!

Sin Cha KoPatsy Kobayashi

Dorothy KomomuaEvelyn Kuromoto

Jane KwonLily M K Loo

Adulfa LorestoAntonia Luna

Stephen McClaranSuping Mei

Janet MiuraWalter Miyashiro

Dorothy MiyataAkira MoriJohn Mun

Tsuruko NagamineBetty Nakamura

Brigid NakamuraYoshiko Nakasone

Joseph NewmanBing Kwan Ng

Elton OgosoKiyoko Portuondo

Faye RaineyConsolacon Ramos

Milagros RamosFlorentina Ritarita

Alice RodriguesVrigina Rolland

Janice SantoAyako Sasahara

Kurt SekiyaRoy Shigemura

Dorothy ShimomuraFrances Shiroma

Lourdes SumaoangAlfredo TagabKazuyo Takagi

Janet TakamuneBarbara Takeshita

Kathleen TamashiroKay TamashiroAileen Tanaka

Kenneth TashiroPeter Teruya

Sumiko TeruyaTakeo Teruya

Aurelia TiburcioCaroline Toyama

Yolanda TrejoJesus TumolvaKatherine Uejo

Jane UyesatoNieves VargasRae Watanabe

Rose Chun WattHA

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FILIPINO CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE

By Puna Frank

The Filipino Cultural Club celebrated its’ 45th anniversary at the Pacific Beach Hotel on Sat. Aug. 26. The ladies were dressed in glittering gowns while the men showed off their hand sewn barongs. Members and guests crowded the dance floor with Bong’s music. Line dancing, two-stepping, tango-ing, samba-ing, fox trotting, and hip hopping was happening between the traditional Filipino dances. Two hours into the dancing caused hunger pains, which caused dessert to be consumed before lunch! Lunch featured 4 different veggie salads, hot rice, warm buns, fruit salad, BBQ chicken, and soft, delicious roast beef. Hot potato soup was set up on another table. Many diners had seconds. Service was way above average! All of this happened before the crowning of the 2018 Queen Letty Dolor. After the ceremony, dancing resumed. The dance floor was packed.

Much thank you’s to Iris and her elves for the colorful table decorations which lit the room. Mahalo to guest speakers State Senator Will Espero, Prog. Coordinator Susie Chun Oakland, and State Senator Karl Rhoads for their presence. Most importantly, hats off to FCC President Liwayway Asis, VP and outgoing Queen Trini Ramento, event hosts Jose Monterola and Remy Canon, music DJ Bong Acosta, and publicist Elmer Dela Cruz for their hardwork to make the event a success!

HAWAIIAN CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE

By Diana Antonio

Aloha Kakou! Our club is slowly getting out of a slump, and introduce a couple of new faces. Our new member is Kalehua Adams and her hanai niece is Loke Laronel. Loke is too young to join our club. Loke is our inspirational motivator. Loke teaches us Hawaiian words, songs and prayers. Kalehua is quick to confirm the words, or share new words, songs and prayers.

Materials were brought to Sharon Tulba who was in rehab who made up our birthday calendar even through moans and groans. The handles were wrapped with a green ribbon from Frances Dela Cruz. Frances is still sick at home, recovering. She hopes to visit soon! She wrote a special message to the club in the back of the calendar.

On Aug. 22nd, we colored books that Sharon brought it, on her first day back with us! On Sept. 5th, we will be selling pickled onions from 8:30 am –10:30 am. Please stop by to purchase a bottle or two. The ladies will be singing and playing the ukulele, and John Burrows will dance the hula. A hui hou!

9/5 MEETING

9/12 MEETING

9/19 MEETING

9/26 MEETING

9/9 MEETING 9/23 MEETING

PORTUGUESE CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE

By Puna Frank

Hello out there! Bom dia– September is fast approaching! Good news! Show & Sell was a Success! Thanks to soup seller Jane;

Pastele, Spanish Rice, and Bacalau maker Judy & Gregory; and garage table sellers Virginia & Alice. Your hard work and generosity was and always is appreciated.

Not so good news…we weren’t able to lunch out in August, however, maybe HoHo’s or Royal Palace in September. Stand by for more outings & field trips. Leonard’s is still open for grabs.

Don’t forget, voting for club officers is in November- need new officers pronto! Until then…ate ja!

9/6 MEETING 9/20 EXCURSION

MahaloThank you so much for

your generosity!

KAHILI GINGER

($250+)

Kitashiro, John M/M

HIBISCUS ($100+)

Stevens, Daly M/MWong, Jane

Yamashita, Irene

BIRD OF

PARADISE ($50+)

Park, Sue

ANTHURIUM ($49 &

UNDER)

Kakazu, ShizueKihano, Percy M/M

Nakata, SakaeYamasaki, Glenn

NARFE

IN-KIND GIFTS

Chang, GraceChing, Adele

Ching, PatEastlack, Sandra Joy

Fukuda, SandraIchikawa, DoreenIshimoto, Mabel

Kaapu, CaroleKainuma, MichiKawada, Masako

Ko, Sin ChaLau, Shirley

Lee, ToniLeisek, A’lisha

Leong, D.Low, Edna

Michioka, KathyMiyashiro, WalterMomota, SetsukoMurata, Yukiko

Nakata, HatsukoNakata, SakaeNhomi, Mieko

Oda, KarenOjiri, DonaldOkami, Amy

Okuma, StellaOtake, EmmiePalama, Helen

Sasahara, BarbaraSasano, Alice

Shiroma, AliceSueda, MaryTakai, Yurie

Tanaka, LillianTatsuta, JaneTcheou, YurioToma, Frank

Tsutsumi, AliceWong, JaneYogi, JudithYoung, Amy

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

(cont’d)

Cynthia G W WongKatherine Wong

Valerie WongQi Yan Wu

Ruth WuestYukiko Yahiku

Ethel YamaguchiEdith Yamamoto

Doris YamaneGlenn Yamasaki

Jishao YangEdith Yasuda

Chong Hee YasutakeEarl Yonemura

David YoungSharon YoungMarion YuenLilia Zarzosa

Chinese Cultural Club

Meetings 9/1, 9/8, 9/15,

9/22, 9/29

Korean Cultural Club

Meetings 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28

Additional

Upcoming

Club Meetings

T I M E C L A S S F A C I L I T A T O R L O C A T I O N

8:00am Walking Group Group Library

9:00am Japanese Cultural Club Sueda Lanai/Activity Room

9:30am Beg. Taisho Koto Takeuchi/Sueda Library

10:00am Lei-Making Group Tsutsumi Craft Room

Harmony’s Hula Brighter Dance Studio

10:30am Tai Chi for Health Lau Activity Room

11:00am Intro to Yoga Hasegawa Lanai

Brain Exercise Oh Sewing Room

12:00pm Basic Japanese Language Tcheou Sewing Room

7:30am Mah Jong Sugihara Library

8:00am Fan Tai Chi Koike/Hee Lanai

8:30am Needle & Thread Workshop Sueda Sewing Room

Hawaiian Quilt, Etc. Hirashiki Craft Room

9:00am Tai Chi Koike/Hee Lanai

9:30am Hawaiian Cultural Club Dela Cruz Activity Room

10:00am Harmony’s Hula Brighter Dance Studio

Japanese Calligraphy Usami Sewing Room

10:15am Sahm Bo Dahn Katahira/Higuchi Lanai

8:00am Walking Group Group Library

8:30am Stretch & Tone Werle Lanai

9:00am Sewing by Nakasone Nakasone/Ito Craft Room/Sewing Room

Portuguese Cultural Club Frank Activity Room

9:30am Intro to Yoga Hasegawa Dance Studio

10:00am Line Dance Chang Lanai

Ellen’s Ukulele Kong/Tangonan/Lindo Library

Happy Seniors Serenaders Ojiri/Ko Sewing Room

11:00am Tai Chi for Health Lau Activity Room

Exercise with Karate Kellett Dance Studio

9:00am Okinawa Nenchosha Club Higa Lanai/Activity Room

Korean Dance/Club Lee Dance Studio/Craft

Enka Class Arakaki/Kishimoto Library Annex

Taisho Koto Takeuchi/Sueda Library

11:00am Okinawan Dance Nakasone/Kawaguchi Lanai

11:30 am Hanafuda Hagihara Library

Crafts by Florence Tamura Sewing Room

9:00am Folk Sing Along Group Library Annex

Fusion Exercise Gittelman Lanai

Yui Buyo Yagi Dance Studio

9:30am Chinese Cultural Club Mau Library

10:00am Sahm Bo Dahn Katahira/Higuchi Lanai

11:00am American Sign Language Macdonald/Mizusawa Library

Tap Dance Koepke/Martin Dance Studio

9:00am Filipino Cultural Club Asis Lanai/Activity Room

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Let’s Keep in Touch1640 Lanakila AvenueHonolulu, HI 96817(808) 847-1322www.catholiccharitieshawaii.orgEmail: suzanne.oakland@catholiccharitieshawaii.org

Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:00pm Saturday (2x/month) 8:30am-11:30am

Center Hours

S U N M O N T U E S W E D T H U R F R I S AT1

Fumanet

Exercise

(8:30 am –

10:30 am)

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CENTER

CLOSED:

Labor Day

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Flu Shots

(8:30 am–

10:30 am)

6GLC to Liliha

Bakery Nimitz

Flu Shots (8:30

am– 10:30 am)

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Janet’s Craft

Class

(9:30 am –

1:00 pm)

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Flu Shots

(8:30 am–

10:30 am)

9FCC &

Iphone/Ipad

Class

(8:30 am)

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Program

Committee

Meeting

(8:30 am)

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CENTER

CLOSES at

2:00 pm for

CSS Mtg.

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Fall Session

Begins!

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LMPSC

Excursion to

Judiciary

History Ctr.

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FCC &

NARFE

(8:30 am)

24 25 26 27

New Member

Orientation

(9:00 am)

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SEPTEMBER 2017

Center Staff

Suzanne Chun Oakland Program Coordinator Rm 7 Ext. 29

Riva Torno Program Specialist Rm 3 Ext. 22

Iris Hiramoto Membership Specialist Rm 4 Ext. 24

Cookie Irvine Program Support Asst. Rm 7 Ext. 28

Cyan Curtis, LSW Case Management Rm 6 Ext. 26

Lodi Tapawan Custodian

Gracie Baluyot CSCEP Worker

**If you’re interested in joining any of our presentations &

activities at the Center, please sign up at the front desk.

Don’t forget to also check our bulletin boards in the hallway

for many community events and information!