LANAKILA

KŪPUNA

NEWS

Happy 2020

From LMPSC

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 and Minnie K.

Fund via the Hawai`i Community Foundation.

January 2020| No. 48

Newsletter | January 20202

Happy 2020 to the Lanakila Seniors and our dear friends in the community!!! Hope you enjoyed the holidays. We look forward to seeing you as we start the New Year.

Have you noticed a change at our front door? We have new carpet! Thank you to American Carpet One and Aina Environmental for their tremendous kokua in renovating our senior Center front door area in December.

A big mahalo to the many donors of door prizes at our Christmas celebration. We had 334 people attend and received over 200 door prizes!!!

The LMPSC Leadership Conference will be on Friday, January 3, 2020. The officers of the cultural clubs; the instructors and assistant instructors as well as facilitators of Lanakila classes; volunteers who help with greeting, the front desk, the kitchens, the facilities and grounds, and sound system; and members of the Participant Advisory Board and Program Committee will be meeting from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lanakila Senior Center to talk about communication, center policies, orientation for club officers, learning more about all the clubs and classes being offered at the center, and an opportunity to do some visioning about the future of LMPSC.

Tax season is also around the corner and LMPSC will host the free AARP Tax Preparation days on designated Mondays in February, March and April. An appointment with the senior center’s front desk volunteers is required by calling 847-1322.

The Opening Day at the Legislature will be on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Any center member interested in visiting our elected officials from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is welcome to sign up at the front desk.

A friendly reminder, the 2020 calendar for the entire year is always posted on our center bulletin board for your reference. It reflect the scheduled new member orientation, Program Committee, and Participant Advisory Board meetings; what Saturdays are open at the center; when the center is closed each month; and when the special events are scheduled. From time to time the calendar is updated, so please check. The monthly calendar is also a part of the monthly newsletter, which is available in hard copy for 50 cents or on the www.catholiccharitieshawaii.orgwebsite.

We continue to celebrate our 50th Anniversary year and are doing various fundraisers to defray the cost of the various events. Thank you so much for all those who have helped! We truly appreciate your generosity.

Our next Show and Sell will be on Friday, February 7, 2020, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at Lanakila. Please SAVE THE DATE. As you do your Spring Cleaning, please remember LMPSC. We appreciate any gently used or new clothing, foot wear, household goods, holiday décor, special occasion cards, material for sewing, potted plants, toiletries, kitchen supplies, and other items that would be popular to sell in our Thrift Shop, Concession, or at the Show and Sell.

Me ke aloha pumehana (with warmest love),

Susie Chun OaklandProgram Coordinator

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

Welcome New Members!

Celina So James Kahalehoe

ANNOUNCEMENTSDue to increasing costs, the cultural clubs will raise theirmembership dues to $7.00 starting January 2020. Pleasemake sure you go directly to the clubs to renew your clubmembership. Mahalo for your understanding!

Starting January 13 through January 20, Hawaii PublicHousing will be doing sewer work. This will allow only onelane of traffic open. Please note this will also affect parkingat LMPSC. Please be courteous to all!

OKINAWA NENCHOSHA CLUB UPDATE

By Irene Yamashita

Have you ever made a New Year’s Resolution? At the beginning of a new year, many of us make resolutions which are difficult to keep throughout the year. However, making a resolution or setting a goal or theme for the year may be a good way to do something that you otherwise would not have done or accomplished. Learning something new, doing more walking or exercises, etc. , may be something to think about.

In December (as in November), we met only twice before taking our holiday break. On Dec. 5 we played Bingo again for some lucky winners as well as giving out snacks to all who participated. Then on Dec. 12 we celebrated birthdays and ended the year by showcasing our talented members with a Variety Show. In celebrating monthly birthdays throughout the year, we rarely have more than 6 or 7 members who are honored; however, we honored 12 members which may be just a coincidence that December happens to be the twelfth month of the year. Those we honored were: Helen Goya, Tomie (Elsie) Higa, Henry Isara, Sally Joyce, Ronald Oshiro, Helen Palama, Yoshiko Sickels, Jean Sugihara, Alexander Takaki, Mitsuko Toguchi-Nakasone, Patrick Young and Carol Zukemura. God bless you all with many more birthdays!

In the Spirit of Christmas, the Variety Show featured many familiar Christmas songs or carols like Angels We Have Heard on High, White Christmas, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas with everyone joining in. Ippe NifeeDebiru to singers Harry Nakasone, Frank Toma, Patrick Young and Joyce Kishimoto; to hula dancer Diane Kawakami

as Bobby Ishihara sang “White Christmas”; and to the Toguchi Dancers who pantomimed (acted out) an original Okinawan version of “The 12 Days of Christmas”, which at times was funny or amusing. Adding that something extra as we ended the year was the drum performance of John Awakuni and Judy DiBianco of Hawaii Taiko Kai.

As we begin the New Year the following officers will be serving the Nenchosha Club:

President: Jane Higa1st Vice President: Harry K. Nakasone2nd Vice President – Elaine HirashikiRecording Secretary – Irene YamashitaTreasurer – Diane KawakamiAssistant Treasurers – Janet Ito & Richard TadaAuditors – Juliet “Sue” Shimabukuro, Franklin Toma & Flora NakasoneAdvisors – Mitsuko Toguchi-Nakasone, Yoshiharu Tengan & Tomie Higa

We look forward to another year of learning as we have fun and fellowship at the Center.

1/16- TOGUCHI DANCERS

1/23- BIRTHDAY/ELSIE KAWAMOTO KARAOKE

1/30- PROJECT DANA

A New Beginning

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Opening Day at the Legislature

Wednesday, January 15, 20198:30 am – 12:30 pm

Tao Calligraphy

Thursday, January 30, 20198:30 am – 9:30 am

Sewing Room

LMPSC staff wishes everyone a very merry Christmas! Photo courtesy of Evan Ching.

JAPANESE CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE

By Clarice Kumura

O-Iwai Shimasho! Let’s Celebrate!

1/6- OPENING. SHIAWASE KAI (DANCE)

1/13- DOUGLAS PARK, DIABETES INSTRUCTOR

1/20- HOLIDAY (MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY)

1/27- BIRTHDAY; KUMU HULA HARMONY BRIGHTER

Marian AbeChristine “Chris” Abedor

Herminigilda “Hilda” AbenojaKimie Aihara

Angelina AmbyCharles Amor

Suk Cha “Suzy” AnJane Asato

Janet AuyongAkiko “Akichan” Baba

Lorenza BaloranMelba Bantay

Connie BaradiJohn “Kione” Burrows III

Josephine CarreiraShu Chi Chen

Kwang Ja ChonXuan Choriki

Agnes ChunHu Ying Chun

Mie ClarkeChong Hui “Mary” Curren

Lucia “Luz” De GuzmanPatricia De Peralta

Suzuko DemolaDoris Doughty

Emiliana “Mely/Emily” Dumlao

Encarnacion “Shoni” FajardoLeonara FerrerRodney FloresMargaret Fong

Sumie FurukawaSandra Furumori

Jane GinozaSandra Gorski-Brough

Takako GoyaYoshioka Haioka

Lillian HiraokaNorma Hirata

Hiroko HiyoshiJocelyn Ho

Hisako HorioRuth HoritaHao HuynhJane Ifuku

Kazuko IkenagaYae Inoue

Robert IshiharaCarolina JacintoChieko Johnson

Carol Mae KamaluEllen Kaneshiro

Tamie KashiwamuraJack Katahira

Reiko KatoMariko Kawasaki

Melvin KellettJae Eup Kim

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Ringing in the New Year is cause for celebration and a time to appreciate

all the good things that the past year has given and all the good things yet to come. Houses are cleaned and debts are paid before the end of the year. Special foods such as Ozone (soup with mochi), Oden (stew of fish cake, tofu, egg and radish) are prepared. Decorations of kadomatsu (arrangements of pine and bamboo placed at the entrance) and kagami mochi (stacked rice cakes) are the traditional ritual and symbolisms to ring in the New Year. Other traditions continue to be celebrated to ensure good fortune in the coming year. Here's wishing you and your family a wonderful year ahead!

On December 2, we appreciated learning “self-hand massage" from Iris Gushikuma-Seino. To do this, using your right hand, stretch each finger on the left hand slowly and feel the relaxation set in. Reverse the process. Yes, its comforting to know that we can heal ourselves simply by self massaging our hands. Why not give yourself a self-hand massage. You deserve the anti-stress moment.

Tanjoubi Omedetou Gozaimasu! to: Doris Doughty (90+); and Grace Tanouye (90 +). May you both have many more healthy years.

HAWAIIAN CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE

By Roland Manuel

On behalf of the Hawaiian Cultural Club, we would like to wish the staff a prosperous and safe 2020. The Hawaiian Cultural Club consists of members Roland Manuel, Sharon Tulba. Dorothy Mau, Diana Antonio, Anita Hasegawa, Carol Burrows, John Burrows, and Marcia Dias.

We have gone through many obstacles throughout the year. Though few in membership, we have managed to prosper.

In November 2019, we discovered the West Coast Waianae. We then continued out adventure on December 17, 2019 to Honolulu Hale. Fabulous Christmas wreaths, awesome decorated Christmas trees accompanied with huge Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus was witnessing of a huge Christmas. Then we scooted down to the Ohana Hale Marketplace on Ward Ave. There we celebrated Anita Hasegawa’s 98th birthday with lunch and gelato for dessert. Anita was ecstatic she had her “100 year glasses.” She had a lot of fun and so did we.

Continuing to Prosper in the New Year

1/7- MEETING

1/14- MEETING

1/21- MEETING

1/28- MEETING

Pyung Chook KimSun Jin Kim

Masako KinoshitaMarvin Ko

Joyce KobayashiDonna Koki

Masako KorenagaFlorence Koyama

Kikuko KumamotoDong Kushima

Klaus LaiMin Yan Lam

Darlene LarimoreBenton LeeJane Leong

Mary LiNeng Li

Yong Hwa LumDannette MacDonald

Betty “Yoko” MarushigeMarion Masuda

Terumi MatsukawaYoshinobu Miyahira

Grace MiyawakiBrenda Mizuta

Charlotte MuranakaLorraine Muranaka

Stanley NagamineJanice Nakamura

Jean NakanishiPeter NakanishiHarry NakasoneHatsuko Nakata

James NakataToyo Nishimura

Takako OdaIrene Oka

Dawn OmotoCalvin Onogi

Janice “Jan” OtoJerry Pabro

Hui Ying PangHelen Park

Im Joon JP” ParkAlmeda Pasion

Constance PetersenLynn Phung

Florence PuuWinerfer “Wendy” Ramos

Jennie RosarioRose Marie Rose

Kumiko SakaiSueno Sakamaki

Leighton SakamotoConnie SasakiKazuko Sasao

Wendy ShimodaNancy Shimokawa

Julie Shimonishi

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Chinese Cultural Club

Meetings 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31

Filipino Cultural Club

Meetings 1/11, 1/25

Korean Cultural Club

Meetings 1/2, 1/9, 1/16, 1/23,

1/30

Portuguese Cultural Club

Meetings 1/8, 1/22

Additional Upcoming Club Meetings

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

(continued)

Joan SimaEstelita Singson

Maxima SolomonLois Sueda

Yoshiko SuzukiKaren Takeshita

Toyoko Tamanaha-Abelaye

Florence TamuraKatsuyo Tanaka

Linda TanakaGrace TanouyeYuriko TenganRose Togashi

Irma TomOrie Toma

Adele TsukamotoGrace Tsukayama

Roy UyedaLuvimina Valentin

Suzanne Van SchoorKathleen Vance

Consuelo “Connie” Villanueva

Conchita WatanabeGertrude Werilli

Jane WilliamsAileen Wong

Clifford Y B “Yobo” WongJoan Wylie

Florence YamadaKimik “Kimi” Yamaguchi

Iris YamashiroClara Yee

Nobu YoshiokaNancy Young

Henfar “Lee” YuenSusanne Yuu

Run Tian Zhong

DID YOU KNOW?Did you know that if you are 65+ or have a disability and are a Medicarebeneficiary you can receive assistance from CCH’s new BenefitsEnrollment Center (BEC)? This new project can assist eligible seniorswith limited income or resources apply for Medicare Extra Help/LowIncome Subsidy (Part D) or the Medicare Savings Program to help payfor premiums, prescription copayments and deductibles. The project canalso help eligible seniors apply for Med-QUEST (Medicaid),Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Low Income HomeEnergy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and other benefits to help offsetthe high cost of living in Hawaii. Call (808) 527-4777 for moreinformation. This project is made possible by funding from the NationalCouncil on Aging (NCOA). Funds for this grant are federal funds fromthe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration forCommunity Living.”

Thank you so much for your generosity!

Mahalo

Remember to always check in when youcome to the Center. The staff will bedrawing a name from My Senior Centerevery month based on those who havechecked in to the Center. This month thewinner is… Eileen Saito!

Please claim your prize with staff.

Congratulations!

PIKAKE

($1000+)

OHI‘A A LEHUA

($500+)

KAHILI GINGER

($250+)

Lum, FredWong, Kalfred

HIBISCUS ($100+)

Close, Lee AnnEndo, Edith

Fukuda, SandraMoore, John

Oyadomari, VioletStevens, M/M DalyTakemoto, KarenYamashita, IreneZukemura, Carol

BIRD OF

PARADISE

($50+)

Goya, HelenKim, Koong Ja

Mikami, BeatriceNakamura, DorisTakaki, Alexander

Tanouye, GraceYoshioka, Marjorie

ANTHURIUM

($49 & UNDER)

Hashimoto, KarenRainey, Faye

Suzuki, RichardYamasaki, Glenn

Yeda, Nancy

IN-KIND GIFTS

Alvarado, DorothyArakaki, MarionEastlack, SandraFukunaga, GayleImada, Mildred

Kainuma, CarolynKo, Sin Cha

Komoyo, TomikoLee, Eva

Madriaga, FerdinandMadriaga, Franz

Mizusawa, CherylMorreira, Jane

Nishimura, RhondaOda, Lillian

Otake, EmmieSwisher, Sarah

Mahalo to the Lanakila Clubhouse for bringing holiday cheer to our senior center on Thursday, December 19, 2019!

Top Row (L-R): Chuck Larson of Hawaii Intergenerational Network, Lori Lau of LanakilaPacific Meals on Wheels, Evern Williams of Olelo, Dana Teramoto of City Department of Transportation Services Pedestrian Safety, ?, Mele Heresa of HawaiianaManagement, Lyn Moku of Catholic Charities Hawaii, Memory Program, Hei SookForbes of State Department of Health of West Honolulu Public Health Nursing, Kurt Schweizer of Ke Ola ‘UhaneMiddle Row (L-R): Arlene Nagamine, LMPSC Member and Garden Class

Representative, Sharen Treux Nakashima, Census 2020, Jillian Okamoto, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Housing Assistance Program, Helen Lee, EAH, Kukui Gardens, Dorothy Mau, LMPSC Member and Chinese Cultural Club President, Amanda Rothschild, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Duane Fujiwara, City Department of Parks and Recreation, Lenora Springer, LMPSC Member and 3-D Origami Class RepresentativeFront Row (L-R): Susan Nakata, Hawaii State Public Library System, Susie Chun

Oakland, LMPSC Program Coordinator

Quarterly Community Resources Meetings are hosted at LMPSC with government, business, and non-profit organizations to share with one another what each is doing and developing natural partnerships to support the broader community. If your organization would like to be invited to these meetings, please email suzanne.oakland@catholiccharitieshawaii.org

Some members of the Quarterly Community Resources Meeting held on Dec. 3, 2019

CHINESE CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE

By Dorothy Mau

Kung Hee Fat Choy in this Year of the Rat! Come join the Chinese Club on Fridays at 9:30 am to 10:30am. We will be doing Chinese culture & traditions for Chinese New Year which falls on Jan. 25th. President Mau will demonstrate Narcissus carving. Come join us!

LMPSC Christmas Program 2019December 20, 2019 | Manoa Grand Ballroom – Japanese Cultural Center

Photos courtesy of Evan Ching

Time Class Facilitator Location8:00am Special Events Gro up Gro up Library8:30am Ukulele P icking N ishiyama Sewing R o o m9:00am Japanese C ultural C lub Sueda Lanai/ A ct ivity R m

B eg. T aisho Ko to T akeuchi/ Sueda Library9:30am B asic Ukulele N ishiyama Sewing R o o m10:00am H armo ny's H ula B righter D ance Studio10:30am B o dy & B rain B eg. T ai C hi & Yo ga M iyasato / Kiai Library A nnex11:00am Intro to Yo ga H asegawa Lanai

B rain Exercise Oh Sewing R o o mT ai C hi F o r H ealth Lau A ctivity R o o m

12:00pm B asic Japanese Language T cheo u Sewing R o o m12:45pm P ing P o ng R eam D ance Studio7:30am M ah Jo ng Sugihara Library8:00am Swo rd & F an T ai C hi Ko ike/ H ee Lanai8:30am N eedle & T hread Sueda/ H irashiki Sewing R o o m9:00am B asic Ukulele N ishiyama Library A nnex

H awaiian C ultural C lub T ulba A ctivity R o o mT ai C hi Ko ike/ H ee Lanai

10:00am H armo ny's H ula B righter D ance StudioJapanese C alligraphy Usami Sewing R o o m

10:15am Sahm B o D ahn Katahira/ H iguchi Lanai11:00am Intermediate Ukulele Olayan Library A nnex11:30am Gentle Yo ga A ko D ance Studio12:45pm P ing P o ng R eam D ance Studio8:00am Special Events Gro up Gro up Library

P rinciples o f T ai C hi Olayan D ance Studio8:30am A dv B eginner Ukulele Olayan Library A nnex

Stretch & T o ne Werle Lanai9:00am P o rtuguese C ultural C lub F rank A ctivity R o o m

Sewing by N akaso ne N akaso ne/ Ito C raft R m/ Sewing R m9:30am Intro to Yo ga H asegawa D ance Studio

Veteran's T alk Sto ry Gro up Go R o o m10:00am Line D ance **exp. required C hang Lanai

H appy Senio r Serenaders Ojiri/ Ko LibraryVicto r's Kapakahi Gro up T ango nan Sewing R o o m

10:30am 3D Origami Yashima Go R o o m11:00am Exercise with Karate H asegawa/ Sato D ance Studio

T ai C hi F o r H ealth Lau A ctivity R o o m11:15am H ealth & Life C ircle Yo ung-Sasaki Sewing R o o m12:30pm M en & Wo men's Shed M aynes A ctivity R o o m9:00am Enka A rakaki Library A nnex

Ko rean D ance/ C lub Lee D ance Studio / C raft R mOkinawa N encho sha C lub H iga Lanai/ A ct ivity R o o mT aisho Ko to T akeuchi/ Sueda Library

10:00am H anafuda H agihara/ Kimura Sewing R o o m11:00am Okinawan D ance T . N akaso ne/ Kawaguchi Lanai

C rafts by F lo rence/ B eads Wrksp T amura Go R o o m12:45pm P ing P o ng R eam D ance Studio9:00am F o lk Sing A lo ng Gro up Library A nnex

F usio n Gittelman LanaiYui B uyo Yagi/ Sugai D ance Studio

9:30am C hinese C ultural C lub M au Library10:00am Sahm B o D ahn Katahira/ H iguchi Lanai11:00am Sing F o r Yo ur Life R ichmo nd Library A nnex11:15am A merican Sign Language M izusawa/ Inatsuka Library11:30am T ap D ance Ko epke/ M art in D ance Studio8:30am T ai C hi w/ T o mmy A mina Lanai12:00pm F ilipino C ultural C lub C ano n Lanai/ A ct ivity R o o m

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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-3:00pm

Center Hours

S U N M O N T U E S W E D T H U R F R I S AT1 2 3

Leadership

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START OF

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Program

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LMPSC Open

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School St.

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Legislature

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CENTER

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Luther King Jr.

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New Member

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LMPSC Open

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Tao

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January 2020

Center Staff

Susie Chun Oakland Program Coordinator Rm 7

Riva Torno Program Specialist Rm 3

Iris Hiramoto Membership Specialist Rm 4

Cookie Irvine Program Support Asst. Rm 7

Cyan Curtis, LSW Case Management Rm 6

Corinne Gyotoku, MSW Case Management Rm 6

Lodi Tapawan Custodian

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!