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May 2021| No. 64
LANAKILA
KŪPUNA
NEWS
Inside This Issue:
Celebrating
Mother’s and
Boy’s Day
Message from Program Coordinator 2
Cultural Club Updates 3
Mahalo to Our Donors 6
Community Info & Resources 6
Schedule of Classes 7
Upcoming Events 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..
A MESSAGE FROM SUSIE
Dear Lanakila Senior Center Ohana:
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii nei. Please join the City and County of Honolulu, our senior center and others, by sewing a
lei and placing it on your house door or fence (someplace visible to the public) to say thank you to our first responders
and essential workers who continue to give of themselves to serve and protect our community.
May is also a time when we celebrate Mother’s Day. Please thank those who have been “mom” to you in your lives. We
hope you enjoy our tribute to all the mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers, sisters, friends, daughters,
granddaughters, and others who are moms and wish them a wonderful Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 9th.
We also remember our dear friends and family members who have passed away. We cherish them and will hold them
close in our hearts always. This year, Memorial Day is on Monday, May 31, 2021. Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center
is still not able to have our annual Memorial Program to honor our center members. When the State and County
policies permit larger events, we will hold a special memorial to remember and express our gratitude for the privilege of
knowing them.
A special letter will be mailed to all center members with details about the reopening of Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior
Center, so please look out for it in the mail delivered by the U.S. Postal Service in the next two weeks.
Finally, April was not only Volunteer Appreciation
Month, but also Staff Appreciation Day. I want to
thank Custodian Lodi Tapawan, Membership
Specialist Iris Hiramoto, Program Specialist Riva
Torno, and Program Support Assistant Cookie
Irvine or their unwavering commitment to our
Members and our senior center. Their commit-
ment, dedicated service and hard work truly makes
our senior center a special place!!
Me ke aloha pumehana, Susie Chun Oakland shares
Susie Chun Oakland a photo of her paternal
Program Coordinator grandmother, Violet Chun,
above and another of her
mom, Mei-Chih Chun on
the left. “Will always love
you, Mom and Popo!”
Welcome New Members!
Debra (Deb) Braiman Ellen Higa Ray Nakamoto
Lynn Carey Brenda Ho Laverne Tanaka
Galen Ching Annette Kam Ingrid Toth
Stanley Choi Helen Koga
Clifford Gakiya Karen Kurihara
Esther Geil Kachorn Manalo
2 Newsletter | May 2021
OKINAWA NENCHOSA CLUB UPDATE Evelyn Ambrocio
By Jane Higa Henry Arakaki
May Asato
Happy Mother’s Day (Ayaa Nu Hii) Carol Anne Burrows
Susan Caswell
On Mother’s Day you rise early and greet your mother with a big bunch of Su Lan Chen
flowers to show appreciation. Roses are gifted to show love, honor, faith and Siu Ling Cheung Chen
beauty. You also can take her to a fancy restaurant or you can Yvonne Chin
cook a delicious Japanese food like, Oyakodon, Chawanmushi or Tamagoyaki. Sylvia Ching
Karen Chow
If you would really like to impress your Mom and show Lee Ann Close
your appreciation, you can say: Donna Compton
In Japanese language: Rodelio “Roger” Cortez
Okaasan, Haha no hi Omedetou (Happy Mother’s Day) Amando De Peralta Jr.
Okaasan, daisuki da yo (I love you Mom) Manuel Espeleta
Okaasan, itsu mo arigato (Mother thanks for everything) Cheryl Feagins
Margarita “Maggie” Flores
Carol Fong
In Okinawan language:
Judy Furukawa
Anma, chuu Ayaa nu fii, Kari (Mother, today is Mother’s
Violet Ganeku
Day, Cheers) Alma Goo
Anma, wannee, unju, shichusaa (Mother, I love you) Caryn Gushikuma
Anma, kunu keeki, usagami sore (Mother, please eat Betsy Hall
this cake) Gladys Harada
Ayaa , Ippee Nifee Deebiru (Mom thank you very much) Suzie Hasegawa
Qing Ren He
Ellen Higa
JAPANESE CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE Roddy Higa
By Clarice Kumura Roy Higa
Grecia Hill
Fuji Shibazakura Festival in Japan James Hino
Pok Ye Hirata
You may not know what shibazakura is, but you definitely want to see it.
Sharon Hirose
The shibazakura, or moss phlox, is a flower that can be enjoyed in Japan after
Roseline “Loke” Ho
the cherry blossoms have come and gone. Compared to the country’s iconic
Bonnie Hokama
Sakura (cherry blossoms), these flowers blossom slightly later, between April Betty Honma
to May, and bloom into tiny flowers. Since these colorful five-petaled flowers Juliana Iniba
resemble cherry blossoms and blanket the entire ground like a lawn (shiba) in Elsie Ishiki
Japanese, they have been named “shibazakura”. The Fuji Shibazakura Festival Tsuyako “Tsu” Iwamoto
is a fantastic event where you can enjoy these multi-colored moss. The festival Sylvia Iwasaki
is held in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Youngsoon Jhun
Lily Kaneshiro
Margaret Kaulukukui
Jennie Kawasaki
May Kawasaki
Demitrius “Dee” Keliiholokai
Laraine Koga
Karen Kurihara
Caroline Kuwahara
Shirley Lau
Mu Cha Leiggi
Joo Ryoung “Maria” Lim
Wan Ping Lin
Rita Lo
Sau Yue Lum
Wing Yee Lau “Carolyn” Lum
Mae Matsumoto
Dorothy Mau
Dexter Maunakea
Celebrating Mothers
Ellen Shizue Miyashira
Giselle Miyashiro
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Yoko Mizuno
Felicita “Fely” Mohika
Kiyomi Morisato
Paul Morisato
Near & Far, and
Sharon Nakai
Doris Nakamura Close to Our Hearts
Sally “Sal” Nakata
Hiroko Nishihara
Walter Obata Tsuruko Asato was a member of LMPSC for over 20
Karen Oda years. She was in the Okinawan Club where she
Donald Ojiri learned Okinawan dance. Sometimes she would
Grace Okuma perform at different places (functions). She was
Ruth Onaga not very good but enjoyed it very much. She likes
Chiyoko Oshiro to “talk story” with other members and loved
going to Vegas with families and friends. We will
Norma Oshiro
always miss her for being a loving mother and
Seiji Oshiro
grandma.
Grace Paik
-Nobuko “Nobu” Oshiro
Carol Pang
Gwen Perry
Mae Rosen Linda Oka and Eileen Clarke share
Michiko Runyon their mother, Shizue Ishihara,
Barbara Sasahara celebrating her 100th birthday
Mary Jo Segawa drive by style!
Benjamin “Ben” Sercena
Sally Shimabukuro
Alice Shiroma
Dixie Sinkovits
Edna Mae Smith
Etsuko Smith
Marie Sokol
Edna Sonomura
Karen Suehiro
Alice Takata Beverly Mau
Karen Takemoto wishes a Happy
Taye Tashiro Mother’s Day
Jan Titgen to Dorothy
Mae Tsukamoto Mau, 2010 USC
Julie Umemoto Chinese Model
Dionie Villanueva Mother of the
May Watanabe Year!
Takako Welch
May Yamachika
Takeshi Yamane
Frances Yamauchi
Xiao Ping Yang Here’s a very special photo of my mom,
Janet Yasumatsu Patsy Gomez, with a 100 watt, beaming
Nancy Yeda smile! She’s sitting with her son, firstborn
Audrey Young Denny, on her 99th birthday. She had a
strong spirit and an energetic mind. She
Motoko Young passed on only a week after her birthday,
with many of her family members at her
side. I, for one, miss her insightful opinions
that she would state plainly, even if they
would challenge me into formulating an
opposite idea which I then needed to
defend. Mom remained hungry for
knowledge her entire life until the day she
died. -Joan Wylie (baby of the family)
“This is a picture of my mom Sally Nakata Maryann Padilla shares a picture of her mom Mary
on her 97th birthday, May 15, 2020. Park Francis (right) and her Aunty Margaret Park
Happy Mother’s Day and Happy 98th Nishimoto (left). She says that “after these many
Birthday to a special, sweet and kind months of attending classes and events sponsored by
Lanakila, I see how my mother and her sister really
mother. Stay safe and healthy.” –Dora
enjoyed their time there.”
Kitabata
Jane Higa shares a photo of her
mom with sister, Sally Joyce,
sharing “My Mother has done
so many things unselfishly and
lovingly, always putting others
before herself. She has
given our family beautiful
memories with comfort and
support where laughter flowed
easily. The things we learn from
her, we carry with us wherever
Rosie Ramiro shares
Corinne Chan shares a
picture of her mom,
a picture of her we go “.
mother, Nobuko
Stella Young Chan.
Yamamoto Acopan.
Happy Boys
WOW!
Day!
Congratulations to Lynda Asato
for not only being the 1st one to
Char Kihara shares origami
she made in honor of her respond to the "Mystery
son and grandsons Vegetable" but to "Correctly"
identify it as- the "Burpee
“Da Ramiro Guyz”- Rosie Ramiro’s son
Watermelon Radish!"
and grandsons to celebrate Boys Day. 5
Community Info & Resources
Experiencing Homelessness can get Econoimic Impact Payment
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues to remind people who don’t have a permanent address or a bank
account that they may still qualify for Economic Impact Payments, also known as stimulus payments. The IRS
needs information from people who don’t usually file, and for the agency to have that information is for people
to file a basic 2020 tax return with the IRS. The fastest and easiest way is to file a return electronically using IRS
Free File. For more information, check out the outreach material, available on Internal Revenue Service | An
official website of the United States government (irs.gov).
Special Enrollment
You or someone you know may be eligible for savings and lower costs on Marketplace health insurance due to
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. To learn more, visit www.Healthcare.gov.
HOLO Card Replaces Paper Passes
Starting July 1, 2021, paper Monthly TheBus Passes and the 1-Day Pass will no longer be available for purchase.
Instead, riders will need to have the HOLO card, an electronic fare card. It will need to be loaded with money
prior to ride. Passengers, however, will still have the option of paying with cash on TheBus. Adult HOLO cards
can be purchased at local retailers or TheBus Pass Office. Visit here for a list of retailers: www.holocard.net.
Mahalo
Thank you so much for
your generosity!
PIKAKE ($1000+) Miyashiro, Janet IN-KIND GIFTS Hong, Mae Ogata, James
Murakawa, Frank M/M Akamine, Jean Ige, Carol Oyadomari, Violet
OHI‘A A LEHUA Takara, Doris Asahina, Dorothy Isa, Harriet Pang, Carol
($500) Takemoto, Karen Asato, Lynda Ishiki, Leila Rainey, Faye
Awakuni, John Iwamoto, Tsuyako Sakumoto, Atsuko
Tokumura, Violet M/M
KAHILI GINGER Bratt, Amy Iwata, Reverend Tad Sasaki, Pat
($250+) Burrows, John & Carol Katahira, Helen Shaw, Yoko
BIRD OF
Ahn, Helen Chan, Corinne Katahira, Lori Shimodo, Wendy
PARADISE ($50+)
Takabayashi, Alda Mae Chang, Grace Kingsmill, Ellyn Shiohira, Jeanette
Shiohira, Jeanette
Young, Patrick & Chong, Lori Kong, Rep. Sam Satoru & Shiohira, Wayne
Tucker, Rosemarie Compton, Donna Aiealani Sr. Club Sueishi, Sumie
Chock, Mona
Donnan, Muriel Kumura, Clarice Sugiyama, Jean
ANTHURIUM ($49 Eastlack, Sandra Joy Leung, Roberta Swisher, Sarah
HIBISCUS ($100+) & UNDER) Emoto, Carrolyn Luhiau, Charlotte Tachikawa, Wendy
Baba, Pauline Antonio, Diana Fujita, Henry & Bev Lyons, Julie Takeuchi, Yasuko
Bernardo, Mona Diego, Resurreccion Furumori, Sandra Matsunaga, Karen Underwood, Stephanie
Chan, Arceli Gorski-Brough, Sandra Hagihara, Amy Mau, Beverly Wong, Joyce
Chan-Cantorna, Mela Nakai, Sharon Hamada, Nobuko Mau, Dorothy Yamashita, Irene
Doughty, Doris Shiohira, Alan Harano, Caroline Miyashiro, Janet Yokooji, Janice
Harano, Caroline Shiohira, Wayne Hata, Sharon Mizushima, Diane Yoneshige, Ann
Kemp, Sharlyn Sugiyama, Shigeo M/M Hidalgo, Steve Nagasawa, Alicia Young, Colette
Koga, Laraine Yamasaki, Glenn Hirayama, Laura Nakata, Sally Young-Sasaki, Patricia
Kurosaki, Trudy Hirose, Sharon Noe, Jane
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LMPSC Online Classes
Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center offers online classes during the mandated Stay at Home
order. All classes below are held online via Zoom (www.zoom.us) and are FREE! Please contact
Susie Chun Oakland at suzanne.oakland@catholiccharitieshawaii.org or Riva Torno at (808)
847-1322 or riva.torno@catholiccharitieshawaii.org to receive more information.
AMERICAN SIGN BASIC UKULELE BODY & BRAIN YOGA & CHAIR YOGA
LANGUAGE Melvin Nishiyama TAI CHI Marianette Kauahikaua
Debbie Jackson Elizabeth Kiai
Mondays Tuesdays
Fridays 7:30 am – 8:30 am (picking) Wednesdays 8:00 am – 9:00 am
11:15 am – 12:15 pm 8:30 am – 9:30 am (chords) 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Improve health &
Learn American Sign Brush up on your Stretching and flexibility for happiness using breathing
language to communicate strumming and chords circulation & health. Anyone techniques, exercises and
with family or friends. with this beginner level from ages 60 to 120 can take meditation all in the
course. this class. Accommodations comfort in your own chair.
to the exercises are often
suggested by the instructor.
FUSION HARMONY’S HULA HAPPY SENIOR INTERMEDIATE
Daniel Gittelman Kumu Harmony Brighter SERENADERS UKULELE
Donald Ojiri Melvin Nishiyama
Fridays Mondays & Tuesdays
9:00 am – 9:45 am 10:00 am – 11:00 am Wednesdays Fridays
10:30 am – 11:30 am 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Seated full-body workout Learn the hula of various
to achieve strength, Hawaiian songs with Play to some local Advanced strumming and
balance, and cardio! Kumu Harmony. Any level favorites. Experience in chord theory. Must already
Sturdy chair is required. welcome! playing ukulele required. know how to read chords
and play on own. Open to
those who have attended
Basic Ukulele previously.
SAHM BO DAHN TAI CHI TAI CHI FOR HEALTH ZUMBA GOLD
Video Ken Koike Randy Lau CJ Wratchford
Wednesdays Wednesdays & Fridays Sundays Fridays
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. 8:00 am – 9:00 am 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 10:15 am – 10:45 am
Korean breathing Exercises to nurtures Experience meditative Get your body moving
exercises. one’s “Mind, Body & movements seated in a with senior friendly dance
Spirit.” Primarily Yang chair. Sturdy chair is moves to energetic music.
style Tai Chi with a focus required.
on stretching, qi gung and
basic tai chi principles.
Log on 10-15 minutes prior to the meeting, especially if it is your first time on Zoom as you may need to download the
application. Use you full name as your screen name. Please note that Zoom classes are done LIVE, so please be on time.
*NOTE: A few classes will be held in person starting in May on Mondays and Fridays
which is being coordinated between instructor and LMPSC staff. For questions, please call
Susie Chun Oakland at (808) 778-9146 or Riva Torno at (808) 847-1322.
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May 2021
SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI S AT
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Cooking Demo Health Ed Boy’s Day Coffee, Tea & Talk 10 Ways to Love
with Chef Onishi Story (7:30 am) Your Brain
with Humana Origami How to Zoom
(11:30 am) (1:00 pm)
(3:00 pm) (9:00 am) (10:30 am)
BINGO
Comm. Res. Mtg
Convo on Aging (12:00 pm) (2:30 pm)
(2:00 pm) Fall Prevention Dinner Together
(1:15 pm) (4:00 pm)
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Estate Pearl Harbor Program Coffee, Tea & Milestone
Planning Aviation Series Talk Story
Committee (7:30 am) Book
(11:30 am) (1:00 pm)
Mtg How to Zoom Workshop
Fall Prevention
Active Aging (8:30 am) (8:45 am) (2:00 pm)
(1:00 pm) HECO Info
(1:00 pm)
(10 am)
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Oral Health Age Friendly Coffee, Tea & Talk CENTER
(11:30 am) “Talk-Story” Story (7:30 am)
Convo on Aging (9:00 am) Stroke Awareness
CLOSES at
(2:00 pm) Project DANA (9:00 am) 1:30 pm
Coping w/ (11:30 am) Cooking Demo CCH staff
Diabetes (3:30 pm) Health Ed with (11:30 am) Conference
Humana (3:00 pm) UH Athletics (1pm)
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
CCH History Alaskan Coffee, Tea &Talk
Story (7:30 am)
‘Iolani Palace
(11:30 am)
SHIP Series Salmon How to Zoom History
(8:45 am)
(1:30 Fishing Waikiki Aquarium (1:00 pm)
pm) 31 (11:30 am) (10:00 am)
30 Calligraphy Wrkshp
(1:30 pm)
Center Staff
Susie Chun Oakland Program Coordinator suzanne.oakland@catholiccharitieshawaii.org
Riva Torno Program Specialist riva.torno@catholiccharitieshawaii.org
Iris Hiramoto Membership Specialist ihiramoto@catholiccharitieshawaii.org
Cookie Irvine Program Support Asst. cjoseph@catholiccharitieshawaii.org
Cyan Curtis, LSW Case Management cyan.curtis@catholiccharitieshawaii.org
Corinne Gyotoku, MSW Case Management corinne.gyotoku@catholiccharitieshawaii.org
Lodi Tapawan Custodian
Let’s Keep in Touch
1640 Lanakila Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 847-1322
www.catholiccharitieshawaii.org
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