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Women Executives
at Leadership Conference

Governor Linda Lingle will host the third-annual International Women’s Leadership Conference, Women With No Limits, on Tuesday, August 29, at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel’s Hawaii Ballroom. The conference was developed by the Governor to encourage leadership in Hawaii women. Delegates will be able to discuss global and local issues important to the advancement of women leaders while sharing their stories of success in their respective careers.

This year’s conference features prominent women leaders from Iraq, Japan, the Philippines, the U.S. Mainland and Hawaii, including Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and former Counselor to President George W. Bush; Rear Admiral Sally Brice-O’Hara, United States Coast Guard; Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress; Izumi Kobayashi, President of Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Company; Governor Grace Padaca, Isabela Province, Philippines; Constance Lau, President and CEO of Hawaiian Electric Industries and President and CEO of American Savings Bank; and Vivian Aiona, wife of Lieutenant Governor James R. “Duke” Aiona, Jr. Oprah Winfrey will open the conference with welcoming remarks via a videotaped message.

The event begins at 7:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast. The conference runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with an informal reception following the final speaker. Cost is $175 per person, $150 per person for a table of 10 and $99 for students, including all conference activities, breakfast, lunch, parking and the reception. To register, call Lois Hamaguchi at 586-0081 by August 22. For more information, check out the Web site www.iwlchi.org.

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Experience “The Good Life” at Hawaii Seniors’ Fair

Travel, health, financial planning, retirement communities, in-home nursing and legal services are just a few of the topics you can learn about at The Honolulu Advertiser’s 22nd-Annual Hawaii Seniors’ Fair-The Good Life Expo. It will take place at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall Friday through Sunday, September 22-24, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.

Over 20,000 people are expected to attend this year’s event, which will showcase products, services, facilities and programs of interest to the 50-plus age group. Featured will be 240 exhibits, educational seminars and lectures on subjects such as vision restoration, reverse mortgages, wills and trusts.

Shopaholics should be sure to visit the Hawaiian Crafts Village and Hawaii’s Seniors’ Clubs’ 17 booths, which will be offering close to two dozen craft demonstrations and an array of wonderful handmade merchandise, including pottery, Christmas ornaments and accessories for the home.
There also will be nonstop live music, dance performances, exercise classes, flu and pneumonia vaccinations, and more! Admission is free. Call the Good Life Expo Inc. at 832-7878 or check out the Web site www.productionhawaii.com for more information.

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Starbucks Spearheads
All Books for Children

Starbucks Coffee Hawaii has teamed up with local literacy organizations on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island to collect 7,000 books for distribution to families in need. The All Books for Children book drive will run August 15-31.

Participating Starbucks stores (excluding Barnes & Noble cafes, airport and University locations) will have collection baskets available for customers to drop off new and gently used books. All types of books are welcome, from children’s stories to adult-level reading material. Read Aloud America will pick up, sort and distribute books collected on Oahu.

“Starbucks Coffee Hawaii is committed to supporting literacy efforts in our communities and our All Books for Children program makes it easy to help make a difference in a child’s life,” says Jill Wheatman, the company’s Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Manager. “We’re confident that we can achieve our goal of collecting 7,000 books during the two-week book drive.”

Launched in 2004 at Starbucks stores on Maui, All Books for Children was expanded to include Oahu, Kauai and the Big Island last year. Over 5,200 books were collected in the 2005 drive.

On another note, we’re happy to report that Generations Hawaii is now being distributed at most neighborhood Starbucks locations on Oahu. Call 848-0711 if you need help finding the location nearest you.

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Informing Today’s Kupuna

Advising seniors and their families about the services, programs and resources that can improve their quality of life in Hawaii is the aim of “Today’s Kupuna,” a new show aired on Olelo’s Community Access Channel 54 at 7 p.m. every Wednesday.

Host Percy Ihara, a Certified Senior Advisor and Reverse Mortgage Specialist with Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, is the creator of the informative 30-minute show, which he produces with the help of Olelo’s Community Media Center in Palolo.

Each week on “Today’s Kupuna,” Ihara will conduct 18- to 20-minute interviews with experts on topics such as adult protective services, caregiving and assistive technology. Also planned are short segments featuring representatives from AARP and the Better Business Bureau. Call 368-6747.

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50th Birthday Bash

Are you a member of the Class of 1974 from any Hawaii high school? If so, you’re probably turning 50 this year and may want to toast that milestone with your peers at a big birthday bash being thrown by Hawaii74 at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from October 19-21.

Hawaii74 is a nonprofit organization led by 14 Class of ’74 members from 10 Oahu schools (Aiea, Castle, Iolani, Kaimuki, Kaiser, Kalani, Leilehua, McKinley, Pearl City and Roosevelt). During the planning process, they broadened the three-day party idea into an all-inclusive event, with graduates from other schools participating under the banner “Ohana High.”

The base cost of the reunion is $225 per person, including admission to a ’70s Disco Night, Game Night and the closing 50th birthday party. For additional fees, you can sign up for optional activities — a Shopping Challenge and golf, bowling and poker tournaments.

For more information, check out the Web site www.hawaii74.com or e-mail Hawaii74 President Jan (Yamamoto) Heiser at jan.heiser@hawaiiantel.net or Vice President Gareth Sakakida at gareth74@hawaiiantel.net.

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Mokichi Okada Association
Enhances Life Through Tea, Flowers and Joy

MOA Hawaii welcomes visitors to its new location at 2525 South King Street, Suite 309 (the Down to Earth building in Moiliili), which was dedicated on June 2. The nonprofit organization promotes the ideals of its founder, Japanese philosopher and entrepreneur Mokichi Okada (1882-1955), who believed that art and “clean” living (shunning chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides) make life joyful and meaningful and are essential for creating a peaceful and harmonious world.

At the new facility, you can experience and learn the three major enterprises of MOA — the Okada Purifying Therapy, an “energy healing” modality similar to reiki and healing touch; traditional ikebana (flower arranging) and the Japanese tea ceremony; and a diet based on “nature” (organic) farming and natural foods. Proponents believe these activities create a lifestyle that results in “Families Filled With Beauty” in body, mind and spirit — MOA’s goal.

MOA Hawaii is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The organization requests a $25 donation for a 90-minute session that incorporates all three activities. You can make an appointment by calling 952-6900.

Located at 3510 Nuuanu Pali Drive, MOA Hawaii Zuisenkyo offers the same type of session between 9:30 a.m. and noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month. A 15-minute massage by a licensed therapist can be included for an additional $10. Call 595-6344.

Through September, MOA Hawaii is offering a complimentary visit when you make an appointment at either of its locations and mention this article.

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