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C O U NT Y O F KAU A‘I
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
AGENCY ON ELDERLY AFFAIRS
News Release
May 15, 2017
KEALOHA TAKAHASHI, EXECUTIVE
Tel (808) 241-4470
Fax (808) 241-5113
Older Americans Month Fair set for May 19
LĪHU‘E – As part of the celebration of May being Older Americans Month, the Agency on
Elderly Affairs (AEA) will hold a resource fair for seniors on Friday, May 19.
The event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kukui Grove Center’s Food Court.
Free glucose testing, blood pressure checks and blood test vouchers, along with a
plethora of information regarding senior services will be available at the fair.
In addition, workshops on aging well, fall prevention as well as scams/fraud prevention
will be offered at the fair.
Kaua‘i RSVP volunteers will be on hand to collect canned goods and non-perishable
food donations for the Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank.
During the fair, seniors will also be able to take advantage of specials offered by Ho’s
Chinese Kitchen, Kim Chee No. 9 and Sone’s Deli and Catering. A senior ID must be presented
at the point of purchase.
Among the agencies that will be participating in the fair are the following: AARP; AEA;
Alzheimer’s Association; American Red Cross; Bayada Home Health Care; Clinical
Laboratories; Department of Veterans Affairs, Kaua‘i Community-based Outpatient Clinic; Kaua‘i
District Health Office; Kaua‘i County Transportation Agency; Foster Grandparents; Ho‘ola Lahui
Hawai‘i; and Kaua‘i Adult Day Health.
Older Americans Month Fair set for May 19
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Other participating agencies: Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity; Kaua‘i Hospice; Kaua‘i
Independent Food Bank; Kidney Foundation; KIUC; Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i; Malama
Kaua‘i; National Tropical Botanical Garden; ‘Ohana Home Health; Regency at Puakea; and
Senior Medicare Patrol.
To request an ASL interpreter, materials in an alternate format or other auxiliary aid
support, please call the AEA at 241-4470 at least three days before the event.
For more information, please call AEA at the number shown above.