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Bernard P. Carvalho Jr.
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COUNTY OF KAUA`I
AGENCY ON ELDERLY AFFAIRS
News Release
For Immediate Release: October 19, 2018
Wallace G. Rezentes Jr.
Managing Director
KEALOHA TAKAHASHI, EXECUTIVE
Tel (808) 241-4470
Fax (808) 241-5113
"Mauka to Makai Bully Free Kauai - Kupuna to Keiki" symposium set for Oct 24
LIHU`E — The Agency on Elderly Affairs (AEA) will be hosting "Mauka to Makai Bully
Free Kauai — Kupuna to Keiki," a symposium that promotes kindness and encourages ending
bullying, at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 2 to 4:30
p.m.
The symposium will feature a community resource fair with vendors offering services for
kupuna and keiki, a Wilcox Elementary School Creative Arts program, as well as information on
the AEA's "Enhance Fitness Exercise." Additionally, A Room To Grow Preschool will perform at
the event.
Kalani Flores, vice principal for Kapa`a Middle School, will be the event's keynote
speaker.
Breakout sessions will feature a talk on elder abuse, a rock painting demonstration by
Hale Opio, and advocates will talk about their experiences with bullying.
If you need an ASL Interpreter, materials in an alternate format, or other auxiliary aid
support, or an interpreter for a language other than English, please call El Doi at 241-4481 or
email edoi(a)-kauai.gov.