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<br />Executive’s Message <br /> <br /> <br />Aloha, <br /> <br />As the baby boomer generation, continues to cross the threshold into retirement age, significant demographic, <br />economic, health, and social shifts pose many new challenges to our aging network. Although many challenges <br />exist, it also provides many new opportunities for advocacy, creativity, leadership, healthy aging, education, and <br />community engagement. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has designated five national topics be <br />address in each State and Area Agency’s four-year Area Plan for 2023 – 2027. <br /> <br /> 1. Older Americans Act (OAA) Core Programs <br /> 2. COVID-19 <br /> 3. Equity <br /> 4. Expanding Access to Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) <br /> 5. Caregiving <br /> <br />On behalf of the Hawaiʻi County Office of Aging, I would like to extend our appreciation to the Hawaiʻi County <br />aging network. This network is comprised of government employees, contracted service providers, private non- <br />profits, and a host of community volunteers too numerous to mention. We are committed to supporting our aging <br />population at every phase of the continuum of care. From the active senior to the frail and vulnerable, the Mission <br />and Vision of the Hawaiʻi County Office of Aging is to provide a network of services for each level. These services <br />will provide our older individuals the opportunity to age in place at home with independence and dignity and the <br />ability to continue to engage in their communities for as long as possible. <br /> <br />The intent of this four-year Area Plan is to reflect the values of our Mission and Vision to provide an environment <br />where our Kupuna can live and thrive. In this four-year Area Plan, we focus special emphasis on the goals and <br />objectives of the services provided to our Kupuna. This is to ensure that the environment provided allows our <br />Kupuna to live the Mission and Vision as set forth in the Older Americans Act. By so doing, we acknowledge our <br />Kupuna who have contributed and sacrificed to ensure a better life for current and future generations. <br /> <br />Respectfully, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />William H. Farr <br />Executive on Aging <br />Hawaiʻi County <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />iii <br /> <br /> <br />