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(7�vs a Big Island Elder, you have many
<br />resources available to help you stay safe,
<br />healthy, in control and at home.
<br />YOU are your number
<br />one resource.
<br />This Resource Guide will help you get started,
<br />take control and locate the other community
<br />resources you may need.
<br />STAYING HOME:
<br />It's Going to Take Some Work
<br />• Do Your Research ......................... ............................... 3
<br />• Do Your Homework ................. ............................... 3,4
<br />• Rethink Your Housing .................. ............................... 4
<br />• Get Healthy / Stay Healthy .............................. 5, 6, 7
<br />• Take Charge ......................................... ............................... 7
<br />• Stay Connected ................................. ............................... 8
<br />• Dementia & the Alzheimer's Association....... 8
<br />• When You Can't Stay Home ... ............................... 8
<br />STAYING SAFE:
<br />It's a Team Effort
<br />• Adult Protective Services .....
<br />• Elder Abuse, Prevention and
<br />Helping Services
<br />• Key Phone Numbers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
<br />Aloha,
<br />Elder Abuse is a problem that continues to grow on
<br />Hawaii Island and across the nation, but it is also a
<br />problem that is preventable through awareness and
<br />education. Established with federal grants and
<br />county support, the Elder Abuse Prosecution and
<br />Prevention Unit Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
<br />seeks to provide that awareness and prevention.
<br />This unit has made many strides, including
<br />increased community outreach, new internal
<br />procedures for identifying, tracking and prosecuting
<br />elder abuse cases and inter- agency collaborations for
<br />improved investigations and information sharing.
<br />On behalf of the residents of the County of Hawaii,
<br />I would like to thank all of those agencies,
<br />organizations and individuals who made this
<br />resource guide possible.
<br />Mahalo
<br />BILLY KENOI
<br />Mayor
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<br />Aloha mai Kakou,
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<br />It gives the great pleasure to introduce the Prosecuting
<br />Attorney Office's resource guide, "Seniors Safe and
<br />Independent," made possible by a grant from the U.S.
<br />Dept. of Justice through the Bureau of Justice Assistance,
<br />Office of Justice Programs.
<br />The Big Island's `Silver Tsunami" is upon us. By 2030, it is
<br />estimated that the number of Hawaii County elders (60
<br />and older) will double, from the current 21.8% of the
<br />population to nearly 44 %. Taking ownership of our own
<br />health and wellbeing will be the best way for us all to stay
<br />safe and independent as we age. I hope this booklet will
<br />prove rueful to our kupuna and their families as we all
<br />strive to navigate the Silver Tsunami.
<br />Many thanks to our collaborators, without whom this
<br />publication and our elder abuse outreach programs would
<br />not have been possible. Special thanks to the Hawai -i
<br />County's Mayor's Office, the Hawai -i County Office of
<br />Aging, Hawai -i County Police Department, and State of
<br />Hawaii's Department of Human Services / Adult Protective
<br />Services, Legal Aid Society and the Aloha Chapter of the
<br />Alzheimer's Association.
<br />/ Mahalo,
<br />CHARLENE Ff. IBOSHI
<br />Prosecuting Attorney
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