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Coordinated Services for the Elderly <br />Coran Kitaoka, EAD Operations Assistant Director, (808) 323-4320 <br />Christine Namahoe-Loo, East Hawai`i (808) 961-8777, Fran Takamiyashiro, West Hawai`i (808) 323-4320 <br /> <br />IT’S TAX TIME !!! <br />Yes folks it’s that time to collect all your receipts <br />and paperwork for this year’s tax preparation. Once <br />again, CSE will be assisting AARP Tax-Aide <br />volunteers in scheduling appointments at the Aging <br />and Disability Resource Center starting January 2, <br />2014. To schedule your appointments, please call <br />Coordinated Services at 961-8777 or contact your <br />nearest district office to assist you. <br />East Hawai‘i <br />S. Hilo 961-8777 <br />N. Hilo 962-2101 <br />Puna 966-5800 <br />Pāhoa 965-2705 <br />Nā‘ālehu 939-2504 <br />Pāhala 928-3100 <br />West Hawai‘i <br />Kona 323-4320 <br />Kohala 889-6502 <br />Waimea 887-3008 <br />Honoka‘a 775-7503 <br /> <br />FINALLY OFFICIAL!!! <br />CSE has a new Community Service Program <br />Assistant in South Hilo. Cynthia “Leihua” Malani <br />was recently promoted to her new position on <br />November 16, 2013 and will be responsible for <br />overseeing the operations of the program for <br />South Hilo. She has been in the Temporary <br />Assignment position since February 2013, and with <br />CSE since 2004 providing all of CSE’s valuable <br />services to the community. We wish her well and <br />congratulate her on a well deserved promotion. You <br />can reach her by calling the South Hilo office at 961 <br />-8777 or stop to see her at the Aging and Disability <br />Resource Center at 1055 Kino‘ole Street suite 106. <br /> <br />Remembering Hilo’s “Tax Lady” <br /> <br />Mrs. Setsuko (Sets), (Omonaka) Fukushima <br />will be remembered fondly by thousands of <br />taxpayers in East Hawai‘i whom she helped each <br />year since the 1970s. She was the Local Coordinator <br />for the East Hawai‘i A A R P T a x - A i d e <br />Program. The Tax-Aide Program is the nation’s <br />largest free, volunteerrun tax preparation and <br />assistance service for the elderly and low income <br />families. Last year her team of volunteers with <br />on-going collaboration with Coordinated Services <br />for the Elderly helped more than 800 taxpayers <br />receive back more than $280,000 in refunds from <br />the IRS and the State at the Hawai‘i County Aging <br />& Disability Resource Center. In April 2013 she <br />was honored by being named the first AARP <br />Tax-Aide Fellow in the State of Hawai‘i. <br />After taxes, her two favorite hobbies were mahjong <br />and fishing. For 35 years she was well-known as <br />one of the most successful shoreline fishermen by <br />Isles Pier. The regulars would always save her a <br />spot in case she showed up. <br />Before she retired and began doing volunteer tax <br />preparation, she was the proprietress of the Stop-n- <br />Shop Superette in Kaumana for many years. She <br />then worked as an accountant and office manager <br />for various local businesses. She passed away on <br />July 31, 2013. <br />She is survived by her son Ken Keida Fukushima, <br />daughter-in-law Tinamarie and grandson George. <br />Surviving brothers Akira, Thomas, Rupert and <br />Stanley Omonaka; Sister Kikuyo Sueyoshi; sister-in <br />-law Margaret Nicholson; numerous nieces, <br />nephews and their children. <br />You will be truly missed by all you touched!!! <br /> <br />Kupuna News 2 Information and Assistance (808) 961-8777 <br /> <br />