HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOA Minutes of Friday, August 25, 2023
Mitchell D. Roth William H. Farr
Mayor Executive on Aging
County of Hawai‘i
OFFICE OF AGING
Aging and Disability Resource Center, 1055 Kino‘ole Street, Suite 101, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720-3872
Phone (808) 961-8600 Fax (808) 961-8603 Email: hcoa@hawaiiantel.net
West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona 96740
Phone (808) 323-4390 Fax (808) 323-4398
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGING MEETING MINUTES
Friday, August 25, 2023, 10:00 A.M.
1055 Kinoole Street, ADRC Training Room
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER – Clyde Silva, Committee Chair
Committee Chair called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.
2. INTRODUCTIONS
Horace Farr introduce HCOA Staff: Meredith Catalini, Aging & Disability
Services Manager and Jolean Yamada, Aging & Disability Services Manager
(Case Management)
Members Present: Clyde Silva, Judy Bell, Laenette Longakit, Christine Monzo,
Chalintorn Burian, Pamela Nehls, Lisa McNamarra
Members Excused: Jacqueline Honda, Enola Kaneta, Marsha Okajima, Lance
Takai, Michelle Johnson
Corporation Counsel: Suzanna Tiapula
Policy Advisory Board of Elderly Affairs (PABEA): Shelly Ogata
Public: Sandee Maeda
HCOA Staff: Horace Farr, Jolean Yamada, Meredith Catalini, Luana Ancheta-
Kauwe
An Area Agency on Aging
Hawai`i County is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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3. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – Please note that public testimony can
be done in the beginning or when the agenda item(s) is called. None.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE JUNE 30, 2023 MEETING – Clyde
Silva – Motion to approve the minutes of the meeting. Motion to accept the
minutes by Lisa McNamarra, and seconded by Judy Bell. Unanimously approved.
5. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE CHAIR – Clyde Silva
Thanked everyone for serving on the committee, and what the committee do in
their community.
6. EXECUTIVE ON AGING REPORT AND UPDATES – Horace Farr
1. The Executive on Aging gave an update on the USAging Conference held
July 16-19, 2023, in Salt Lake City Utah. This year’s conference highlighted
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and celebrated the 50 anniversary of the creation of the Area Agency on
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Aging (AAA), and the 45 anniversary of Title VI Native American
programs embodied in the Older Americans Act.
The closing session was moderated by Edwin Walker, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Aging, and U.S. Administration for Community Living. Edwin
Walker reminded us all that the success of the Aging Network is due to the
incredible foundation laid by the Older Americans Act (OAM). The
missions of the AAA and the Title VI programs are just as relevant and
important today as they were five decades ago. The OAM structure of
“bottom up” planning continues to ensure that our shared mission continues
to reach the growing numbers of increasingly diverse older adults and
caregivers.
2. The Executive on Aging gave an update on the upcoming Hawaii Pacific
Gerontological Society Conference to be held September 7 – 8, 2023, at the
Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu. Clyde Silva from Pahala, and Judy Bell from
Kona will be attending the conference as Committee on Aging (COA)
members.
3. The Executive on Aging reported to the COA, the Hawaii County Office of
Aging (HCOA), 4-Year Area Plan 2023 – 2027 has been accepted by the
State Executive Office on Aging (EOA) and we can continue our designation
as an Area Agency on Aging.
7. ONS:DISCUSSI OTHER / REPORTS DISTRICT
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4. The Executive on Aging reported that the Policy Advisory Board for Elderly
Affairs (PABEA) Legislative committee began preparing for the upcoming
legislative session to begin in January 2024.
5. The Executive on Aging reminded the COA that the Annual Report to the
Mayor is due in December.
Chalintorn Burian (AARP) – (Handouts): AARP Hawaii Presents “Free
Telephone Town Hall” and a “Free Scam Jam”.
Jolean Yamada (HCOA Staff) - As the contract monitor for Day Care Services
efforts made to secure another vendor prior to Kona Adult Day Care (KADC)
closing. I was contacted by a KADC Board Member as well as Rowena Tiqui
requesting assistance in finding a replacement agency to keep the facility open.
I reached out and contacted the Board President/Vice President of the Hawaii
Island Adult Care (HIAC) in Hilo, as well as the Executive at the Hawaii County
Economic Opportunity Counsel (HCEOC) informing them of KADC’s impending
closure. We discussed the possibility of expanding services in West Hawaii.
Unfortunately, HIAC was experiencing a significant reduction in participant’s
attendance, in combination with several closures of their facility due to COVID.
Board members were not open to expanding to West Hawaii at that time.
HCEOC declined stating that they did not have the experience and capacity
required to run a Day Care facility.
Expanding island wide access to day care services is a priority for HCOA, and at
our ADRC Aging Network task force meetings as well.
Shelly Ogata (PABEA) – (1) Medicaid renewal process doing phased renewals
for low income. Watch for t he notice is in a pink envelope that was or will be
mailed out. (2) Maui Fire – SNAP Benefits – A one-time disaster replacement for
food. A temporary allowance for prepared and hot foods on September 16, 2023.
Judy Bell announced: (1) A health fair was held on August 25, 2023 at the West
Hawaii Civic Center; (2) Kona Hospital – Dementia presentation by Nicolas Los
Banos and Petition for a Kona Adult Day Care (KADC) available at the hospital
health fair on September 30, 2023; (3) Caregiver to Caregiver Breakfast on
November 8, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.to 12:00 noon. There will be 15 – 20 resource
vendors. Hawaii Community Caregiver Network partnering with AARP will
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present the Caregiver Breakfast at the Royal Kona Resort. Registration is required
through AARP. Registration link for this event is:
https://events.aarp.org/event/941d76de-8183-4c0f-ac97-ea73d0d85366
8. SCHEDULING OF NEXT MEETING: Clyde Silva, Committee Chair to
announce the next meeting – Friday, October 27, 2023
9. ADJOURNMENT:
Clyde Silva, Committee Chair move to adjourn the meeting; Laenette Longakit
motioned; seconded by Judy Bell. The meeting was adjourned at
11:41 a.m.
Submitted by: Clyde Silva, Committee Chair
Recorded by: Luana Ancheta-Kauwe