Women Aging Well Press Release

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Carol Kitaoka from Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women, Margaret Masunaga from West Hawaii Bar Association, Laura Guluzzy, MA Gerontologist, Donna Payesko, Attorney. Dale Suezaki, VP Financial Planner, and Carol Kirihara from Kona Business and Professional Women celebrated Women’s Health Month with nearly 30 Hawaii County Baby Boomer women yesterday at the Boomer Women Aging Well event held at West Hawaii Civic Center. The event was co-Sponsored by the Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women, the West Hawaii Bar Association, Hawaii County Office of Aging, with assistance from Kona Business and Professional Women. Certificates of Thanks were presented to the event sponsors. Facilitating and speaking on Aging Processes was Laura Guluzzy, an MA Gerontologist. Guluzzy also shared statistics on Boomer Women in Hawaii and offered tools for aging preparation. Attorney, Donna Payesko addressed Legal Health and gave legal tips for future planning and provided a Notary to execute Advance Directives for Health Care during the break-out sessions. VP Financial Planner, Dale Suezaki talked about Fiscal Wellness and shared a 10 Point guide for Social Security and investments. Participants had refreshments provided by HCOA, healthy drinks and programs printed courtesy of KBPW, and took home recyclable bags provided by HCCSW.

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“Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?” – Gleed Takes on Kahakai Elementary’s Fifth-Grade Debate Team

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No game-show needed for Darl C. Gleed to try his knowledge against the smarts of fifth-graders! This past weekend Mr. Gleed teamed with a high-school senior and a teacher to debate the topic of “universal health care” with the fifth-grade debate team of Kahakai Elementary School. Here is an excerpt from the article in West Hawaii Today about the event:

After about an hour of spirited debate, the judges and audience unanimously agreed: Kahakai Elementary’s fifth-grade debate team had prevailed over their opponents — a teacher, a high school senior and a West Hawaii attorney.

So if it had been an actual game-show, Mr. Gleed would have to admit he was not smarter than a fifth grader, at least in this round! The article cites some of his responses:

Gleed, likewise, was impressed by the students’ performance. The debate was “much more intense than I expected.” The students are “destined for some pretty good experiences at upper education levels,” he said. Gleed then added he would “keep an eye on them as my law firm expands.”

See the full article from West Hawaii Today about the event here.