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October 22, 2003
HONOLULU -The Hawaii State Executive Office on Aging today announced
that Hawaii will continue to receive more than $5.5 million each year,
for the next four years, as part of an Older Americans Act grant. The
grant was based on U.S. Administration on Aging’s approval of
Hawaii’s 2003 -2007 State Plan on Aging and will allow the
continuation of in-home and community-based services across the
state.
The Department of Health’s Executive Office on Aging and four
county offices on aging use federal, state and county funds to provide
a wide range of services to Hawaii’s elders and caregivers,
including:
- Information, Education & Counseling
- Legal assistance
- Transportation
- In-home services: case management, chore, homemaker/housekeeper,
and personal care services
- Congregate and home-delivered meals
- Family Caregiver support
"As Hawaii’s and America’s older population continues to
increase, so does the need for programs and services," said Pat Sasaki,
Executive Director of the Executive Office on Aging. "Only by working
together, with public and private sectors and in community
partnerships, can the ever-growing challenges of an aging society be
addressed."
For more information, contact:
Pat Sasaki
Executive Office on Aging
(808) 586-0100
E-mail: pasasaki@mail.health.state.hi.us
Shirley Kidani
Information Specialist
Phone: (808) 586-0100
E-mail: skidani@mail.health.state.hi.us
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