Hawaii
All events are subject to change. Please call the phone number listed for
each event if you have any questions.
Health and Fitness
| Date |
Event |
| Starts 5/7 |
Engaging in Aging
Three-week HMSA program on aging. $35; no cost for HMSA members. Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30
p.m., HMSA’s Kona Office. 1 (800) 525-6548 to register.
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| Starts 5/7 & 5/14 |
Kick-the-Nic-Goodbye
Seven-session group treatment program. Fee; scholarships available. (808) 557-4838.
www.kickthenic.net
- Hilo starts 5/7: Various dates, 4-5 p.m., Hilo Medical Center, Nursing Conference
Room B.
- Pahoa starts 5/14: Various dates, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Pahoa Family Health Center, Bay
Clinic, Inc.
|
| Starts 5/9 |
Stress Master
Five-week HMSA program on stress. $35; no cost for HMSA members. Fridays, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,
HMSA’s Hilo Office. 1 (800) 525-6548 to register.
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| Starts 5/9 |
Body Force
HMSA’s three-week series for active people who want to try something new.
Workout clothes encouraged. $35; no cost for HMSA members. Fridays, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,
HMSA’s Hilo Office. 1 (800) 525-6548 to register.
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Family Fun
| Date |
Event |
| 4/3-4/5 |
Hawaii Arts, Crafts & Food Festival 2008
This year’s festival will showcase over 150 artisans, as well as free prize
drawings, demonstrations and hula performances. $2 admission. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.,
Sangha Hall, Hilo. (808) 981-0518.
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| Mondays |
Niaulani Nature Walks
Free, one-hour guided nature walks through a Hawaiian rainforest. 9:30 a.m.
Meet at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus. (808) 967-8222.
www.volcanoartcenter.org
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| Ongoing |
Tutu’s House
Free ongoing fitness classes, support groups, computer access for research, and
lending library. (808) 885-6777.
www.tutushouse.org.
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Support Groups
Bereavement Support Groups
Big Island Stroke Club: Hilo. American Heart Association (808) 961-2825.
Brain Injury: Kona. Hawaiian Rehab Services, (808) 329-0591.
Breast & Other Women’s Cancers: Fourth Wednesday, noon -1:30 p.m.
Waimea. (808) 885-6777. www.tutushouse.org
Children’s Grief Support Group: Hilo. (808) 969-1733.
www.hospiceofhilo.org
Chronic Fatigue Conditions: Fourth Tuesday, 12:30-2 p.m. Waimea.
(808) 885-6777. www.tutushouse.org
Chronic Pain Support Group: Second Monday, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Waimea. (808) 885-6777. www.tutushouse.org
Diabetes Support Group: Waimea. (808) 885-6777.
www.tutushouse.org
Lupus Support Group: 1 (800) 201-1522.
Multiple Sclerosis: Peer support services. 1 (800) 344-4867.
Parent’s Grief Support Group: Hilo. (808) 969-1733.
www.hospiceofhilo.org
Support Group for Family and Friends of the Mentally Ill:
Last Friday, 7 p.m. Kukau Plaza, Hilo. (800) 935-3518.
Tobacco Cessation Support Services
- Hawaii Tobacco Quitline: Free telephone counseling service. Monday-Friday,
5 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 5 a.m.-6 p.m. 1 (800) QUIT-NOW
(784-8669). www.callitquitshawaii.org
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Ready, Set, Quit!: HMSA program offers telephone counseling, education
and case management. Free and open to members of most HMSA plans. 1 (888) 225-4122
for more information.
- Hamakua Health Center: Free individual counseling by appointment.
Honokaa. (808) 930-2746.
- Lokahi Treatment Center: Individual and group counseling. Fee can
be covered depending on insurance. Waikoloa. (808) 883-0922 for more information.
- Tutu’s House: Free individual or group counseling by appointment.
Waimea. (808) 885-6777. www.tutushouse.org
- West Hawaii Community Health Center: Free eight-session group support
program. Starts every first Tuesday. Tuesday and Thursday, 6 p.m., Kailua-Kona.
(808) 756-1242.
Widow's Grief Support Group: Hilo. (808) 969-1733.
www.hospiceofhilo.org
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