News Features
Pearl City Community Church was honored and recognized by the Council of the City and County of Honolulu
Congratulations to Pearl City Community Church (PCCC) on being honored and recognized by the Council of the City and County of Honolulu on May 15, 2024. The PCCC’s numerous contributions to public service included after-school programs for kids, feeding the homeless, quarterly bike path clean up, annual Thanksgiving lunches, weekly kūpuna and family meals, and the EnhanceFitness program to improve the overall fitness and well-being of older adults.
Legislative Update –State Rep. Cory Chun
EnhanceFitness is featured in Rep. Chun’s legislative update. Rep. Chun highlighted the program’s effectiveness in improving the well-being of our seniors and shared his experience in participating in an EnhanceFitness class at Pearl City Community Church (Midweek, May 15, 2024).
PCCC on the national EF news
Pearl City Community Church published a step-by-step handbook to share their experience in implementing EnhanceFitness in churches. Their effort in sustaining EF in faith institutions to lessen the risk of falls among older adults is featured in the national EF news (April 2024).
Read about the HAP bills
Aging & Disability Issue 2024 (pages 6-7; published April 2024)
Legislative Update–State Rep. Gregg Takayama
Pearl City Community Church’s EnhanceFitness participants visited the state Capitol to advocate for the Healthy Aging Partnership bill (Midweek, March 20, 2024).
Celebrating Legislative Support
The Healthy Aging Partnership bill was one of the five bills in the 2024 Kupuna Caucus Package (February 2, 2024). Mahalo for the strong support of community members and legislators, and the leadership of the Kupuna Caucus' co-convenors Sen. Sharon Moriwaki and Rep. Cory Chun!
Health Promotion Programs for Older Adults in Hawai‘i
We are delighted to share the results of our recent survey that highlights locations and ACL-approved evidence-based health promotion programs for kūpuna across Hawai‘i.
PAN Newsletter featuring PCCC EnhanceFitness
Issue September 2023 (Page 10)
All images by Mia Aʻi/County of Maui
EnhanceFitness T-Trainer Paula Keele recognized as Volunteer Hero
During National Volunteer Week (April 16-22), the County of Maui Volunteer Center in Hawai‘i, a division of the county’s Department of Housing and Human Concerns, announced the selection of Paula Keele as a 2023 Maui County Volunteer Hero for her work with EnhanceFitness. Congratulations, Paula!