Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 9, 1 September 1989 — Tribute to Queen at Palace Sept. 2 [ARTICLE]

Tribute to Queen at Palace Sept. 2

The 'Iolani Palaee will be the site of a musical tribute in honor of the 151st birthday of Queen Lili'uokalani on Saturday Sept. 2 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the mauka lanai of the palaee grounds. The Friends of 'Iolani Palaee will host the eelebration and feature music written for and by the Queen performed by choral groups and island musicians such as the Royal Hawaiian Band, Nalani 01ds and Bill Ka'iwa. The 'Iolani Palaee is managed by the Friends of 'Iolani Palaee.

As needed, staff will also: arrange visits to the doctor, see that prescriptions are filled and kept safely, and take residents to physical therapy appointments or arrange for therapist to visit. Meyer explains that of the four levels of adult care facilities in Hawai'i, Lunalilo Home is licensed only at the most basic level — the adult residential care home. Additional training and certification of staff and meeting building code requirements is needed for intermediate care and skilled nursing care facilities and hospitals, whieh are able to handle physically or mentally ill persons. He noted that residence at Lunalilo Home may be desirable for otherwise healthy older adults when living with the family may get too crowded, or when it becomes inconvenient for a family, though devoted, to care for their kupuna because everyone works. Instead of leaving their elder member alone in the house, elders ean share meals and enjoy companionship with others. Meyer believes the small size of Lunalilo Home has contributed to a close 'ohana feeling among residents and staff. Activities director Helen Miyashiro keeps a steady program of games, singirig, crafts and other entertainments going for the residents. There are two TV rooms, with a videocassette player, where eaeh day the "regulars" watch their favorite programs.