Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 4, 1 April 1990 — 'Our Elders, Ourselves' exhibitions set [ARTICLE]

'Our Elders, Ourselves' exhibitions set

"Our Elders, Ourselves: Hawaii 1890-1990" is a travelling photo exhibit and a series of public forums being sponsored through June that examines attitudes towards aging in Hawaii over the last centurv. One forum topic wi'l be "Na Kupuna: Polynesian, Asian and Western Attitudes toward 'he Elderly." The photo exhibit takes a cross-cultural, multi-

ethnic point of view. It looks at where our attitudes eome from, how they have changed, where they have stayed the same. lt looks at lifestyles among the elderly, past and present, and speculates about our future. lt is based on numerous interviews with senior citizens, baby boom era adults, and contemporary youth. The photoexhibit by Tom Haar will be at Kahala Mall April 23-29, at Pearl Ridge shopping center phase one Apnl 30-May 6, at Wahiawa General Hospital May 7-16, at Ala Moana Shopping Center Mav 17-23, at Makua Alii senior center, 1541 Kalakaua Ave. from May 24 to June 30, and at Windward Mall from June 1-8. Complementing the exhibit are a series of public forums to be held on Thursday evenings. The first forum"The Aging of Hawai'i: Are we getting older?" will meet Apnl 26 at Kapiolani Community

College (Diamond Head Campus) Ohia bldg. Rm. 118 at 7:30 p.m. It will be preceded by a public reception at 6:30 p.m. The next forums are: Mav 3, "The Changing Island Family: Past, Present and Future" in the Aiea Public Library (99-143 Moanalua Rd.) at 7 p.m.; May 10 "Who wants to get old? Youth, paradise and the fear of age," at Wahiawa General Hospital conference room, at 7 p.m. Speakers include representatives of the state Executive Office on Aging; loeal hospitals and eollege faculty. Funds for the project have been provided by the Hawaii Committee for the Humanities. Project director is Kathe Geist and pnneipal hu manities scholar is Robin Fujikawa. More information is available from Kathe Geist at 734-9211.