Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 12, Number 8, 1 August 1995 — On Target on TV in August [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

On Target on TV in August

August 6 - Nutrition and Wellness We all know that what we eat has a great deal to do with how healthy we are. But we often don't seem to be able to eat the way we should with lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, eomplex carbohydrates, and little to no fats and refined sugars. On Target will show you healthy and tasty Hawaiian food prepared by Mike Motas of Mea'ai Lapa'au of Wai'anae. Go to Kaua'i and take the Great Hawaiian Healthy Plate Luneh Challenge. Visit

Hilo's Farmer's Market and see what great loeal .

produce you ean ' get at a great price. Learn how to grow your own tasty food

from Gigi Cocquio. Tom Matsuda will show us city folk how we ean grow fresh vegetables

in containers and * on rooftops, and Ed Johnston of Paka'a on the Big

Island will show us his backyard garden. See how great the Ala Wai eommunity garden is growing. We'll also take you shopping and show you how

to get the healthiest food for your tight budget. August 27 - Breast Cancer Talking about cancer is often scary and it's not something we usually want to think about. But it helps to be as informed as possible. What also helps is having the support of people who are going through what you're going through. Rell will take us to a group in Wai'anae where women eome together to learn more about

MĒĒk. breast cancer and learn not to be

afraid. We'll meet Anna Garcia and Ivy Soares of

Kohala on the Big Island. We'll also I hear from Karen and * Rell about how they

have learned to live with cancer, whieh i is both preventable and | treatable. The

► earlier it's detectk ed the better so % remember to examine vour

breasts every month and if something doesn't seem right please get checked.

DON'T MISS ON TARGET ON KITV SUNDA YSAT 4:00PM BUT IF YOU HA VE TO MISS IT TAPE IT, TAPE IT, TAPE IT! IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO RUN YOUR VCR THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO FIGURE IT OUT! AUGUST 6, 4 p.m. NUTRITION AND WELLNESS AUGUST 27, 4 p.m. BREASTCANCER SEPTEMBER 3, 4 p.m. PROSTRATE CANCER SEPTEMBER 24, 4 p.m. EXERCISE AND WELLNESS OCTOBER 1, 4 p.m. RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES OCTOBER 22, 4 p.m. DIABETES OCTOBER 29, 4 p.m. MENTAL HEALTH NOVEMBER 5, 4 p.m. PRE-NATAL CARE NOVEMBER 26, 4 p.m. KUPUNA HEALTH