Hawaiʻi faces a reckoning as its population of kūpuna age 75 and older surges, consuming more resources than they bring in.
The challenge, outlined in a recent report, is on the state’s doorstep: how to meet the needs of a group described as the super-aged.
“Those are ages at which the needs are greatest, whether you look at it in terms of money or in terms of health care needs or caregiving needs or anything else that you might think of,” said Andrew Mason, an University of Hawaiʻi professor emeritus who authored the report, which was funded by the state’s Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism…