Living Your Best Life (After 50)
How these three kūpuna are disrupting stereotypes of aging, pursuing their dreams and staying young at heart.
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n a typical day, Lori Auhll gets up before the sun at 5 a.m., drinks a protein shake and heads out for a lively tennis match with friends at Kapi‘olani Park. After two sets, she heads across the park, pops in her earphones and cools off with a vigorous 2-mile swim to reiki music playing from her waterproof iPod. A refreshing nap followed by a healthy late lunch, and this active 84-year-old calls it a perfect day. It’s more than just leisure sports, it’s training. Auhll is the oldest female competitor in the Waikīkī Roughwater Swim. She started competing in her 60s and has now completed the 2.4mile race 20 times. Auhll is one of many who are enjoying life after 50, taking on new hobbies, finding new passions or fulfilling dreams they never had the time or resources for earlier in life. People 50 and older are important to Hawai‘i’s future. Whether they’re continuing to work, doing what they’ve always done, finding new careers, contributing thousands of hours of volunteer work or caring for grandchildren and parents, through their experiences, they inspire multiple generations to live their best lives.
photos: sean marrs
LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE (AF TER 50)
