If given a choice to live wherever I would want for the rest of my life, it would be where I am at 15 Craigside.  I'm at the stage of my life now where I would prefer to luxuriate in the security and comfort of this seniors' residence than travel.  On the other hand, we do depart Honolulu tomorrow for two months of adventure in the Orient, including two cruises.  But I'll miss the following. Well, I hate injections, but a pharmacy comes to our building to vaccinate the residents. This advantage is further aided by the clinic checking our vitals later that day and the next. Activities galore, perhaps a dozen a day, mostly exercise classes to improve balance and strength, etc.  However, various tea times, wine downs and cocktail hours. We have regular karaoke sessions.  The following featuring fabulous karaoke DJ Doug Oshiro.   We are served three meals a day, but I rarely actually eat in the dining room.  I like to enhance the provided dishes, so i...

I'm in my 12th year of residence at 15 Craigside, a retirement community.  For 32 years I resided next door in a penthouse with a magnificent view of Honolulu.  That's the brown building behind the bluish one where I now live.  I still have a decent view, but nothing like before. Thus, all continues not only to be well, but my apartment at 15C has recently been enhanced. First, I had my bathtub removed, and thereby eliminated what was a terrible mold problem. I then got a new toilet ( the old one had some lingering mold ) and topped it with a new Toto Washlet.  What does a washlet do?   Watch this.   Note that the seat is warm, so you don't get a cold shock every time you sit. The third enhancement was the addition of Disney's Unlimited Bundle:  HBO Max, Hulu and ESPN stream, which of course is owned by Disney.  Recently, 15C announced that these stations could be added to our apartment FOR FREE.  That's a cost of $33/month if you subscr...

I've now resided at 15 Craigside, a retirement community, for 11 years.   I lived in an adjacent tower ( the brown one in the bac k) for 32 years, and saw my present building coming up.   A few years after it opened, one Saturday morning, I dropped by to investigate my neighbor.   They gave me a tour, and at one point mentioned that an apartment that had long been reserved and never moved into had suddenly been made available.   There are two tall towers on the sea side of 15 Craigside.  That tiny building in-between is 15 Craigside.  However, the apartment shown to me was in between them, the conformation of those buildings was such that they couldn't see my apartment.   Most important to me, I could view the Pacific Ocean. There are graveyards on the mountain side, which I can't see from my apartment.   Most determining of all, if at the beginning, there was a sign-up list to reserve an apartment, this is the one I ...