by: Carol Ignacio
In March 2016, a group from the Waikoloa Senior Club learned about Blue Zones Project and decided to get moving by creating a Walking Moai — a group of people that meet to walk at least once a week for 10 weeks. Today, 21 months later, the group is still together and calls themselves the Waikoloa Wanderers.
The word moai comes from Okinawa, Japan and means “meeting for a common purpose.” Blue Zones Project adopted this and creates Moai Walking teams to provide social interaction and support that are just as important as the physical exercise they’re getting during their walk.
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