Kōkua Mau is Hawaii's hospice and palliative care organization, and it is comprised of individual and organizational champions and supporters from hospitals, education, consumers, insurance, long term care and hospices.

We hope that you will find all the Hawaii focused information and resources on hospice, palliative care, end-of-life care and advance care planning you need for yourself, your loved ones and your friends. 

If you are a healthcare professional, we also have educational resources, referral information and statewide activities listed under "For Professionals".

• NEW: Lists of Palliative Care Resources for Hawai‘i compiled by Kokua Mau (PDF)
   
• POLST or Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment is law in Hawai‘i since 2009. To download the Hawaii POLST Form and learn more please click here
  
  
• For Kokua Mau materials: DVDs (such as Living your Dying with Dr. Mits Aoki), booklets,  and advance directive please download our ORDER FORM  click here. For a writable pdf of the order form click here.

• To learn more about Advance Directives for Hawai‘i please click here
   
• To learn more about the Five Booklets from the Complete Life Series with easy to read practical advice please click here
  

 2010 Kokua Mau Events:

Next workshops are planned for November '10: ‘Ohana Chronicles Workshops - Preserving Life Memories  A hands-on workshop for people to learn about creating lasting remembrances of loved ones incorporating photos, interviews, videos and other resources. To reserve your spot, contact info@kokuamau.org.

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• Public and professional education;
• Development of professional and organizational healthcare capacity;
• Advocacy and public policy;
• Statewide leadership; and
• Collaboration among members and throughout the community.

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Click here to learn more about Kōkua Mau and our history.