Highlights Kokua Mau Activities 2023
A video of slides and stories highlighting 2023 Advance Care Planning workshops in person and on zoom in the community in Hawaiiʻi, as well as Read More
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Nechama: the Jewish Path of Comfort at the End of Life recording available
Hawaii Inter-island Chevra Kadisha and Kōkua Mau presented Nechama: the Jewish Path of Comfort at the End of Life and the recording is now available. Read More
Updates from Maui Hospice about the fires and the community response
In our September 28 Kōkua Mau meeting Melanie Dwyer, CEO of Hospice Maui gave us a personal account of their activities and the communities response Read More
Support for Maui after the fires
Our hearts goes out to everyone impacted by the devastation on Maui. The pictures and stories are truly heartbreaking and we are sending our aloha Read More
Chuukese translations of Key Kōkua Mau documents
Adding Chuukese as the 11th language is a milestone for us. We are grateful to secure a grant that made it possible. Chuukese was the Read More
Updated Hawaii POLST form
The Hawaiʻi POLST Task Force made improvements to our Hawaiʻi POLST Form, with input from local key informants, reviewing the national POLST form and best Read More
Announcing the Updated and Improved POLST form Hawai’i
We are very pleased to announce in June 2023 that our Hawaiʻi POLST form will be getting some improvements. After reviewing the national POLST form, Read More
Palliative Care Nursing Education at Chaminade University of Honolulu
Palliative Care Nursing Education initiatives at Chaminade University, including using ELNEC curricula and developing a new Palliative Care minor presented by Dan Weiss. Watch the Read More
Do you know what a Community Health Worker (CHW) is and how they can help in serious illness care?
CHW are a valuable resource in our communities, connecting people with resources and being a bridge to health care and providers. Learn more about CHW Read More
Compassionate Care and Evidence-Based Practice: Is it possible for them to co-exist?
The video of Dr. Pat Nishimotoʻs presentation is now available on our YouTube channel. Evidence Based Practice (EVP) has come to dominate in clinical practice Read More