Hawaii POLST Legislation Timeline page added
We just added a dedicated POLST Legislation Timeline. It provides quick access on how the Hawaiʻi POLST legislation was implemented and continuously improved since Act Read More
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Medical Interpreting for Patients with Serious Illness: Interpreting in Palliative Care
Palliative Care is the medical specialty that focuses on improving quality of life and relieving physical and emotional suffering for people who are experiencing a Read More
An Ecosystem of Advance Care Planning with Jessica Zan
A presentation by Jessica Zan, Vice President of Clinical Integration at MyDirectives at our September Kōkua Mau meeting. MyDirectives have a nationwide registry and work Read More
Preparing Healthcare Providers for Age-Friendly Patient Empowerment
In case you missed the presentation with Kate DeBartolo a recording is now available. Preparing Healthcare Providers for Age-Friendly Patient Empowerment with Kate DeBartolo, Senior Read More
Funeral Support for COFA citizens who died of COVID-19
The ʻOhana Memorial Support: COVID-19 COFA Funeral Assistance Program provides financial help to citizens of Compact of Free Association (COFA) nations who have lost a family member to Read More
CAPC’s Serious Illness Scorecard. How is Hawaii doing? How can we improve? Recording available
CAPC’s Serious Illness Scorecard rates each state’s capacity to deliver high-quality care to people living with a serious illness, and their families and caregivers. A recording Read More
Recordings available of the 4 Webinar about the Med-Quest Community Palliative Care Benefit
In collaboration with Hui Pohala and Med-QUEST, Kōkua Mau offered a series of 4 webinars: March 13, 20 and 25 explained the benefit to providers, Read More
What Matters to Older Native Hawaiians? A Qualitative Study of Care Preferences
We added the video of our February 2025 Kōkua Mau Meeting to our YouTube channel. Native Hawaiian Elders has examined the end-of-life care preferences of Read More
Webinar Series March 2025 focusing on the New Med-QUEST Benefit Community Based Palliative Care Services
In 2025 Hawaiʻi became the first state in the nation to offer community-based palliative care for Medicaid (Med-QUEST) beneficiaries. Palliative care is now available as Read More
Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi February is Hawaiian Language month
E ola mau ka olelo Hawaii. Long live the Hawaiian language. In celebration of Mahina Olelo Hawaii, Kōkua Mau is pleased to announce the newest translations Read More