Kōkua Mau Meeting January 2026

Join us for the first Kōkua Mau meeting of 2026. We will be giving an update on legislation, specifically a reintroduction of the Uniform Healthcare Decisions Act. 

We will need our Kōkua Mau members to submit testimony about the bill so please come and learn more and how you can help. We will be giving updates in future newsletters but please save the date and time now.

Thur Jan 29
3-5 PM

• Register in advance for this zoom meeting:
• After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Here is a link to the legislation:
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1323_HD1_.PDF:

If you are thinking you have heard this before, you are right. Last year, we had a similar issue that this important and complex topic was introduced without education on the bill and no opportunity to provide feedback. Here is a summary of the issues we had last year. https://kokuamau.org/for-members/legislative-agenda-in-hawaii/

We just learned that the bill will be re-introduced, again with no chance for education or input. It does not appear that the bill is substantively different from last year so our questions remain. 

Please attend to learn where we are with the bill and how you can help. This is a very important bill for all of us who care for those with serious illness.