Calling social workers in hospice and palliative care.
2020-04-20 15:00 - 17:00 (Pacific/Honolulu)
Monday, April 203 PM Zoom Meeting

Please join us for a get together (via Zoom) of social workers. All are welcome and RSVP to Hope Young. This is a wonderful chance to talk about what you are experiencing now with COVID 19 as well as share resources and get feedback from colleagues. This is the 3rd meeting we have had and it is back by popular demand.

We created a dedicated COVID-19 Resources page, with resources helpful for our members and supporters. This COVID-19 Resources page, geared at professionals, is updated a few times a day.

Are you a nurse working in-patient in palliative care?
2020-04-20 17:00 - 19:00
Monday, April 205pm

Please join us on to share resources, experiences and information as COVID 19 makes networking more important than ever. Please RSVP to Hope Young to get your Zoom invite.

We created a dedicated COVID-19 Resources page, with resources helpful for our members and supporters. This COVID-19 Resources page, geared at professionals, is frequently updated.

Community First Workshop on Advance Health Care Directive in Hilo Hawaii
2020-05-06 17:00 - 18:30
Advance Health Care Directive – Do you have one?

Let Community First help you complete an Advance Health Care Directive that documents your end-of-life wishes. It’s FREE and doesn’t require an attorney. Attend any one of these sessions:

SessionFollow up SessionFeb. 12, 2020 5:00-6:30 P.MFeb. 26, 2020 5:00-5:30 P.MMar. 14, 2020 9:00-10:30 A.M.Mar. 21, 2020 9:00-9:30 A.M.Apr. 6, 2020 9:00-10:30 A.M.Apr. 20, 2020 9:00-9:30 A.M.May 6, 2020. 5:00-6:30 P.M.May 20, 2020 5:00-5:30 P.M.June 17, 2020 9:00-10:30 A.M.June 24, 2020 9:00-9:30 A.M.Volcano:call Sally Mermel, 987-0327May 27, 2020 5:00-6:30 P.M.June 10, 2020 5:00-5:30 P.M.

Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
1055 Kino’ole St., Training Room
Hilo, HI 96720

Register:

Online at http://www.CommunityFirstHawaii.org/registrationPhone: Tony Kent, (808) 292-4559 or Amy Hamane, 935-1500

WHY?? An Advance Health Care Directive is an important gift to your loved ones so that they won’t have to guess what you would want if you no longer can speak for yourself.

HOW?? Community First will provide a step by step explanation on how to complete your Advance Health Care Directive. If you already have a Living Will, a Health Care Power of Attorney, or an Advance Health Care Directive, you’ll learn how to review it to be sure it meets your needs today.

WHAT
TO BRING?? Information about
two people that you trust to be your “Agent” and “Alternate Agent: name, street address, cell phone, home phone,
and email address. They will be your Health Care Power of Attorney and will
speak for you if you are no longer able to communicate.

It’s not easy to talk about
how you want the end of your life to be. But it’s one of the most important
conversations that you can have with your loved ones.

Download the flyer for more details

Virtual Palliative Pupus May 2020
2020-05-13 17:30 - 19:15 | The Queens Conference Center (QCC) Auditorium, 510 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States
We’d like to invite you to Palliative Pupus

May 13, 2020:Palliative Pupus switched to an online meeting via Zoomfor May 13, 2020 at 5:15 PMLog-in information is in our eNewsletter

This month we will hear about the palliative care journey of a young mother with advanced cancer whose care was complicated by both complex psychosocial issues and poor health literacy.

Our exciting local networking and clinical education opportunity. Come participate in a VIRTUAL interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues. If you are involved with palliative care cases, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

The Queens Conference Center (QCC) – Room 2005:15 PM – 7:00 pm 510 S. Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96813

Palliative Pupus meets in Room 200 on the second floor of the Queen’s Conference CenterEach meeting’s topic is announced in a Kōkua Mau reminder eNewsletter one week prior to the eventMore on parking near QCC

How does Palliative Pupus work?

The theme and presenters for each ‘Palliative Pupus’ is announced one to two weeks prior to the meeting date via our Kōkua Mau eNewsletter. If you are not receiving our eNewsletter yet, please subscribe here and we will keep you informed.

Please RSVP as soon as possible to Jeannette Koijane. There is validated parking for the first 15 people who request it with their RSVP.

There is FREE parking after 4 PM in the municipal lot on South Beretania, just Diamond Head of Queen’s. See our website for a map.

What is Palliative Pupus?

Our first successful Palliative Pupus meeting was held November 17, 2010 and has since become a bi-monthly event every third Wednesday of the month. (Except November due to Thanksgiving)

The model is an informal, interactive, collegial, pau hana to present
and discuss challenging cases as a group. Palliative Pupus is for
clinicians in a variety of fields: doctors, nurses, social workers,
chaplains.

Community First Workshop on Advance Health Care Directive in Hilo Hawaii
2020-06-17 09:00 - 10:30
Due to corona virus response, event are cancelled and moved into the virtual space. Please make sure you subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information. We post all updates, or e.g. zoom meeting log in information in our newsletter. We will also be posting updates on our Facebook page. For events posted here hosted by a third party, please contact Community First in this case directly. (As of May 20, 2020)

Advance Health Care Directive – Do you have one?

Let Community First help you complete an Advance Health Care Directive that documents your end-of-life wishes. It’s FREE and doesn’t require an attorney. Attend any one of these sessions:

SessionFollow up SessionFeb. 12, 2020 5:00-6:30 P.MFeb. 26, 2020 5:00-5:30 P.MMar. 14, 2020 9:00-10:30 A.M.Mar. 21, 2020 9:00-9:30 A.M.Apr. 6, 2020 9:00-10:30 A.M.Apr. 20, 2020 9:00-9:30 A.M.May 6, 2020. 5:00-6:30 P.M.May 20, 2020 5:00-5:30 P.M.June 17, 2020 9:00-10:30 A.M.June 24, 2020 9:00-9:30 A.M.Volcano:call Sally Mermel, 987-0327May 27, 2020 5:00-6:30 P.M.June 10, 2020 5:00-5:30 P.M.

Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
1055 Kino’ole St., Training Room
Hilo, HI 96720

Register:

Online at http://www.CommunityFirstHawaii.org/registrationPhone: Tony Kent, (808) 292-4559 or Amy Hamane, 935-1500

WHY?? An Advance Health Care Directive is an important gift to your loved ones so that they won’t have to guess what you would want if you no longer can speak for yourself.

HOW?? Community First will provide a step by step explanation on how to complete your Advance Health Care Directive. If you already have a Living Will, a Health Care Power of Attorney, or an Advance Health Care Directive, you’ll learn how to review it to be sure it meets your needs today.

WHAT
TO BRING?? Information about
two people that you trust to be your “Agent” and “Alternate Agent: name, street address, cell phone, home phone,
and email address. They will be your Health Care Power of Attorney and will
speak for you if you are no longer able to communicate.

It’s not easy to talk about
how you want the end of your life to be. But it’s one of the most important
conversations that you can have with your loved ones.

Download the flyer for more details

Hawaii Social Workers Zoom Meeting
2020-06-22 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-06-29 15:00 - 16:00
Please join us for a get together (via Zoom) of social workers. All are welcome and RSVP to Hope Young. This is a wonderful chance to talk about what you are experiencing now with COVID-19 as well as share resources and get feedback from colleagues.

Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant Licensed Practical Nurse Class
2020-07-09 08:00 - 12:00 | Hawaii Pacific Health, 793 S Hotel Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
Classroom is limited to 9 attendees onlyMask and physical distancing required during class

See flyer for latest details (June 2020)

For events posted here hosted by a third party, please contact the organizers directly. (As of May 20, 2020)

This class is offered for medical assistants, licensed practice nurses and other clinicians to promote ACP introductions and will review key elements and processes related to ACP, advance directives and Provider Orders Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) in the clinic.

Course Objectives:

Apply ACP resources to promote advance care planning discussions.Promote patients’ knowledge of advance directives including health care power of attorney designation.Describe the differences between the an Advance Directive and Provider Order for Life- Sustaining Treatment (POLST) and implement correct documentation of these documents.Implement and standardize ACP processes in the clinic.Identify the Hawai‘i requirements of Medical Aid in Dying, Our Care, Our Choice Act.

Hawai‘i Pacific HealthLearning Resource Center, Room 101793 S. Hotel St.

Select one date
to attend:

July – Thursday, 7/9/2020 Morning class: 8am-12pm October –Tuesday, 10/6/2020 Afternoon class: 12:30 – 4:30 pm

Registration:

HPH employees: Manager’s approval is required prior to registering AND register online through HPH Learning Center (HLC). Type in catalog: ACP, or MA; Select course: HPH – Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant/Licensed Practical Nurse Class

Non HPH participants: Contact Michelle Cantillo, RN, HPH ACP Coordinator at 808-535-7874 or via email michelle.cantillo(at)hawaiipacifichealth.org for any questions.

Virtual Palliative Pupus Learn and Mingle July 2020
2020-07-15 05:15 - 19:00
We’d like to invite you to virtual Palliative Pupus

Our exciting local networking and clinical education opportunity. Come participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues. If you are involved with palliative care cases, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

This month hear how a hospital-based palliative care team was challenged to assist with clarifying goals of care for an incapacitated patient whose surrogate was facing his own end of life.

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

How does Palliative Pupus work?

The theme and presenters for each ‘Palliative Pupus’ is announced one to two weeks prior to the meeting date via our Kōkua Mau eNewsletter. If you are not receiving our eNewsletter yet, please subscribe here and we will keep you informed.

What is Palliative Pupus?

Our first successful Palliative Pupus meeting was held November 17, 2010 and has since become a bi-monthly event every third Wednesday of the month. (Except November due to Thanksgiving)

The model is an informal, interactive, collegial, pau hana to present
and discuss challenging cases as a group. Palliative Pupus is for
clinicians in a variety of fields: doctors, nurses, social workers,
chaplains.

Managing Ongoing Surges: Lessons from the Front Line Webinar
2020-07-29 01:00 - 02:30
July 29, 202011 am – 12:30 p.m.

The twelfth COVID-19 Conversations webinar will discuss what best practices and lessons learned from the early months of COVID-19 can be gathered and applied to states and localities now combating surges, from both a health system and public health perspective.

The “COVID-19 Conversations” series of rapid-response webinars from the National Academy of Medicine and the American Public Health Association is addressing the state of the science on COVID-19 and explore emerging evidence on how to best mitigate its impact.

Trial Drugs for COVID-19: Perspective from the Queen's COVID Unit Webinar
2020-08-10 02:30 - 03:30
Stephanie Guo, MD will present at the Grand Rounds of the Department of Geriatric Medicine at JABSOM.

August 10, 202012:30-1:30pm

Learning Objectives:

Understand the historical and clinical basis for drugs selected for study for COVID-19Review preliminary data from major ongoing clinical trialsHear about clinical trials available at Queen’s and the team’s experience

Please register by Thursday, August 6, 2020.

They will be offering CMEs for this presentation upon completion of an evaluation. Evaluations can be found on their website

Palliative Pupus Learn and Mingle Sept 2020
2020-09-16 17:15 - 19:00 | The Queens Conference Center (QCC) Auditorium, 510 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States
We’d like to invite you to Virtual Palliative Pupus

Due to corona virus response, Palliative Pupus moved into the virtual space via zoom. Please make sure you subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information. We post all updates, or e.g. zoom meeting log in information in our newsletter. We will also be posting updates on our Facebook page.

Our exciting local networking and clinical education opportunity. Come participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues. If you are involved with palliative care cases, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

This month’s topic will be announced in the next newsletter.

Register in advance for Palliative Pupus to get the zoom log-in information.

How does Palliative Pupus work?

The theme and presenters for each ‘Palliative Pupus’ is announced one to two weeks prior to the meeting date via our Kōkua Mau eNewsletter. If you are not receiving our eNewsletter yet, please subscribe here and we will keep you informed.

Please RSVP as soon as possible to Jeannette Koijane. There is validated parking for the first 15 people who request it with their RSVP.

What is Palliative Pupus?

Our first successful Palliative Pupus meeting was held November 17, 2010 and has since become a bi-monthly event every third Wednesday of the month. (Except November due to Thanksgiving)

The model is an informal, interactive, collegial, pau hana to present and discuss challenging cases as a group. Palliative Pupus is for clinicians in a variety of fields: doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains.

Kokua Mau Virtual Training HMSA
2020-09-18 00:00 - 23:59
Tailor made Professional Development training: HMSA transition coordinators are learning the skills to facilitate ACP conversations (on Zoom).

Not open to the public

Kokua Mau (Virtual) Training EUTF
2020-09-24 00:00 - 23:59
EUTF Lunch and Learn, open to state agencies contact EUTF benefits office to enroll.

9/24 11:30 Zoom and 9/30 12 noon on Zoom. State employees are invited to Lunch and Learn about meaningful conversations and the documents that support wishes for care.

Not open to the public.

Kokua Mau (Virtual) Training EUTF
2020-09-30 00:00 - 23:59
EUTF Lunch and Learn, open to state agencies contact EUTF benefits office to enroll.

9/24 at 11:30 Zoom and 9/30 at 12 noon on Zoom. State employees are invited to Lunch and Learn about meaningful conversations and the documents that support wishes for care.

Not open to the public.

Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant Licensed Practical Nurse Class
2020-10-06 00:30 - 16:30 | Hawaii Pacific Health, 793 S Hotel Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
Classroom is limited to 9 attendees onlyMask and physical distancing required during class

See flyer for latest details (June 2020)

This class is offered for medical assistants, licensed practice nurses and other clinicians to promote ACP introductions and will review key elements and processes related to ACP, advance directives and Provider Orders Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) in the clinic.

Course Objectives:

Apply ACP resources to promote advance care planning discussions.Promote patients’ knowledge of advance directives including health care power of attorney designation.Describe the differences between the an Advance Directive and Provider Order for Life- Sustaining Treatment (POLST) and implement correct documentation of these documents.Implement and standardize ACP processes in the clinic.Identify the Hawai‘i requirements of Medical Aid in Dying, Our Care, Our Choice Act.

Hawai‘i Pacific HealthLearning Resource Center, Room 101793 S. Hotel St.

Select one date
to attend:

October –Tuesday, 10/6/2020 Afternoon class: 12:30 – 4:30 pm

Registration:

HPH employees: Manager’s approval is required prior to registering AND register online through HPH Learning Center (HLC). Type in catalog: ACP, or MA; Select course: HPH – Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant/Licensed Practical Nurse Class

Non HPH participants: Contact Michelle Cantillo, RN, HPH ACP Coordinator at 808-535-7874 or via email michelle.cantillo(at)hawaiipacifichealth.org for any questions.

Kokua Mau (Virtual) Training
2020-10-10 00:00 - 23:59
Hali’a Café on Zoom is a support group for caregivers of memory impaired loved ones, asking for more information on Advance Care Planning.

Not open to the public

Kokua Mau (Virtual) Training Catholic Charities
2020-10-22 00:00 - 23:59
Catholic Charities support group 10/22 1st session. This support group meets monthly online during the pandemic and want to learn more about Advance Care Planning (ACP) for themselves and their loved ones.

Not open to the public.

Kokua Mau Virtual Monthly Meeting Oct 2020
2020-10-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
Please note that October 2020 has 5 Thursdays (and a blue moon)!

Please join us for our monthly meeting, to learn, laugh, mingle and network.

We hope that you can join us for the Kōkua Mau meeting this Thursday October 28. Given all that is going on, thought this would be an excellent time to check in with the other wonderful people in Kōkua Mau.

Please join us to hear updates, check in with each other and get together with nice people!! Bring along suggestions for good movies, Netflix binges, play lists, favorite recipes from quarantine, and suggestions for stress relief. We look forward to seeing you in zoom on Thursday.

Register in advance for our monthly meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email how to join the zoom meeting.

For people who cannot join us in person, please send Jeannette an email to get the handouts. Hope to see you all there!

2020-11-18 17:00 - 19:00
Virtual Palliative Pupus is our exciting local networking and clinical education opportunity. Participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care. If you are involved with palliative care cases or want to know more about what palliative care is, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

Wed. Nov 18, 2020 5:15 to 7:00 PM

Register in advance for Palliative Pupus to get the zoom log-in information instantly.

Palliative Pupus (virtual) Nov 2020
2020-11-18 17:15 - 19:00
Virtual Palliative Pupus is our exciting local networking and clinical education opportunity. Participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care. If you are involved with palliative care cases or want to know more about what palliative care is, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

This month we will hear about more challenges in delivering hospice care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wed. Nov 18, 2020 5:15 to 7:00 PM

Register in advance for Palliative Pupus to get the zoom log-in information instantly.

Kokua Mau (Virtual) Training Catholic Charities
2020-11-19 00:00 - 23:59
Catholic Charities support group on zoom, 2nd session. This support group meets monthly online during the pandemic and want to learn more about Advance Care Planning (ACP) for themselves and their loved ones.

Not open to the public.

Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant/Licensed Practical Nurse Class KAUAI
2020-11-19 12:00 - 16:00 | Wilcox Memorial Hospital, 3-3420 Kuhio Hwy, Lihue, HI, 96766, United States
This class is offered for medical assistants, licensed practice nurses and other clinicians to promote ACP introductions and will review key elements and processes related to ACP, advance directives and Provider Orders Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) in the clinic.

Course Objectives:

Apply ACP resources to promote advance care planning discussionsPromote patients’ knowledge of advance directives including health care power of attorney designationDescribe the differences between the an Advance Directive and Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) and implement correct documentation of these documentsImplement and standardize ACP processes in the clinicBecome familiar with the requirements for Medical Aid in Dying, Our Care Our Choice Act

Nov 19, 202012:00 – 4:00 p.m.Wilcox Medical Center3-3420 Kuhio HwyConference Room B/C

Registration:

HPH employees: Manager’s approval is required prior to registering AND register online through HPH Learning Center (HLC). Type in catalog: ACP,MA or LPN; Select course: HPH – Advance Care Planning (ACP) Medical Assistant/Licensed Practical Nurse Class – Kauai

Non HPH participants:Contact Michelle Cantillo, RN, HPH ACP Coordinator at 808-535-7874 or via email michelle.cantillo[you know what goes there}hawaiipacifichealth.org for any questions.

download the flyer

Kokau Mau Monthly (virtual) meeting Dec 2020
2020-12-03 15:00 - 17:00
Kōkua Mau Virtual Monthly Meeting – Last one of 2020

Thur Dec. 33-5 PM

We will be sharing a Keynote address from Dr. Ira Byock at the recent national CTAC meeting. Dr. Byock, who has spoken in Hawai‘i for many years, made an excellent presentation about the crises in which we currently find ourselves and the changes that must come to address equity, health disparities and the need for all health workers to get a living wage.

Following this excellent presentation, there will some other short videos from various national leaders at the C-TAC meeting that is a national coalition to improve care for those with serious illness.

Then we will give some updates on palliative care in Hawai‘i and how you can get involved, bereavement in the holidays and other activities. Additionally, there will be a chance for small breakout rooms to discuss with colleagues for this last meeting of the year.

Register in advance for our monthly meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email how to join the zoom meeting.

Hawaii State of Reform Health Policy Conference
2021-01-14 08:00 - 14:00
Like many things in Hawaii, health care is different from the mainland. The 2021 Hawaii State of Reform Health Policy Conference will foster a dialog about the opportunities and challenges facing health care in one of the nation’s most unique regions at a time of increasing change. This conference will bring together industry experts and policymakers from across the state.

State of Reform pulls together practitioners, thought leaders, and policymakers – each working to improve our health care system in their own way – into a unified conversation in a single place. It is sure to be one of the most diverse gatherings of senior health care leaders in Hawaii, and one of the most important statewide events in Hawaii health care.Join their virtual conference and engage in an ongoing discussion around some of most important health care activity taking place today.

There is a 20% discount for Kōkua Mau members registering with this link.

Palliative Pupus January 2021
2021-01-20 17:00 - 19:00
We’d like to invite you to our virtual Palliative Pupus

Our exciting local bi-monthly networking and clinical education opportunity. Come participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues. If you are involved with palliative care cases, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

Palliative Pupus switched to an online meeting via Zoom since March 2020. We will continue to meet virtually on zoom in 2021 until at least tier 4

Register in advance for this zoom meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpdeuorz8jHdR4ZSrO17zIZXDxQKs68HTP

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Tentative Dates for 2021:

January 20 (Inauguration Day!!)March 17May 19July 21September 15November 17

Third Wednesday of every second month 5:15 PM – 7:00 pm

Kokua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings January 2021
2021-01-28 15:00 - 17:00
Please join us for our 2021 Kōkua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings on Zoom

Come and celebrate with us on Thursday January 28. Our first Kōkua Mau meeting of the year will celebrate a new year, a new administration and vaccine roll out. We invite the whole Kōkua Mau coalition to come and share what you are planning (and hoping) for in 2021 as well as sharing any issues that we should be aware of and/or can help with. Sharing with friends and colleagues is crucial in these times and we look forward to checking in. There is certainly lots going on!!

If you have something in particular you want to share, please let Hope or Jeannette know so we can be sure to include you in the agenda.

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

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuduiuqzwrGtBsalN5ZpuLif0qgOz75YFJ

Please join us for our Virtual Monthly Meeting on zoom, to learn, laugh, mingle and network. Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Last Thursday of the month* from 3 to 5 pm (on zoom)

Each month we have updates about events in the community and one or more guest speakers.Meetings are open to all.Each month’s topic is announced in our eNewsletterCurrent meetings are listed under event on the right and in the calendar

* Please note that there are always months with five Thursdays. The meeting is on that last (5th) Thursday of that month (except November & December when we have a combined meeting after Thanksgiving).

Our meetings in person at our permanent meeting space in person are cancelled for the (un)foreseeable future at least until we reach tier 4.

Kokua Mau Monthly Virtual Meetings February 2021
2021-02-25 15:00 - 17:00
Please join us for our February 2021 Kōkua Mau Virtual Meetings on Zoom

Please join us for our Virtual Monthly Meeting on zoom, to learn, laugh, mingle and network. Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Come and join us on Thursday February 25 for an introduction to FOREST THERAPY through a 45-minute, remotely guided experience…You may have heard of this innovative wellness practice, also known as “forest bathing,” that helps you relax by connecting with others, yourself, and the natural world. Phyllis Look, founder of Forest Bathing Hawaiʻi and our islands’ first certified forest therapy guide, will lead the live, online session and offers this to Kōkua Mau in appreciation of the amazing work all of you are doing in the pandemic. You’re welcome to participate from an indoor or outdoor space near you – if indoors, access to fresh air and a view of the outdoors is recommended. PLEASE BRING TO THIS SESSION CLEAN WATER IN A BOWL OR CONTAINER LARGE ENOUGH TO SINK ONE OF YOUR HANDS INTO.

Learn more about Forest Bathing Hawai‘i at their website.This meeting is limited to 30 participants. Register in advance and you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the zoom meeting as well as further details about the session.

If you have something in particular you want to share, please let Hope or Jeannette know so we can be sure to include you in the agenda.

Last Thursday of the month* from 3 to 5 pm (on zoom)

Each month we have updates about events in the community and one or more guest speakers.Meetings are open to all.Each month’s topic is announced in our eNewsletterCurrent meetings are listed under event on the right and in the calendar

* Please note that there are always months with five Thursdays. The meeting is on that last (5th) Thursday of that month (except November & December when we have a combined meeting after Thanksgiving).

Register in advance for this zoom meeting:

Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Our meetings in person at our permanent meeting space are cancelled for the (un)foreseeable future at least until we reach tier 4.

Heart to heart a novel - in Chinese
2021-03-13 08:00 - 10:00
Join the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care to play Heart to Heart – a novel, culturally tailored, community-based advance care planning tool for Chinese Americans. There are sessions in Chinese and English. Learn more (flyer) or register here

Conducted in Mandarin/CantoneseSat 3/138:00am-10:00am HSTConducted in EnglishSat 3/208:00am-10:00am HST

Palliative Pupus March 2021
2021-03-17 15:15 - 17:00
We’d like to invite you to our virtual Palliative Pupus

Our exciting local bi-monthly networking and clinical education opportunity. Come participate in an interactive interdisciplinary story from the cutting edge of hospice and palliative care and mingle with colleagues. If you are involved with palliative care cases, you are invited. Please tell your colleagues and friends.

Palliative Pupus switched to an online meeting via Zoom since March 2020. We will continue to meet virtually on zoom in 2021 until at least tier 4

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

Subscribe to our eNewsletter for the most up-to-date information and zoom log-ins.

Dates for 2021:

January 20 (Inauguration Day!!)March 17May 19July 21September 15November 17

3rd Wednesday of every second month 5:15 PM – 7:00 pm
