Note: This page lists the events prior to 2018
when we did not have an “upcoming events” and “News” category to the right side of the webpages.
December 2017: Kupuna Caregivers Program – Unique in the Country
Working caregivers who pay for services to support their kupuna may now be eligible for financial help of up to $70 per day to cover the cost of adult day care, chore services, home-delivered meals, homemaker services, personal care, respite, or transportation. – Read more –
Congratulations to Adventist Health Castle for winning the 2017 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Castle is the first hospital in Hawaii, or the first organization of any kind in Hawai‘i, to receive this distinction. Adventist Health Castle is one of only five 2017 recipients and a long time Kōkua Mau member and supporter. – more –
Nov, 2017 Let’s Talk Turkey
Not cooking advice, but here are 5 great resources to get you started to talk about advance care planning over the holidays, starting with Thanksgiving gatherings. – Read more –
October 2017: Farewell to Ken Zeri who will retire from Hospice Hawaii- more –
Kōkua Mau has been awarded a two-year grant for “Improving Care and Support for those with Serious Illness” from the Stupski Family Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation. We are very grateful to the Stupski Family Fund for their vote of confidence for the work of Kōkua Mau which all of you have made possible over the last 17 years. With this grant we will be able to expand our reach and impact across the state and we’ll need your continued support and engagement to make that happen. More
Aloha United Way Campaign just started, which supports important organizations in our community. You can make contribution specifically to Kōkua Mau – by using our designation number 80410
— Past Announcements —
May 26, 2016: Op-ed Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Island Voices: “Palliative and hospice care a critical need at end-of-life stage” by Daniel Fischberg, Jeannette Koijane and Rae Seitz. Kōkua Mau’s Op-ed, Page A11. PDF or link to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (full access for subscribers only).
Nov. 2015: Two new documents:
- Consumer Internet Resources (active links in the PDF file)
- Providers Internet Resources (active links in the PDF file)
Sept. 2015: POLST: Doing it Better – a free POLST Video (7 Min 22 sec) from the National POLST office.
The Hawaii Advance Health Care Directive has been updated.
Aug. 2015: The 16-page Kōkua Mau booklet “A Guide to Advance Care Planning: Making Life Decisions” has been re-printed and is available in large quantities.
July 2015: Kōkua Mau hosted ‘Clinical Advances in the Art and Science of Care’, a virtual conference.
March 2015: POLST Training for professionals in Hawai‘i conducted by Kōkua Mau.
Sept. 2014, Hawaii Public Radio aired an interview with Jeannette Koijane on Kōkua Mau.
Kōkua Mau has been honored with the 2013 Trailblazer Award by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).