Our Hoʻoilo (Winter) 2025 newsletter is now available! This edition brings a fresh look at the season’s stories, events, and updates that matter most to our community.

In East Hawaiʻi, our roots run deep with aloha, connection, and kuleana to care for one another. That’s why partnerships like the one between Hawaiʻi Care Choices (HCC) and Hawaiʻi Island Adult Care (HIAC) mean so much to our community. In this talk story session, Our CEO Brenda Ho and HIAC Executive Director Andrea Wernli sat down to share what makes their collaboration so powerful, and why this kind of support is essential for our kūpuna and their caregivers.

Daynette Lee (left), Medical Assistant and Cheryl Pavel (right), the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, will be working at the Kupu Care...

When Erin Barrett first heard about the Hawai‘i Care Choices’ Nurse Apprenticeship Program, she was immediately drawn to the opportunity....