“I started on Kupu Palliative Care which is a pre-hospice program with Hawai`i Care Choices in May 2020 and upgraded to Hospice Care in...

“When my Mom, Zelda Kelson (Lainaholo) was admitted to Pōhai Mālama Care Center in 2017, we were so relieved to have the expertise and...

When I try to imagine caring for my husband without Hospice, I would have had to place Jeff in a nursing home. I could not have coped...

My sole purpose is to convince you, who is suffering, terrified, and/or exhausted, to make one of the hardest decisions you will ever...

The latest updates from Hawai‘i Care Choices on our response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 and how you can protect yourself and your loved one

Hilo, HI, February 20, 2020: Hawai‘i Care Choices, formerly Hospice of Hilo provides a continuum of care for our East Hawai‘i ‘ohana -...

JoAnn Aguirre and her partner Duke Ogden,a former Marine and Navy SEA were together for 20 years, up until his death at Pohai Malama.

Manuel Daog, SFC, US Army, was born on February 12, 1929 in Hilo Hawaii. He was the fourth of five children. His parents Benita and...

81-year-old hospice patient, Betty Jane “BJ” Pa has been dancing all her life. Now in retirement "this is how I choose to live."

Annette has been caregiving since she was 18 years old when she started caring for her uncle and then her parents.

What do you do when the baby you’ve been joyously preparing for is diagnosed with life-limiting illnesses before you’ve left the hospital?

Kris Speegle of Allstate Insurance grew up on Kaua’i attending Kaua’i Hospice’s annual firework tradition, ‘Celebration in the Sky.’ He...

The hospice and palliative model of care means staff and volunteers continually open their hearts through a high-touch approach that...

“I was familiar with the work hospice did for us and with us for my daughter. I felt that I needed to try to do something to “pay back.”...

I couldn’t give dad the kind of care I wanted to be able to give to him without help. I think when you love someone it is so important...

Maileen Keawekane is grateful for the support Hawai’i Care Choices’ bereavement program has provided her three children, Douglas III...

“There is no later. Live now with gratitude for each precious day.” – Tanimoto Dharma Designs I have this quote near my husband’s...

I first learned of Hospice, when my grandmother was told she had end-stage cancer with days to live. Shortly after receiving that call, I...

What does it mean to “graduate” from hospice care? A person is eligible for hospice care when a doctor, in his/her best opinion,...

Volunteer presenters from Community First, a local non-profit dedicated to improving healthcare community-wide, will be offering a free...