top of page
Search
hlee97
Oct 182 min read
A Journey of Resilience and Miracles: Gladys Goto’s Story
Surviving both the Hiroshima bombing and graduating from hospice care, Gladys Goto's life exemplifies extraordinary resilience, strength,...
26 views0 comments
hlee97
Jan 52 min read
Blankets and Quilts of Love
“Living is giving,” said Bill Miller, the President of Discount Fabric Warehouse located in Hilo, HI. “Most people who sew, predominantly...
29 views0 comments
hlee97
Jan 53 min read
Former President Carter in the Forefront of Hospice Care
Since 1978, every November is recognized as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, thanks to former President Jimmy Carter who...
8 views0 comments
hlee97
Jan 52 min read
Special Spa Days
It is never a comfortable experience to receive bathing help from a stranger, and it was no different when Rosemarie Switalski Walker...
19 views0 comments
hlee97
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Santa from Hawai'i Island
When kids would come up and say, “Santa, you aren’t from the North Pole!” Stanley Brooks, Jr. would reply and say, “No, I’m from the...
59 views0 comments
hlee97
Oct 2, 20231 min read
We Honor Veterans
On February 1, 2023, Hawai'i Care Choices (HiCARE) team visited Ernest Takaku (Feb 5, 1933 – Mar 28, 2023) who served in the U.S. Army...
33 views0 comments
hlee97
Oct 2, 20231 min read
The Power of Flowers
Lady Bird Johnson once said, “Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” And so, every Friday the volunteer team of Hawai'i Care Choices picks...
40 views0 comments
hlee97
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Celebrating 40 Years of Compassionate Care
As Hawai'i Care Choices commemorates 40 years of caring for our island ʻohana, the catastrophic destruction and loss of lives that have...
10 views0 comments
hlee97
Sep 29, 20233 min read
Reluctance Turns to Advocacy
Afraid and hesitant…Often, that is the first reaction that most caregivers show when they hear the word “hospice” and Penny Madamba was...
48 views0 comments
Hawaii Care Choices
Dec 1, 20222 min read
Hawaiian Santa makes a special appearance at this year’s Season of Light in Hilo!
Wednesday, December 14th from 5:30 – 7:00pm, on the lawn of Hawai`i Care Choices Pōhai Mālama Care Center (590 Kapi`olani Street) in Hilo...
34 views0 comments
Hawaii Care Choices
Sep 19, 20223 min read
Police encourage families to use hospice, palliative care
By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Sunday, September 18, 2022, 12:05 a.m. For families with a terminally ill member who wants and is...
160 views0 comments
dnakata
Feb 26, 20212 min read
Knowing We Have the Support - Means Everything to Us
“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...
388 views0 comments
dnakata
Dec 22, 20202 min read
Acts of Aloha - A Holiday Message
“When my Mom, Zelda Kelson (Lainaholo) was admitted to Pōhai Mālama Care Center in 2017, we were so relieved to have the expertise and...
120 views0 comments
dnakata
Nov 18, 20206 min read
Thankfully, We Signed Up Early
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...
146 views0 comments
dnakata
Aug 20, 20206 min read
The Best Decision We Ever Made Was The Hardest
My sole purpose is to convince you, who is suffering, terrified, and/or exhausted, to make one of the hardest decisions you will ever...
353 views0 comments
dnakata
Mar 8, 20202 min read
Coronavirus COVID-19 Information from Hawai‘i Care Choices
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
736 views0 comments
dnakata
Feb 20, 20202 min read
THE MAX AND YETTA KARASIK FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARDS $25,000 GRANT FOR PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM
Hilo, HI, February 20, 2020: Hawai‘i Care Choices, formerly Hospice of Hilo provides a continuum of care for our East Hawai‘i ‘ohana -...
67 views0 comments
dnakata
Dec 4, 20196 min read
Former Marine and Navy Seal Finds Comfort in Hospice Care
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.
1,476 views0 comments
dnakata
Nov 11, 20192 min read
Manuel Daog - A Soldier's Journey Home!
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...
112 views0 comments
dnakata
Oct 18, 20194 min read
An interview with hospice patient – Betty Jane “BJ” Pa
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."
286 views0 comments
bottom of page