Surviving both the Hiroshima bombing and graduating from hospice care, Gladys Goto's life exemplifies extraordinary resilience, strength,...

“Living is giving,” said Bill Miller, the President of Discount Fabric Warehouse located in Hilo, HI. “Most people who sew, predominantly...

Since 1978, every November is recognized as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, thanks to former President Jimmy Carter who...

It is never a comfortable experience to receive bathing help from a stranger, and it was no different when Rosemarie Switalski Walker...

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...

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...

Lady Bird Johnson once said, “Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” And so, every Friday the volunteer team of Hawai'i Care Choices picks...

As Hawai'i Care Choices commemorates 40 years of caring for our island ʻohana, the catastrophic destruction and loss of lives that have...

Afraid and hesitant…Often, that is the first reaction that most caregivers show when they hear the word “hospice” and Penny Madamba was...

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...

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...

“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."