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AANHPI Month: Celebrating Arts and Culture in Hawai‘i

Katie Wingo May 12, 2023 No Comments

In a warm virtual welcome at the 2023 Hawai’i Arts Summit Eō: Calling out the Future!, Chief Engagement Officer Brandi Alexander introduced Compassion & Choices to more than 100 leaders of…

End-Of-Life Options For The Terminally Ill In Hawaiʻi

lukej April 17, 2023 No Comments

When facing a terminal prognosis, the goal of good end-of-life care is to provide as much physical and emotional comfort as possible. The following options focus on comfort, dignity and…

Barbara Kuehner

Katie Wingo November 16, 2022 No Comments

Barbara shared her story in December of 2021. During my career as a hospice and palliative care nurse — and before that, as a nurse specializing in pain management —…

End-of-Life Options Bills Moving Forward Nationwide

lukej March 22, 2022 No Comments

This legislative session is showing great promise, with encouraging progress in several states. Connecticut The Connecticut General Assembly’s Public Health Committee gave a bipartisan vote of 22-9 on March 4…

Supporter Spotlight: Dr. Charlotte Charfen

lukej March 20, 2022 No Comments

Counting patients among her greatest teachers, Hawaii physician Charlotte Charfen has gradually shifted her focus to end-of-life care. A board certified emergency medicine physician for over 20 years, Dr. Charlotte…

DOH Releases 2020 Report on Our Care, Our Choice Act

lukej July 7, 2021 No Comments

HONOLULU — The Department of Health has released its annual report detailing usage information during the first two years of the Our Care, Our Choice Act (OCOCA) (Jan. 1, 2019…

Remembering John Radcliffe

lukej August 13, 2020 No Comments

Our friend and champion, John Radcliffe, died Tuesday night after a long battle with cancer. John was a tireless advocate for medical aid in dying in Hawai`i. Diagnosed with terminal…

Kim Callinan , president and ceo of Compassion & Choices

Note From the CEO: July

lukej July 23, 2020 No Comments

As protests for racial justice in Portland continue and new images of the federal response emerge, I want to express my concern for the safety of the many Compassion &…

California and Hawai‘i Release Annual Reports on Medical Aid-in-Dying Laws

lukej July 23, 2020 No Comments

This month, Hawaii and California departments of health released 2019 annual reports on their respective medical aid-in-dying laws. These reports provide data on how many people utilized medical aid in…

State: Hawaii