KOKUA MAU INC

Our goal is to create a community in which advance care planning conversations are the norm. We are fostering a movement to change social norms in Hawai'i regarding conversations and decisions around serious illness and end-of-life care, and to provide all individuals and communities with greater choice and control regarding their quality of life. We do not focus on the end of life, but rather the quality of life. Advance care planning can take place years before an illness or crisis occurs and is the first part of the continuum of planning for one's legacy wishes.

Our 'Let's Talk Story Program' with our Advance Care Coordinator and her team of well-trained speakers can talk about all aspects of advance care planning, including documenting wishes in an Advance Healthcare Directive. We go out into the community island-wide and provide free tailor-made trainings and workshops where people work, live, play and pray. We know that these are not easy conversations but they are some of the most important you will ever have. We meet people in their environment where they feel comfortable and safe to address such difficult and emotional questions. Our goal: A community where these conversations are the norm and people's wishes and values are discussed, documented and honored and they are well cared for until their last breath.

Our 'Let's Talk Story Program' with our Advance Care Coordinator and her team of 19 well-trained speakers can talk about all aspects of advance care planning, including documenting wishes in an Advance Healthcare Directive.

Goal of our Let's Talk Story program:

Learn how to talk with your loved ones about what matters most to you.
Share about the kind of care you want to receive with your doctor.
Help you feel more confident and ready for the future.

Two Sessions: Let's Talk Story

The Let's Talk Story program is set up as two interconnected talks. We will work with you to determine what works best for your particular audience. We strongly encourage you to host both sessions, since our experience teaches us that this has the biggest impact.
The First Session: Exploring your ideas and beliefs

An interactive session which explores how you like to make decisions, who should be involved and the type of medical care you do and don't want. We also cover basics of advance care planning and preparing you for the conversation with loved ones.
The Second Session: Implementation

A hands-on implementation of the lessons learned in Session 1. One or two weeks apart, participants will have time to absorb the information and think it over. In this second interactive session, all are encouraged to ask questions fill out an Advance Directive to appoint an agent and document wishes for care.