KOKUA MAU INC
To weave a lei of caregiving and support so that the people of Hawai‘i facing serious illness can live in the place of their choice, with relief of pain and suffering and according to their values, beliefs and traditions.
About KOKUA MAU INC
Kōkua Mau is Hawaii’s statewide hospice and palliative care organization and a central hub for hospice, palliative care, advance care planning, and end-of-life care resources. It serves as a coalition and membership network connecting providers, health systems, community organizations, and individuals across the islands. The organization produces education and training, public-facing materials (advance directives, POLST guidance, caregiver booklets), and conducts statewide initiatives to map and strengthen palliative and hospice capacity. In recent years Kōkua Mau has continued active programming, hosted virtual and in-person trainings, worked with Hawaii’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, and engaged in legislative and policy advocacy related to advance care planning. Kōkua Mau is an active, donor-facing 501(c)(3) nonprofit with an established web presence, regular public materials and events, and recent Form 990 filings that show ongoing operations and program activity in 2023–2024.
Notable achievements
Statewide coalition-building
Built and sustained a statewide membership network of hospice, palliative care, hospital and community partners that coordinates resources, training, and best practices across Hawai‘i.
Advance care planning and POLST resources
Developed and distributed publicly available advance directive and POLST materials and caregiver booklets for use by clinicians and families across the islands, increasing access to standardized tools for serious-illness decision making.
Education and capacity-building
Delivered recurring trainings and virtual palliative care conferences and conducted a recent palliative-care mapping project to identify service gaps and strengthen local capacity within the last 2–3 years.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $328K
- Annual revenue
- $364K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 99-0339201
- Location
- Honolulu, HI
- Website
- kokuamau.org
- On Mahalo since
- May 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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