Mahalo
Honolulu, HI

KOKUA MAU INC

EIN 99-0339201
Health & Wellness Healthy Aging & Senior Care Patients & families
Mission

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.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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.

Recognition

Listed as Hawaii’s hospice and palliative care organization in federal and health-sector directories and relied on as a statewide resource for clinicians and the public.
Featured in local community directories and media listings for eldercare and palliative-care resources in Honolulu and statewide.
Maintains current nonprofit status and public Form 990 filings in national nonprofit databases, demonstrating financial transparency and continued operations since its tax-exempt recognition in 1999.

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