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Islands Hospice serves our patients, our families, and our community with a total commitment to excellence in hospice care.

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December Town Hospice Hero

Posted on December 30, 2021

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Ashley Ladi's colleagues recognize her compassionate work as a bereavement coordinator and have nominated her as the December Town Hospice Hero.

December West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on December 30, 2021

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Jesseca Guerreiro’s work ethic and positive attitude at Islands Hospice have caught the attention of all those who work with her.

November Town Hospice Hero

Posted on November 23, 2021

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Congratulations to Jad Bonahoom, our November Town Hospice Hero.

November West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on November 23, 2021

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Congrats to Glory Martin who has been named November's West Oahu Hospice Hero.

October Town Hospice Hero

Posted on October 28, 2021

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Congratulations to Scott Ferrin for being a great member of the team and being nominated as our October Town Hospice Hero.

October West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on October 28, 2021

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CNA Sarah Kawailima was recognized by colleagues for all her hard work.

September Town Hospice Hero

Posted on October 5, 2021

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Krani Orbito is our Town Hospice Hero because of his consistency in his work as a CNA on team Mabuhay Nani.

September West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on October 5, 2021

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Congratulations to our September West O‘ahu Hospice Hero, Maria Naria, RN of team Ekahi.

August Town Hospice Hero

Posted on September 1, 2021

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Although Almer Arguilles has worked at Islands Hospice for just a short time, he’s already made a big splash. Congratulations to this month’s Town Hospice Hero, Almer!

August West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on September 1, 2021

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Aurora works behind the scenes and is always up for a challenge. Congratulations to our August West Oahu Hospice Hero, Aurora Wessel!

July West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on July 31, 2021

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This Month we are sending a big mahalo to Gladys Singleton, of Team Ekahi. Gladys’ coworkers commend her for always being willing to lend a helping hand.

July Town Hospice Hero

Posted on July 30, 2021

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Congratulations to this month’s Town Hospice Hero, Robin Iese! Her colleagues were full of praise for Robin who works on Team Blessing.

June West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on June 8, 2021

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Congrats to team Claudia Fristoe, LPN of Team Ekahi who has been named June’s West Oahu Hospice Hero.

June Town Hospice Hero

Posted on June 7, 2021

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It’s clear from her nominations, that Ouafaa Melliani, our June Town Hospice Hero, is admired not only by coworkers, but also families.

May West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on May 4, 2021

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Emil Novesteras has served our West Oahu community for four years and has been nominated as our May West Oahu Hospice Hero.

May Town Hospice Hero

Posted on May 3, 2021

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This month’s Town Hospice Hero is Marie Zahar, RN.

April West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on April 6, 2021

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This is Lee Kaneshiro’s second West Oahu Hospice Hero award!

April Town Hospice Hero

Posted on April 5, 2021

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Congratulations to our April Town Hospice Hero, Lisa Daems!

March West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on March 9, 2021

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For the second time this year, Jonny Wessel has been selected as the West Oahu Hospice Hero. He was first recognized by his colleagues last June and was nominated again for this month’s award by a staff member in the Kapolei office.

March Town Hospice Hero

Posted on March 8, 2021

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Kaui Kaaihue is a member of our IPU team and was nominated by her supervisor, Kelly Kawasaki to be this month’s Hospice Hero!

February West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on February 9, 2021

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Chelzie Inis is a CNA working out of West Oahu.

January West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on January 24, 2021

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“It brings me warmth to see a patient and their family get the help they need, just in time,” Ashley DeCosta explained. “I guess you can say this is my way of being able to connect with the families we work with.”

January Town Hospice Hero

Posted on January 21, 2021

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Jillian Garcia never thought she could handle the emotional toll of working in hospice care, but she believes it's what she’s meant to do. “Working with people at the end of their life is a remarkable thing,” explained Jillian. “We all come into this world and we are all are going to leave it at one point or another, and I get to be a part of these people’s journey, which is an honor.”

December Town Hospice Hero

Posted on December 24, 2020

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A life-changing event helped set Aaron Simpliciano on a path to help others pass away peacefully with no regrets.

December West Oahu Hospice Hero

Posted on December 23, 2020

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Victorino Marquez didn’t go into hospice care until he saw the type of compassionate care his Dad received from Islands Hospice.

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