When she met the patient, the woman and her husband asked Kristina and her colleague, Deborah, if they believed in God. In that moment, it felt right for Kristina to share her own story about her husband, his first wife, and their children.
Islands Reflections highlights the special memories and stories from our Islands Hospice O‘ahu and Maui teams, showcasing the meaningful moments that define our work.
Melissa provides an additional layer of support to our patients and their families, helping them to understand their treatment plans and navigate relevant resources and obtain medical, emotional, and spiritual assistance.
Throughout March, Islands Hospice is spotlighting a few of our dedicated social workers to commemorate National Social Work Month. Among them is Danielle F., a licensed social worker on our Maui team.
Social workers are hospice heroes who provide compassionate care and support to our patients and their families during some of life’s most challenging moments.
Ashley Ladi's colleagues recognize her compassionate work as a bereavement coordinator and have nominated her as the December Town Hospice Hero.
Jesseca Guerreiro’s work ethic and positive attitude at Islands Hospice have caught the attention of all those who work with her.
Congratulations to Jad Bonahoom, our November Town Hospice Hero.
Congrats to Glory Martin who has been named November's West Oahu Hospice Hero.
Congratulations to Scott Ferrin for being a great member of the team and being nominated as our October Town Hospice Hero.
CNA Sarah Kawailima was recognized by colleagues for all her hard work.
Krani Orbito is our Town Hospice Hero because of his consistency in his work as a CNA on team Mabuhay Nani.
Congratulations to our September West O‘ahu Hospice Hero, Maria Naria, RN of team Ekahi.
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!
Aurora works behind the scenes and is always up for a challenge. Congratulations to our August West Oahu Hospice Hero, Aurora Wessel!
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.
Congratulations to this month’s Town Hospice Hero, Robin Iese! Her colleagues were full of praise for Robin who works on Team Blessing.
Congrats to team Claudia Fristoe, LPN of Team Ekahi who has been named June’s West Oahu Hospice Hero.
It’s clear from her nominations, that Ouafaa Melliani, our June Town Hospice Hero, is admired not only by coworkers, but also families.
Emil Novesteras has served our West Oahu community for four years and has been nominated as our May West Oahu Hospice Hero.
This is Lee Kaneshiro’s second West Oahu Hospice Hero award!
Congratulations to our April Town Hospice Hero, Lisa Daems!
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.
Kaui Kaaihue is a member of our IPU team and was nominated by her supervisor, Kelly Kawasaki to be this month’s Hospice Hero!