COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS (Honolulu & Hilo)
David & Terry Kaniaupio
Oahu Chapter, Co-Leaders
(DK) 808.222.6556, (TK) 808.222.2729
kaniaupio tcf@gmail.com
Patti Kaneshiro
Hilo Chapter Leader
(808) 937-7523
easthawaiitcf@yahoo.com
Websites: www.compassionatefriendshawaii.org (Honolulu)
www.compassionatefriends.org (National)
Services: Self-help groups assist parents & siblings with adjustments to grief/loss.
FAMILY BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP
Sandra Pohl
80.226.4787
Email: creativeartshi8@gmail.com
Eligibility: Family members who have lost a loved one through death.
Services: Monthly support group meets every second Sunday of every month, 2:00– 3:30p.m. at Downtown Art Center (DAC), Chinatown Gateway Plaza, 1041 B Nuuanu Ave, 2nd floor. Facilitated by Donna Wallace and Charlie Chong.
Fee: Free. Street parking fee on Sundays. Municipal Parking lot is on Bethel Street past King Street.
GRIEFSHARE (Kaneohe)
First Presbyterian Church
45-550 Kionaole Road, Kaneohe, HI 96744
Phone: Church office: 808-532-1111
Facilitators:
Sissi Tran-Copeland
Phone: 661.220.0441
Email: griefshare@fpchawaii.org
Marianna Meachen
808.225.8448
Email: marianna@fpchawaii.org
Website: www.griefshare.org or www.fpchawaii.org
Eligibility: Anyone who has lost a loved one to death.
Service: This is a faith-based, non-denominational, Christ-centered 13 week program that facilitates healing and recovery from grief. Sessions stand alone; participants may join at any time. Three series a year. We meet at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu at Ko’olau Golf Course. Date/time of the meeting may vary. Please contact the church office or one of the facilitators listed above for the current meeting date/time.
Fee: $15.00 suggested donation for the workbook.
GRIEFSHARE (Wahiawa)
Grace Moore Kimata Center at Wahiawa United Methodist Church
1445 California Ave., Wahiawa, HI 96786
Jim Higa (Chair) 808.232.3992 & Dina Cornwall (Church Secretary) 808.622.4361
Email: jameshhiga@hawaiiantel.net
Website: www.wahiawaumc.org
Eligibility: Open to all island residents who have lost a loved one to death.
Services: Grief Share is a Christian based, nondenominational program that covers grief and facilitates the road to recovery. It is a 13-week session support group of members who have experienced bereavement. Each session includes a video seminar & small group discussion. There is also a special one-day “Surviving the Holiday” session.
Fee: Free - includes workbook and access to an extensive library of grief related books
ISLANDS HOSPICE
Chaplain Sally Handley, Director of Bereavement & Volunteer Services
1301 Young Street, Suite 300, Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: 808.550.2552
Email: Shandley@islandshospice.com
Website: www.islandshospice.com
Eligibility: All people of all ages in the community who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
Services: Bereavement support groups for adults. Must RSVP.
Magic Island, Honolulu
First & Third Wednesday of each month, 9:00am
Group meets at Magic Island at the grassy area by the parking lot
Kaneohe
Second Tuesday of each month at 10:00am
Aloha Nursing & Rehab Center
45-545 Kamehameha Hwy, Kaneohe, HI 96744
Kapolei
First & Third Mondays of each month at 4:30pm
Ilima at Leihano
739 Leihano Street, Kapolei, HI 96707
In your time of healing, Islands Hospice welcomes you to Kokua Kalihi Valley Ho'oulu'Aina. This is a welcoming place of refuge where people of all cultures sustain and propagate the connections between the health of the land & the health of the people. This will be a time to join others in personal healing while restoring precious land. Ho'oulu 'Aina offers a unique way to process your loss outdoors by gardening. Visit www.hoouluaina.com for more details.
KIDS HURT TOO HAWAII
245 N. Kukui St. Suite 203, Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: 808-545-LOVE (5683)
Executive Director, Cynthia White, MAE
exectivedirector@kidshurttoo.org
Hiro Ito, MSW, Program Director
hiro@kidshurttoo.org
Teejay Tom, Program Coordinator
Website: www.kidshurttoo.org
Bereavement Network of Hawaii
Eligibility: Youth ages 3 to 19 (and their families) who have been separated from one or both parents, and any family member because of death, divorce, incarceration, abandonment, DV, & CAN.
Services:
1. Peer support groups and group mentoring activities for children, teens, and their caregivers through our Healing Young Hearts Program
2. Workshops and training
3. Crisis intervention after violent death
4. Online educational resources at facebook.com/kidshurttoo
Grief Support Groups: Families need to be registered before participation. Please contact Hiro or Teejay at 808-545-LOVE (5683) to set up an intake appointment.
Eligibility: All grieving children and their family member(s)
“Children in Care” is a bimonthly group for children who are in foster care, kinship care,guardianship, and adoption. (1st and 3rd Monday night from 6:00-8:00pm)
“General Death” is a bi-monthly group for children with deceased family members including one or both parents, siblings, or grandparents. (1st and 3rd Thursday nights from 6:00-8:00pm)
“Loss from Separation” is a monthly group for children who are separated from a parent due to divorce, domestic violence, incarceration, deployment, or deportation of one or more family member(s). (1st Tuesday of the month from 6:00-8:00pm)
“Loss from Death” is a monthly group for children who have experienced the death of one or more family member(s). (2nd Tuesday of the month from 6:00-8:00pm)
“General Loss” is a monthly group for any kind of loss or separation from one or more family member(s). (2nd Wednesday night of the month from 6:00-8:00pm)
“Suicide Support Group” is a monthly group for families who had a family member(s) die from suicide.
“Homicide Support Group” is a monthly group for families who had a family member(s) die from homicide.
Please call regarding as groups are subject to change. Until further notice all groups are online.
Fee: Free to children and families; service fees for training and workshops. Donations accepted.
KŌKUA MAU
Phone: 808.585.9977 (Please leave a voice message and we will call you back)
Website: www.kokuamau.org/grief-and-bereavement/
Kōkua Mau is the leader of statewide movement related to hospice care, palliative care, end-of-life care, and advance care planning and serves as the umbrella organization and central hub for local individuals and entities in these fields. Kōkua Mau does not provide clinical care but instead leverages partners’ innovative work to effect greater community change.
LILI'UOKALANI TRUST, MĀLAMA LINE
Phone: 808.466.8080
Website: www.onipaa.org
A professional LT teammate will talk to you to understand your needs and connect you to resources.
Whether you are a parent or caregiver of a Native Hawaiian child, LT can offer a wide range of programs, services, and activities for children experiencing challenges from traumatic life experiences. We can also provide information and referrals to other community organizations.
MALI BELLA FOUNDATION
Sejal Megill, Founder
501 Kealahou St., Unit A51, Honolulu, HI 96825
Phone: 808-388-2520
Email: malibellafoundation@gmail.com
Website: www.malibellafoundation.org
Services: Providing hope, healing, and support for bereaved families. Monthly Grief Support Meetings, Monthly Healing Heart Events, Web Chat Feature, Online Support Group & Resources.
Fee: Free
NA KEIKI O EMALIA (Maui based)
Cameron Center
95 Mahalani Street – Room 10, Wailuku, HI 96793
Phone: 808.214.9832
Mail: PO Box 1137, Wailuku, HI 96793
Website: www.nkoemaui.org
Services: Provides support to grieving children, teens, and their families to help them heal after the death of someone important to them.
NAVIAN HAWAII, formerly Hospice Hawaii
860 Iwilei Road, Honolulu, HI 96817
Bereavement Counselors
Tara Yamauchi-Lum, L.M.F.T. & Donna Ellyson, L.S.W.
Phone: 808.924.9255
Email : bereavement@navianhawaii.org
Website: www.navianhawaii.org
Eligibility: Anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one
Services: Bereavement support groups for adults & children, consultation/support for death in the workplace, schools, and the community.
Virtual Meets:
Virtual meets 2nd & 4th Fridays of the month, 1:00-3:00 pm via Zoom
Virtual meets on the fourth Wednesdays of the month, 7:00– 9:00 p.m. via Zoom
Virtual Family Night meets 2nd Thursday every other month 6:00-7:30 pm
Please email bereavement@navianhawaii.org to RSVP for the Zoom link.
Bereavement Network of Hawaii
Moloka'i Adult Grief Support Group meets every Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00pm at:
Moloka'i Community Center
30 Oki Place, Kaunakakai
Phone: 808.553.4310
NURTURE
Rachel Ebert, LCSW, PMH-C
Phone: 808.320.4186
Email: info@nurturementalhealth.com
Website: www.nurturementalhealth.com
Services: Supports families in the perinatal period, including pregnancy and infant loss.
Online: Offering online mental health care for postpartum, reproductive and maternal mental health
ST. FRANCIS HOSPICE
Phone: 808.59.7566
Email: Bereavement@stfrancishawaii.org
Website: www.stfrancishawaii.org
Eligibility: Anyone grieving the death of a loved one.
Services: Support services aimed at meeting the needs of grieving individuals and their families. Services include grief support group meetings, one-on-one supportive individual sessions (based on need), memorial events, educational materials, referrals and resources.
Virtual support group: Meets via Microsoft Teams every third Friday of the month from 10:00-11:30 am.
In-person support group: Meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 10:00-11:30am located at St. Francis Liliha campus
Fee: Free