Support Groups
Compassionate Friends
Contact Info
David Kaniaupio, Chapter Co- Leader,
Email:
kaniaupiotcf@gmail.com
Phone: (808) 222-6556
Terry Kaniaupio, Chapter Co- Leader,
Email:
kaniaupiotcf@gmail.com
Phone: (808) 222-2729
Jeanne Martin-Hopkins, Chapter Treasurer,
Email:
jeannem1212@hotmail.com
Phone: (808) 445-5670
Patti Kaneshiro, Hilo Chapter Leader,
Phone: (808) 937-7523
Kathy Bello, Hilo Chapter Co-Leader,
Email:
easthawaiitcf@yahoo.com
Phone: (808) 896-3610
Address
Parish of St. Clement 1515 Wilder Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96822.
Website
www.compassionatefriends.org
www.compassionatefriendshawaii.org
Services
Self-help group assists parents and siblings with adjustments to grief/loss. Oahu meetings are the first Saturday of every month 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Parish of St. Clement 1515 Wilder Ave. Honolulu, HI 96822. Hilo meetings are on the 4th Wednesday of each month a Hilo United Methodist Church, 374 Waianuenue Avenue from 5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Eligibility
Parents who have lost a child and siblings who have lost a sibling.
Fee
Free
Family Bereavement Support Group
Contact Info
Sandra Pohl,
Email:
louispohlgallery@gmail.com
Phone: (808) 226-4787
Address
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FAX
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Website
Services
Monthly support group meets every second Sunday of every month, 1:00p.m. – 3:00p.m. at Kaiser Moanalua, Ewa Conference Room #1 (Second floor). Facilitated by Rev. J.P.
Eligibility
Family members who have lost a loved one through death.
Fee
Free
Griefshare in Kaneohe
Contact Info
First Presbyterian Church
Email:
griefshare@fpchawaii.org
Church Office Phone: (808) 532-1111
Sissi Tran-Copeland (661) 220-0441
Marianna Meachen (808)225-8448
Address
45-550 Kionaole Road
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Website
www.griefshare.org or
www.fpchawaii.org
Services
This 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 atKo’olau Golf Course. Date/time of the meeting may vary. Please contact the churchoffice or one of the facilitators listed above for current meeting date/time.
Eligibility
Anyone who has lost a loved one to death
Fee
$15.00 suggested donation for the workbook.
Griefshare in Wahiawa
Grace Moore Kimata Center
Contact Info
Email:
jameshhiga@hawaiiantel.net
Phone: Jim Higa(Chair): (808) 232-3992
Phone: Dina Cornwall (Church Secretary): (808) 622-4361
Address
Wahiawa United Methodist Church
1445 California Ave.
Wahiawa, HI 96786
Website
www.wahiawaumc.org
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 and small group discussion. There is also a special one-day “Surviving the Holiday” session.
Eligibility
Open to all island residents who have lost a loved one to death.
Fee
Free - includes workbook and access to an extensive library of grief related books
Navian Hawaii, formerly Hospice Hawaii
Contact Info
Jessica Ando, LMFT and Daniel Heathcock, LCSW are the current bereavement counselors. Email: bereavement@navianhawaii.org
Phone: 808-924-9255
Address
860 Iwilei Road, Honolulu, HI 96817
FAX
(808) 922-9161
Website
www.navianhawaii.org
Services
Bereavement support groups for adults
Honolulu Adult Grief Support Group
- Kaiser Group will now only meet on the 4th Friday of each month. (Reduced from both 2nd and 4th Fridays).at Kaiser Honolulu Medical Office Conference Room 2E, 1010 Pensacola St., Honolulu.
- New workshops offered for free to the community
- First is Saturday February 29th, 9 – 11:30“Navigating Loss: Music and Grief”
- Other sessions offered throughout 2020
Eligibility
Anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one.
Fee
Free
Islands Hospice
Contact Info
Chaplain Barry Wong, Bereavement Services
Email:
lliu@islandshospice.com
Phone: (808) 550-2552
Address
1301 Young Street, Suite 300, Honolulu, HI 96814
FAX
(808) 550-2551
Website
www.islandshospice.com
Services
Bereavement support groups for adults.
Monthly Grief Support Group: First Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m.
Islands Hospice Administrative Office
1301 Young Street, Suite 300 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Eligibility
All people of all ages in the community who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
Fee
Free
Kids Hurt Too Hawaii
Contact Info
Executive Director, Michael Moore
Email:
HiroItohiro@kidshurttoo.org
Nana Horoiwa
horonana@gmail.com
Phone: (808) 545-LOVE (5683)
Address
245 N. Kukui St. Suite 203, Honolulu, HI 96817
Website
www.kidshurttoo.org
Services
1) Peer support groups for children and teens; 2) Workshops and training; 3) Crisis intervention after violent death.
Call for locations, times, and dates of peer groups; to schedule or attend a workshop; or to request a crisis intervention.
Eligibility
Youth ages 3 to 19 (and their families) who have experienced a loss from the death of someone close, divorce, relocation, or separation from parents.
Fee
Free to children and families; service fees for training and workshops. Donations accepted.
St. Francis Hospice
Address
St. Francis Maureen Keleher Center
24 Puiwa Road
Honolulu, HI 96817
see below for individual contacts per service
FAX
(808) 547-8149
Website
www.stfrancishawaii.org
Services
Comprehensive support services aimed at meeting the needs of grieving individuals, including ongoing grief support group meetings, walk in the mall program, lunch bunch groups, grief classes, and grief workshops.
Children’s Grief Newsletter (4 issues per year). Free and open to the community. Call to be on mailing list.
Grief Support Groups:
Liliha location @St. Francis Community Health Services,
2251 Mahalo Street, Honolulu, HI.
Meets 1st Friday of the month, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.
Registration is required.
Call Luisa Wyant, L.C.S.W., at 547-8147 or email:
LWyant@stfrancishawaii.org to register.
Caregiver’s Grief Café (Support Group)
Nuuanu location@ Sr. Maureen Keleher Center, 24 Puiwa Road, Honolulu, HI.
Meets 1st Thursday of the month, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Registration is required.
Call Candace Thomson-Bott, L.S.W. at 547-8146 or email at:
CThomson-Bott@stfrancishawaii.org to register.
West location@ Franciscan Vistas Community Ctr. Lounge
91-1471 Miula St., Ewa Beach, HI.
Meets 2nd Thursday of the month,10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.
Registration is required.
Contact Wesley Taira, L.C.S.W., at 547-8129 or email
WTaira@stfrancishawaii.org to register.
Wai`anae location @ Lili`uokalani Trust, 87-1876 Farrington Hwy.
front room of Hale O Papa Building, Wai`anae.
Meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon.
Registration is required.
Call Bonyen Colunga, L.S.W. at 547-8033 or email
BColunga@stfrancishawaii.org to register.
Eligibility
Anyone grieving the death of a loved one.
Fee
Free
Mali Bella Foundation
Contact Info
Sejal Megill 808-388-2520
malibellafoundation@gmail.com
Website
www.malibellafoundation.org
Services
Online Facebook group has been created as a place for bereaved families who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss to connect, receive support, and support each other.
Monthly support group: dates avaliable at website
Support group and activity events schedule avaliable at website
Fee
free
Agencies
Samaritan Counseling Center Hawaii
Contact Info
Email:
Info@SamaritanHawaii.org
Phone: (808) 545–2740
Address
1020 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96814 Hitomi “Mimi” Demura-Devore
FAX
(808) 545–2852
Website
www.samaritancounselingcenterhawaii.org
Services
Counseling to individuals, couples, and families.
Counseling at Home.
We offer home visits for seniors, caregivers, and individuals in Honolulu who have difficulty leaving home.
Clergy Care. Congregational Care.
Educational programs and community outreach.
Speaker Requests. Our speakers can lead discussion groups and workshops about a variety of mental health issues, including domestic violence awareness, grief counseling, and suicide prevention.
Professional counseling that integrates spiritual and religious beliefs into the therapeutic process. We serve children, adults, and families in six community locations on Oahu.
First United Methodist Church- 1020 Beretania St. (main office)
HonpaHongwanjiBetsuin Hawaii, Pali Highway
Waiokeloa Congregational Church- Kahala
Windward UCC- Kailua
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church- Wahiawa
Waipahu UCC.
Eligibility
Anyone in need of counseling services
Fee
We accept insurance from HMSA, United Healthcare, UHA, HMA, Quest, UBH, Tricare, HMAA, AlohaCare, EAP’s and others. The Center also offers a sliding fee scale and has a Client Assistance Fund, (supported by charitable donations) which makes services affordable for all.
Skyler's Gift Foundation
Website
http://skylersgift.org
Services
Skyler’s Gift Foundation will help with the cost of funeral and burial or crematory cost up to $1000.
Eligibility
Your baby was born at or after 22 weeks.
Your baby passed away from prematurity related causes.
Your baby passed away in the NICU.
Applications for assistance cannot be past 14 days from the day the baby passed away.
Can prove financial need.
The baby was under 6 months of age when he/she passed away.
Fee
none
Recover-From-Grief.com
Website
Recover-from-grief.com
Services
Recover-from-grief.com is all about you & is designed as a stand-alone workshop. You can pick and choose topics to explore. There is a variety of creative mourning techniques (talking, writing, creating art, music or poetry, or memorializing). Explore our site to find the expressive techniques that feel "just right" for you.
Eligibility
You are experiencing grief
Fee
free
Love Not Lost
Contact Info
call us at 678.521.5068
Address
1551 Dunwoody Village Parkway #888722
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Website
www.lovenotlost.org
Services
Love Not Lost is on a mission to revolutionize the way we heal in grief. We have three programs to do this: our photography program, our community support program, and our corporate care program.
Photography Program: photographs people facing a terminal diagnosis. Through free portrait sessions and beautiful photo albums, we celebrate life, preserve memories, and support people in grief.
Fee
inquire with website
American Sids Institute
Website
www.sids.org
Services
Founded in 1983, the American SIDS Institute, a national nonprofit health care organization, is dedicated to the prevention of sudden infant death and the promotion of infant health through an aggressive, comprehensive nationwide program of:
Research about both the cause of sudden infant death and methods of prevention.
Education about prevention methods for the public and medical community.
Family Support by providing answers to parents’ questions in a straightforward and sensitive manner.
Eligibility
Avaliable to the public
Fee
contact American Sids Institute directly.
Individuals
Mari Kanemura, L.C.S.W
Contact Info
Email:
mari.kanemura@gmail.com
Phone: (808) 487-5433
Address
752 Lower Main St. Wailuku, Maui, HI 96793
FAX
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Website
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Services
Grief counseling for children, adolescents, and adults coping with the death of a loved one, divorce, trauma, physical and sexual abuse. Therapeutic approaches with children include play therapy, sand tray therapy, and art therapy. Approaches with adolescents and adults include cognitive behavioral therapy and strengths-based approach to treating the whole person.
Eligibility
Children, adolescents, adults, and their families.
Fee
Most insurance accepted.
Jade Young, Mdiv
Contact Info
Email:
Jadeyoung13@gmail.com
Phone: (808) 734-5548
Address
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FAX
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Website
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Services
Specializes in helping individuals and families navigate the journey of grief, finding ways to renew life purpose after losses (death, divorce, job loss or other traumas), and discovering new meaning in life. The approach uses talk story if appropriate, mindfulness practices, tools to build resilience, compassion for self and others, and develop a capacity to welcome all that life brings to us. The main goal is to restore a person’s sense of hope, wholeness, and personal well-being.
Eligibility
Individuals, couples, families
Fee
For more information, please email or call (808) 734-5548
Richard Hennessey, L.C.S.W
Contact Info
Email:
rhawareness@yahoo.com
Phone: (808) 372-1219
Address
Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Ave., Honolulu, HI 96826
FAX
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Website
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Services
Specializes in grief work using mindfulness, and teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to address anxiety, panic, depression, anger, as well as, HBP, sleep disturbance, chronic pain, and life-threatening illness. Individuals, couples, and group counseling.
Eligibility
Individuals, Couples, Families
Fee
Most insurance accepted.
Kate Hammatt, M.S.C.P., PSY.D.
Contact Info
Phone: (808) 778–3422 (cell, voice mail),
Address
Pali Palms Plaza, 970 N. Kalaheo Ave., Bldg. A, Suite 219, Kailua, HI 96734
FAX
(808) 261-4608
Website
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Services
During 30 years of experience in Hawaii, Dr. Hammatt has developed a unique treatment approach using clients’ metaphors in art and poetry as the basis to a transformative healing process. This process facilitates healing through grief and other life transitions.
Eligibility
Individuals, couples, families, children and adolescents.
FeeCall for information or an appointment. Most insurance accepted
Jerry Coffee, L.C.S.W
Contact Info
(808) 260-9893
Address
1221 Kapiolani PH38 Honolulu, HI 96814
FAX
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Website
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Services
Jerry Coffee is a clinical therapist providing effective psychotherapy in Honolulu for over 20 years. Jerry Coffee takes clients into his practice to address anxiety, depression, PTSD, chronic pain, relationship and workplace issues and to support effective parenting. This is a longer excessive description... (As an LCSW, Jerry was formerly Director for Crisis Services managing therapists and RN to provide 24 hour crisis outreach, case management and residential crisis services across the state of Hawaii. As a therapist in private practice, Jerry has also worked as a clinical therapist at Kahi Mohala and Kaiser Permanente providing individual, family and group psychotherapy and as an employee assistance provider with Straub Employee Assistance Program. Jerry worked with United Health Group as a Field Service Manager and Director to support and establish a new Medicaid health plan for the state of Hawaii’s aged, blind and disabled populations. As an employee and contracted provider, Jerry has also worked to develop mental health curricula for Kamehameha Schools Bishop estate and together with his wife Allana Coffee PhD has published and provided statewide training to educators on violence prevention manuals and techniques for the Department of Education and private schools. Currently Jerry serves as the Clinical Director for the Institute of Human Services (IHS), Hawaii’s largest and most established homeless provider. As Clinical Director Jerry works to support IHS’s day-to-day operations, which involves oversight for mental health, medical and outreach services and housing placement and employment training programs.
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Mary Greaney Mft, Rpt
Contact Info
(808) 387-5528
Address
970 N Kalaheo Ave Site A204 Kailua, HI 96734
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Website
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Services
Mary Greaney is a Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as a registered play therapist for children. Mary Specializes in individual, family therapy, and parenting solutions.
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