Kokua Nurses

Trauma hit employees at Aloha hard, state finds
Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 12/13/2008; 804 words; ...Shipyard. Phillis Dayao, supervisor for the state's Career Kokua department, helps people assess their skills to figure out...translate to other jobs including a teacher's aide or licensed nurse, with further training. Qualified applicants can get funds...

Mixed bag in isle palliative care
Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 11/13/2008; 785 words; ...Rachael Wong, executive director of Kokua Mau, a partnership of more than 250 individuals...the whole interdisciplinary team - the nurse, social worker, chaplain and therapist...which has a team of seven doctors, nurses and a social worker and is adding another physician and advance-practice ...

Kokua Line
Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 9/22/2008; 724 words; ...administered by someone I thought was a nurse; no name tag or special badge indication...administered by a doctor or a registered nurse. Answer: Medical assistants are allowed...529-4773, fax 529-4750, or write to Kokua Line, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 500 Ala...

Health crisis plans ignored but necessary, expert says
Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 4/17/2008; 747 words; ...Healthcare Decisions Day 2008, and Kokua Mau and the Hawaii Medical Service...action committee, Wong said. Kokua Mau, a statewide coalition...meetings, she said. HMSA and Kokua Mau ("Continuous Care...the unit's social workers, nurses, care coordinators and support...

GOV. LINGLE, LT. GOV. AIONA PROCLAIM FEBRUARY AS HUMPBACK WHALE AWARENESS MONTH
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/13/2008; 649 words; ...Whale Awareness Month in Hawai'i "We continue to need the kokua of our boating community to reduce the occurrence of vesselwhale...state in the United States where humpbacks mate, calve and nurse, it is essential that they are protected here. Humpback Whale...