Hospice of Kona - Kailua Kona Hawaii

Hospice of Kona Mission

Hospice of Kona provides family-centered support,
education, and care for those approaching the
end of life.

Hospice of Kona Values

We believe:
That the Hospice philosophy enhances quality of life,

That Hospice service is a personal entitlement option,

In providing the highest quality of compassionate care,

That fear of the unknown can be overcome with
education and caring,

In respect for individual beliefs,

In supporting bereavement throughout the community,

In maintaining an excellent, educated staff,

In being a financially responsible organization.

Grief is a normal part of life and a natural response to loss

Individual Counseling and Group Support designed
for those who have experienced the death of a loved one. More details

Hospice is a specialized health care program focused on the whole person—body, mind and spirit.
It is designed to bring personalized, sensitive, compassionate health care
and support to individuals and their families. More details

Remembering Steve – A Healing Ritual

Every month on the day Steve died I create a special place in my journal to remember him, sort of a collage of memories, glimpses of happy moments past, words of a song or a poem, a dear photograph of him, of us, and always a few tears of sadness too, but Steve’s nearness while I do this meaningful project gets me through that day.

So last Friday when that day came around again I asked my friend Pam to come with me to the beach. I told her I had a plan. She followed me along the sandy shoreline until we came to a spot covered with whitewashed coral where we filled our bags with the round pebbles of it, then walked on to find a plateau of flat lava rock close to the ocean; there we used the coral pieces to make a large heart on the lava and using more coral wrote Steve’s name inside the heart. As we admired our precious artwork time stood still for me as my thoughts carried me close to him, at that moment I felt at peace and I was almost happy. I felt his nearness, he was there with me as if he was there telling me: “yes, I like what you are doing to remember me, keep the memory of the moment, I am with you – always.”

Afterwards Pam and I took many photographs as we jumped around our “masterpiece” on the lava field, laughing, posing for the photographs while trying not to look like we were posing. When it was time to leave I knew the tide would come in and scatter the masterpiece and take the pieces out to sea, but the images of it and having celebrated that special moment of the month, just like my loved one, will always stay with me, a joyful memory – so much so, I forgot to cry.

Monika Rogers