Hawai‘i State Data on Our Care, Our Choice Act Show Broadening Participation; More Education Needed
Jul 1, 2020The Department of Health today released its annual report detailing usage information during the first full year of the Our Care,...
Medical aid in dying shows progress
May 26, 2019The Our Care, Our Choice Act (OCOCA) has been in effect only a few short months. Yet thanks to careful preparation by the state Department of He...
More terminally ill requesting lethal drugs under new law
May 26, 2019Since Jan. 1, when medically assisted death became legal in Hawaii, at least 17 patients have requested lethal drugs to end their lives and at l...
Compassion & Choices Clarifies Aid-in-Dying Process
Apr 16, 2019Since Big Island Now’s last article on the Our Care Our Choice Act (OCOCA), it has been confirmed that aid-in-dying medicat...
End-of-Life Care Group Lauds Department of Health, Facilities and Provider Achievements in Preparing for Medical Aid-in-Dying Law
Jan 2, 2019With Hawaii’s Our Care, Our Choice Act in effect as of January 1, Compassion & Choices Hawai‘i at a press conference today appla...
