Facilitators: Hope Young, Advance Care Planning Coordinator for Kokua Mau,

Sheri Richard, and Rabbi Rob Kvidt

The Conversation Project seeks “to have every person’s wishes for end-of-life

care expressed and respected.” Join our facilitators as they present materials

from the national program started by writer Ellen Goodman in 2010. Documents,

practical tips and support will be shared as congregants are given the tools to

start this project for themselves and their loved ones. Advance Healthcare

Directives for Hawai’i will also be explained as a way to document wishes. In

addition, participants will understand this Kavod Conversation in light of Jewish

traditional end-of-life practices. In a time of uncertainty due to COVID-19,

understanding the importance of these conversations and documents can be

reassuring for you and your loved ones.

Hope Young is the Advance Care Coordinator for Kōkua Mau, providing

community awareness and coordinates the Let’s Talk Story Program or the

former speakers bureau. Hope joined Kōkua Mau in 2017 under a generous

grant from the Stupski Foundation. Hope received her bachelor’s degree in

Public Administration with a concentration in Health Care Administration from

the University of Hawaii West Oahu. She has worked in various capacities

with seniors and the caregiving community for over 15 years. Hope enjoys

being out in the community and sharing the importance of Advance Care

Planning and hopes to someday normalize “The Conversation” to ensure that

everyone’s end-of-life wishes are expressed and honored.