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Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

Set up the ask

Hawaii Pacific Health

Kapiolani Palliative Care

What you get

Comfort care alongside treatment for a serious illness, with help for your family. Ask whether requests are open.

Who starts it: Your care team
How it’s sent: Through your care team
Your time: One conversation with your care team
Last checked: Aug 26, 2026

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One thing to do: ask your care teamThey send it. You give them what they need.

Hawaii Pacific Health takes requests from your care team, not from families. Copy this message, or say it at the next visit.
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Hi [social worker’s name],

Could you send a request to Hawaii Pacific Health for us? Comfort care alongside treatment for a serious illness, with help for our family. It has to come from you. Their page is here: https://www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/services/palliative-care/

Tell me what you need from me and I’ll bring it to our next visit. Thank you for everything you do for us.

[your name] · [phone]
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Copying is the only thing this page does with your text. Nothing is saved.

Their program page ↗ Checked Aug 26, 2026
What to bring to the meeting
- Your child’s diagnosis, the hospital’s name, and what you need help with.
What happens next
- The physician reviews appropriateness and submits the clinical referral through the hospital's unpublished internal workflow.
- Ask the treating physician or care team whether the referral was accepted and when the palliative-care team will contact or visit the family.

After your care team sends it

Ask the treating physician or care team to confirm referral status and expected contact timing.

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