95-year-old can leave Queen's pending court ruling

By Dan Nakaso

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 11, 2012

~~<p>The Queen's Medical Center is now willing to release a 95-year-old, debilitated woman — with her feeding tube in place — after a circuit judge indicated last week that he's unlikely to rule on whether to remove Karen Okada's feeding tube until late October.</p>
<p>Okada's brother, former Honolulu City Council Chairman George "Scotty" Koga, who has power of attorney for his sister, can take Okada out of the medical center as long as he signs documents that he is knowingly acting against medical advice.</p>
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The Queen's Medical Center is now willing to release a 95-year-old, debilitated woman — with her feeding tube in place — after a circuit judge indicated last week that he's unlikely to rule on whether to remove Karen Okada's feeding tube until late October.

Okada's brother, former Honolulu City Council Chairman George "Scotty" Koga, who has power of attorney for his sister, can take Okada out of the medical center as long as he signs documents that he is knowingly acting against medical advice. FURTHER READING » Updated end-of-life docu- ments can prevent drama Login for more...