A spiritual healer, Cope helped establish the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center after recognizing barriers Native Hawaiians faced in receiving healthcare.

She was also a hula master and founded the Waianae Coast Culture and Arts Society to preserve traditional Hawaiian knowledge and practice.

[5] Cope led the center's Kūpuna Council, a group of Native Hawaiian master healers who advise on cultural and traditional services.

[5] For ten years she served on the board of Ke Ola Mamo, a health care system in O‘ahu for the Native Hawaiian community.

[7] The Kamehameha Schools system announced plans in 2018 to build a community learning center in Nānākuli to be named after Cope.