CMS Nursing Home Care Compare · Hawaii
Nursing homes in Hawaii
All 42 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Hawaii — the safety record CMS publishes, in one place you can sort and search.
Before the brochure: look at staffing
The single best-evidenced predictor of safe care is not the marketing — it's nurse hours per resident per day (how much hands-on nursing time each resident actually gets). CMS measures it from payroll. Researchers and CMS point to about 4.1 total nurse hours/resident/day as a staffing-adequacy reference.
In Hawaii, the median nursing home reports 4.48 hours/resident/day — and 66% (27 of 41 that report staffing; 1 report none) meet the 4.1-hour reference. The catch a star rating hides: 4 Hawaii homes rated 4–5★ overall staff below the 4.1-hour adequacy reference — they sit flagged understaffed for rating in the table below, which opens sorted by staffing, not stars.
CMS Special Focus facilities in Hawaii (6)
RECORDED CMS places its most seriously and persistently underperforming homes on the Special Focus Facility program (or names them candidates). This is CMS's own designation — recorded here, not an Atlas verdict.
Every nursing home in Hawaii
Opens sorted by nurse hours/resident/day (highest first) — the staffing measure, not the star. Click any column to re-sort. Nurse-hours cells are colored green ≥ 4.1 · grey ≥ 4.48 · red below median. understaffed for rating = 4–5★ but staffs below the 4.1-hour reference. ⚠ abuse = CMS abuse/neglect citation (a citation, not a conviction).
| Facility | Overall | Health insp. | Nurse hrs/day | RN hrs/day | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kulana Malama EWA BEACH | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 10.37 | 5.46 | |
| PEARL CITY POST ACUTE PEARL CITY | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 6.23 | 2.19 | |
| SAMUEL MAHELONA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL KAPAA | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 6.02 | 2.15 | |
| Islands Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Honolulu | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 5.97 | 2.90 | |
| THE CHING VILLAS HONOLULU | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 5.84 | 2.26 | |
| Honoka'a Hospital & Skilled Nursing HONOKAA | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 5.76 | 1.61 | |
| Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui Honolulu | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | 5.74 | 1.87 | |
| HILO BENIOFF MEDICAL CENTER HILO | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 5.61 | 1.49 | |
| OAHU CARE FACILITY HONOLULU | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | 5.53 | 1.55 | |
| KULA HOSPITAL KULA | ★★★★☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 5.43 | 2.09 | |
| HALE OLA KINO BY ARCADIA HON | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 5.41 | 1.44 | |
| KALAKAUA GARDENS HONOLULU | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 5.11 | 1.92 | |
| YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME HILO | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.98 | 1.20 | |
| HALE MAKUA - KAHULUI KAHULUI | — | — | 4.84 | 1.42 | ⚠ abuse SFF |
| Aloha Nursing & Rehab Centre Kaneohe | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.79 | 1.90 | |
| KAUAI VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WAIMEA | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.75 | 1.72 | SFF |
| ARCADIA RETIREMENT RESIDENCE HONOLULU | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.73 | 1.64 | |
| THE CARE CENTER OF HONOLULU HONOLULU | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.67 | 1.57 | SFF |
| AVALON CARE CENTER - HONOLULU, LLC HONOLULU | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.56 | 1.84 | |
| 15 CRAIGSIDE HONOLULU | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 4.54 | 1.91 | |
| HALE MAKUA - WAILUKU WAILUKU | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 4.48 | 1.40 | |
| LEAHI HOSPITAL HONOLULU | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 4.45 | 1.80 | |
| Kauai Care Center Waimea | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.25 | 0.71 | stale |
| LILIHA HEALTHCARE CENTER HONOLULU | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.21 | 1.19 | |
| HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG CARE CENTER KANEOHE | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 4.18 | 1.74 | |
| GARDEN ISLE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER LIHUE | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.15 | 1.58 | |
| HALE MALAMALAMA HONOLULU | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.14 | 1.37 | SFF |
| PU'UWAI 'O MAKAHA WAIANAE | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 4.06 | 1.13 | understaffed for rating |
| KA PUNAWAI OLA KAPOLEI | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 4.03 | 1.69 | understaffed for rating |
| HALE NANI REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER HONOLULU | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.03 | 1.25 | SFF |
| Palolo Chinese Home HONOLULU | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.97 | 1.39 | |
| Maluhia Honolulu | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 3.96 | 1.65 | understaffed for rating |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF KONA KAILUA KONA | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.94 | 1.19 | |
| LEGACY HILO REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER HILO | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.85 | 1.17 | |
| ANN PEARL NURSING FACILITY KANEOHE | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.82 | 1.53 | |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF HILO HILO | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.65 | 0.95 | stale |
| HALE ANUENUE RESTORATIVE CARE HILO | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.57 | 1.10 | stale |
| NUUANU HALE HONOLULU | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.46 | 1.31 | |
| HALE KUPUNA HERITAGE HOME, LLC KOLOA | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.39 | 1.48 | |
| KUAKINI GERIATRIC CARE, INC HONOLULU | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.35 | 1.26 | SFF |
| MAUNALANI NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER HONOLULU | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 0.60 | 0.10 | understaffed for rating |
| LANAI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LANAI CITY | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | — | — | no staffing data |
What these figures mean
- MODELED — the star ratings are CMS's composite model; two homes with the same stars can differ on what matters to you.
- RECORDED — nurse hours/resident/day (payroll-based), the abuse citation, and the Special Focus designation are measured/recorded facts CMS publishes.
- CONTEXT — the 4.1-hour staffing reference is framing to read the numbers by, not a pass/fail line.
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What this is — and is not
This is published CMS Nursing Home Care Compare data — the same facts CMS shows the public, sorted so you can compare. It informs and compares; it does not rate, rank, or recommend a home for your relative's specific needs, and no figure here is a guarantee. Shortlist a few, visit in person, ask about the most recent inspection, and call your state Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Verify any facility at medicare.gov/care-compare.