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Honoka'a Hospital & Skilled Nursing

45-547 PLUMERIA STREET, HONOKAA, HI, 96727
(808) 932-4100
66 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
66
CMS facility ID
125032
Care type
Nursing home
County
Hawaii
Facility name
Honoka'a Hospital & Skilled Nursing
Street address
45-547 PLUMERIA STREET
City / state / ZIP
Honokaa, HI 96727
Phone
(808) 932-4100

Honoka'a Hospital & Skilled Nursing is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Honokaa, Hawaii. It is licensed for 66 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Hawaii (94 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Honokaa and 43 skilled nursing facilities across Hawaii. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Honoka'a Hospital & Skilled Nursing 21 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
Ownership type
Government - State

Registered owners & officers

Belcher, Daniel
Director — since 2020
Brinkman, Daniel
Officer — since 2015
Farias, Chad
Director — since 2021
Gomez, Lara
Director — since 2022
Gray, Jerry
Director — since 2017
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
Operational control — since 1996
Ho, Brenda
Director — since 2016
Ignacio, Jay
Director — since 2019
Kurohara, Randall
Director — since 2021
Mackey, Denise
Officer — since 2017
Nunokawa, Clarysse
Director — since 2019
Sako, Deanna
Director — since 2018
Skruch, Joseph
Director — since 2022
Smith, Stephen
Director — since 2018
Waltjen, Joni
Managing employee — since 2001
Wong, Yvonne
Director — since 2022
Yamanaka, Rae
Director — since 2016
Zelko-schlueter, Jennifer
Director — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
13 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1977-01-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
5 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2024-11-22
Nurse staffing
5.5 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
66
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2024-11-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-05-21
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-01-06
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-01-06
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-01-06
F-0887
D · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2025-01-06
2024-05-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-07-12
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (15 citations)
2023-12-08Health inspection7 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-01-22
F-0572
D · No harm found
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
Corrected 2024-01-22
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2024-01-22
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-01-22
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-01-22
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-01-22
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-01-22
2022-10-13Health inspection1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2022-11-29
2023-12-08Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0761
D · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-03-01
K-0914
D · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2024-03-01
K-0929
D · No harm found
Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.
Corrected 2024-03-01
2022-10-13Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2022-11-29
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-11-29
K-0355
E · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2022-11-29
K-0521
F · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2022-11-29
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 125032.
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered