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Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital

4800 KAWAIHAU ROAD, KAPAA, HI, 96746

(808) 822-4961

66 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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4800 Kawaihau Road

Kapaa, HI 96746

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

125029

Care type

Nursing home

County

Kauai

Facility name

Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital

Street address

4800 KAWAIHAU ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Kapaa, HI 96746

Phone

(808) 822-4961

About this facility — Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital

Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Kapaa, Hawaii. It is licensed for 66 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Hawaii (94 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Kapaa 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 Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital 20 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; 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.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Government - State

Registered owners & officers

Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital

Direct owner · Operational control — 100% stake — since 2015

Asato, Christine

Officer · Operational control — since 2018

Barnes, Walter

Governing body — since 2023

Franklin, Nicholas

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Kanekoa, Ernest

Governing body — since 2020

Nogami-streufert, Glenda

Governing body — since 2020

Okada-asher, Donna

Governing body — since 2015

Rintel, Theodor

Governing body — since 2023

Rowley, Dennis

Governing body — since 2023

Segawa, Lance

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Yuh, Christopher

Governing body — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1976-07-15

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

8 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-14

Nurse staffing

6.1 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-05-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2026-06-26

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2026-06-26

F-0656

E · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2026-06-26

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-06-26

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2026-06-26

F-0812

E · 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 2026-06-15

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2026-06-26

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 2026-06-26

2024-11-22Health inspection4 citations

F-0584

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2025-01-03

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2024-12-27

F-0812

E · 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 2024-12-20

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-12-27

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (8 citations)

2023-12-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2024-01-05

F-0584

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2024-01-05

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-01-05

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 2024-01-05

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-01-05

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2024-01-05

2023-12-01Fire-safety inspection1 citation

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 2024-01-14

2022-09-30Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2022-12-28

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 125029.

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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