Hamakua Health Center — Honokaa, HI
Hamakua Health Center is a community health center clinic at 45-549 Plumeria St, Honokaa, HI 96727, open 60 hours a week. That is 16 more hours than the typical Hawaii clinic (44 a week). It is run by Hamakua Health Center, which serves 7,977 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 45-549 Plumeria St, Honokaa, HI 96727 · Directions
- Phone: (808) 775-7204
- Website: www.hamakua-health.org
- Weekly hours: 60 (Hawaii clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Hamakua Health Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Hamakua Health Center
Patients came to Hamakua Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,345 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,276 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 62 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 453 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 312 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 390 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 379 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 380 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,037 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,137 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 559 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 38 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 165 | patients tested |
Hamakua Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Hamakua Health Center serves
7,977 patients used Hamakua Health Center in 2025. 26% live at or below the poverty line and 64% are at or below twice the poverty line. 134 patients were experiencing homelessness and 314 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | HI median | U.S. median | vs HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 26% | 60% | 65% | −34 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 64% | 87% | 92% | −23 pts |
| Measure | This center | HI median | U.S. median | vs HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 5% | 10% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 32% | 49% | 42% | −17 pts |
| Medicare patients | 27% | 13% | 11% | +13 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 36% | 24% | 24% | +12 pts |
Quality of care at Hamakua Health Center
Hamakua Health Center is at or above the Hawaii median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | HI median | U.S. median | vs HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 60% | 61% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 57% | 51% | 54% | +6 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 54% | 54% | 54% | In line |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 48% | 39% | 44% | +9 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 83% | 82% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 94% | 88% | 86% | +5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 66% | 77% | 79% | −11 pts |
Staffing at Hamakua Health Center
The health center employs 85 full-time-equivalent staff, including 9 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 5 dental staff and 6 mental health staff. That is 852 patients per clinical provider against the Hawaii median of 716 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 33,974 visits, about 4.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 96727
2,000 Hamakua Health Center patients live in ZIP 96727, and 7% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- West Hawaii Community Health Center, Inc. — 134 patients from 96727