Kaaahi Clinic — Honolulu, HI
Kaaahi Clinic is a community health center clinic at 546 Kaaahi St, Honolulu, HI 96817, open 40 hours a week. The typical Hawaii clinic is open 44 hours a week. It is run by Kalihi Palama Health Center, which serves 19,961 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 546 Kaaahi St, Honolulu, HI 96817 · Directions
- Phone: (808) 853-1700
- Website: www.kphc.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Hawaii clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Kalihi Palama Health Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Kalihi Palama Health Center
Patients came to Kalihi Palama 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 | 7,719 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,681 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 98 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 2,253 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 3,167 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 6,224 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,519 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 749 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 750 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,765 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 4,144 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,010 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,827 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 2,242 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 606 | children tested |
Kalihi Palama Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Kalihi Palama Health Center serves
19,961 patients used Kalihi Palama Health Center in 2025. 80% live at or below the poverty line and 87% are at or below twice the poverty line. 917 patients were experiencing homelessness and 104 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | HI median | U.S. median | vs HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 80% | 60% | 65% | +19 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 87% | 87% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | HI median | U.S. median | vs HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 12% | 10% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 63% | 49% | 42% | +14 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 13% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 14% | 24% | 24% | −10 pts |
Quality of care at Kalihi Palama Health Center
Kalihi Palama Health Center is at or above the Hawaii median on 6 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 | 65% | 61% | 68% | +4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 51% | 51% | 54% | In line |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 54% | 54% | 54% | In line |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 45% | 39% | 44% | +6 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 92% | 82% | 77% | +10 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 88% | 88% | 86% | In line |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 87% | 77% | 79% | +11 pts |
Staffing at Kalihi Palama Health Center
The health center employs 225 full-time-equivalent staff, including 23 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 28 dental staff and 5 mental health staff. That is 886 patients per clinical provider against the Hawaii median of 716 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 82,603 visits, about 4.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 96817
6,918 Kalihi Palama Health Center patients live in ZIP 96817, and 11% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services — 1,086 patients from 96817
- Waikiki Health — 762 patients from 96817
- Waianae District Comp Hlth & Hospital Board, Inc. — 226 patients from 96817
- Waimanalo Health Center — 104 patients from 96817
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Kokua Kalihi Valley Gulick Elder Center
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