Kahuku — Kahuku, HI
Kahuku is a community health center clinic at 56-119 Pualalea St, Kahuku, HI 96731, open 44 hours a week. That matches the 44-hour week of a typical Hawaii clinic. It is run by Ko`Olauloa Health Center, which serves 3,055 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 56-119 Pualalea St, Kahuku, HI 96731 · Directions
- Phone: (808) 293-9231
- Website: www.koolauloachc.org
- Weekly hours: 44 (Hawaii clinic median: 44)
- Operated by: Ko`Olauloa Health Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Ko`Olauloa Health Center
Patients came to Ko`Olauloa 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 | 667 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 312 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 447 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 131 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 139 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 166 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 77 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 299 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 576 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 193 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 104 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 155 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 65 | children tested |
Ko`Olauloa Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Ko`Olauloa Health Center serves
3,055 patients used Ko`Olauloa Health Center in 2025. 50% live at or below the poverty line and 76% are at or below twice the poverty line. 55 patients were experiencing homelessness and 36 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | HI median | U.S. median | vs HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 50% | 60% | 65% | −10 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 76% | 87% | 92% | −11 pts |
| Measure | This center | HI median | U.S. median | vs HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 12% | 10% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 41% | 49% | 42% | −8 pts |
| Medicare patients | 11% | 13% | 11% | −2 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 35% | 24% | 24% | +11 pts |
Quality of care at Ko`Olauloa Health Center
Ko`Olauloa Health Center is at or above the Hawaii median on 1 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 | 55% | 61% | 68% | −6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 49% | 51% | 54% | −2 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 42% | 54% | 54% | −11 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 29% | 39% | 44% | −10 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 69% | 82% | 77% | −14 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 88% | 86% | +1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 74% | 77% | 79% | −3 pts |
Staffing at Ko`Olauloa Health Center
The health center employs 44 full-time-equivalent staff, including 6 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 3 dental staff. That is 495 patients per clinical provider against the Hawaii median of 716 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 10,983 visits, about 3.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 96731
655 Ko`Olauloa Health Center patients live in ZIP 96731, and 11% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- The Wahiawa Center for Community Health — 16 patients from 96731