Kohala Family Health Center

Hamakua-Kohala Health serves the Big Island of Hawai'i by providing accessible, affordable, quality health care and educational services with an emphasis on individual and community wellness. Our locations include health centers in Honoka'a on the Hamakua Coast, Laupahoehoe, Waimea, and in Kapa'au, on the Kohala Coast.

We continue to evolve Hamakua-Kohala Health according to the model of the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and were awarded National Recognition in 2018 by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for complying and being a Patient Centered Medical Home, placing patients at the center of the healthcare system, and providing comprehensive primary and preventative healthcare to persons of all ages, that is "accessible, affordable, continuous, comprehensive, family-centered, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective."

Hamakua-Kohala Health has been a part of the Hamakua community in one form or another since the early plantation days. Before 1966, every plantation along the Hamakua Coast had its own dispensary - one each in Haina, Pa'auhau, Pa'auilo, O'okala, and Laupahoehoe, serving both outpatients and hospital in-patients.

With coverage spanning from the Hamakua Coast to North Kohala, we are a unique and tested model for medical care - a true safety net for the Big Island's uninsured and medically under-served population. We follow a healthcare model that provides the right care, at the right time, in the most cost-efficient way.

Emergency Medical Services for life threatening emergencies, for example; your child is not breathing, is choking, is unconscious or is having seizures. For minor emergencies (such as dehydration, wounds that need suturing, etc.) contact our offices. The Amazing Tooth Bus is back at Hamakua-Kohala Health's Kapa'au Clinic and is currently scheduling children, including those with QUEST Insurance.