Overview
Hale Malamalama has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Hawaii average of 3.8. It ranks 13th of 17 nursing homes in Honolulu. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 67% of nursing homes in Hawaii (the state average is 5.0 hours). Of that, 1.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 27, 2024, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Hawaii average of 8.5. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $72,144 in the past three years.
Hale Malamalama is a for-profit facility with 40 certified beds, caring for about 34 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1999.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 77%
Top 87%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 27, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $72,144
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.28 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.41 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.01 hrs
- Nurse aides2.85 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 34
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 16, 1999
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes