Overview
Ka Punawai Ola has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, in line with the Hawaii average of 3.8. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Kapolei. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 62% of nursing homes in Hawaii (the state average is 5.0 hours). Of that, 1.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 3, 2025, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Hawaii average of 8.5. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,673 in the past three years.
Ka Punawai Ola is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 97 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2000.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 3, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,673
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.32 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.88 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.27 hrs
- Nurse aides2.17 hrs
- Physical therapists0.22 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 97
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 19, 2000
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes