Kahului · 96732
Hale Makua - Kahului
472 Kaulana Street
Kahului, HI 96732
Kula Hospital
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⌖ Kula, HI · Maui County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds105
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Kula Hospital
Kula Hospital is a 105-bed nonprofit nursing home in Kula, HI. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Hawaii is 3.7. At its last full inspection (Jun 2024), inspectors found 10 problems, close to the Hawaii average of 9.5. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. About 54% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameKula Hospital
LocationMaui County, Hawaii
Phone(808) 878-1221
Address100 Keokea Place, Kula, HI 96790 · Maui County
CMS provider number125003
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 1, 1967 (59 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 4 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jun 2024.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection10 (Jun 2024)Hawaii average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
Things to ask about
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- Nursing staff turnover54% a yearHawaii average: 36%Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Hawaii average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs4.5%State average: 1.4%Worse than average
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.1%State average: 1.9%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.2%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs25.5%State average: 11.9%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.6State average: 1.1Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Hawaii average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, the same as 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 14 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing1★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.2 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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