Kapolei · 96707
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91-575 Farrington Highway
Kapolei, HI 96707
Kulana Malama
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⌖ Ewa Beach, HI · Honolulu County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds33
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Kulana Malama
Kulana Malama is a 33-bed for-profit nursing home in Ewa Beach, HI. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Hawaii is 3.7. At its last full inspection (Sep 2025), inspectors found 4 problems, fewer than the Hawaii average of 9.5. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 9 hr 50 min a day with each resident, more than the Hawaii average of 4 hr 58 min. About 41% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $14,069 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameKulana Malama
LocationHonolulu County, Hawaii
Phone(808) 681-1200
Address91-1360 Karayan Street, Ewa Beach, HI 96706 · Honolulu County
CMS provider number125057
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 1, 2007 (19 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
4 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Sep 2025.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection4 (Sep 2025)Hawaii average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident9 hr 50 min a dayHawaii average: 4 hr 58 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident5 hr 23 min a dayHawaii average: 1 hr 45 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover41% a yearHawaii average: 36%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $14,069Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jun 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
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.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury0.0%State average: 1.9%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.5%State average: 3.4%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 11.9%Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Hawaii average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Hawaii, Medicaid pays for 62% of resident days at a typical home.
- 95% Medicaid
- 0% Medicare
- 5% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average46%Hawaii typical: 82%
Cost of care per resident day$1,224Hawaii typical: $564
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 2 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections5★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day9.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | – |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9.9 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9.9 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9.9 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9.8 |
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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