
Compare Senior Care around Hawaii
Info below is compiled from the HI Dept. of Health, senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest to lowest based on our ranking methodology.
| Good Samaritan Society – Pohai Nani | SC AL IL NH RC SNF | Kaneohe | 44
Facility
44
HI AVG
43
Rank
#26 / 84 | No |
18
Facility
18
HI AVG
49
Rank
#140 / 177 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | - | - | 3
Facility
3
HI AVG
3.3
Rank
#15 / 56 | 19
Facility
19
HI AVG
25
Rank
#29 / 56 | 4.8
Facility
4.8
HI AVG
6.3
Rank
#29 / 56 |
| Arcadia Retirement Residence | SC ADC HC IL NH SNF | Honolulu (Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus) | 91
Facility
91
HI AVG
43
Rank
#18 / 84 | No |
86
Facility
86
HI AVG
49
Rank
#27 / 177 | - | - | A+ | 8
Facility
8
HI AVG
3.3
Rank
#54 / 56 | 42
Facility
42
HI AVG
25
Rank
#47 / 56 | 4.7
Facility
4.7
HI AVG
6.3
Rank
#28 / 56 |
| Lanai Community Hospital | SC NH SNF | Lanai City (7Th Street) | 10
Facility
10
HI AVG
43
Rank
#42 / 84 | No |
58
Facility
58
HI AVG
49
Rank
#68 / 177 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | SC NH PC SNF | Honolulu (Kaimuki) | 100
Facility
100
HI AVG
43
Rank
#13 / 84 | No |
11
Facility
11
HI AVG
49
Rank
#152 / 177 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pearl City Nursing Home | SC NH PC SNF | Pearl City (Lehua Avenue) | 122
Facility
122
HI AVG
43
Rank
#8 / 84 | No |
73
Facility
73
HI AVG
49
Rank
#44 / 177 | Private / Shared Rooms | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oahu Care Facility | SC NH SNF | Honolulu (Mccully - Moiliili) | 82
Facility
82
HI AVG
43
Rank
#19 / 84 | No |
93
Facility
93
HI AVG
49
Rank
#19 / 177 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 Craigside | SC ADC AL HC IL NH SNF | Honolulu (Nuuanu - Punchbowl) | 45
Facility
45
HI AVG
43
Rank
#25 / 84 | No |
50
Facility
50
HI AVG
49
Rank
#85 / 177 | Studio / 1 Bed | - | A+ | 4
Facility
4
HI AVG
3.3
Rank
#36 / 56 | 14
Facility
14
HI AVG
25
Rank
#25 / 56 | 2.0
Facility
2.0
HI AVG
6.3
Rank
#13 / 56 |
| Hi’olani Assisted Living Center at Kahala Nui | SC AL IL MC NH SNF | Honolulu (Waialae - Kahala) | 20
Facility
20
HI AVG
43
Rank
#39 / 84 | No |
71
Facility
71
HI AVG
49
Rank
#46 / 177 | Private / Semi-Private Rooms | - | - | 3
Facility
3
HI AVG
3.3
Rank
#15 / 56 | 24
Facility
24
HI AVG
25
Rank
#32 / 56 | 8.0
Facility
8.0
HI AVG
6.3
Rank
#39 / 56 |
| One Kalakaua Senior Living | SC AL | Honolulu (Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus) | - | Yes |
98
Facility
98
HI AVG
49
Rank
#3 / 177 | - | 28
Facility
28
HI AVG
19
Rank
#8 / 43 | A+ | 2
Facility
2
HI AVG
3.3
Rank
#7 / 56 | 3
Facility
3
HI AVG
25
Rank
#9 / 56 | 0.8
Facility
0.8
HI AVG
6.3
Rank
#9 / 56 |
| Attention Plus Care | SC HC NH RC SNF | Honolulu (Ala Moana) | - | No |
98
Facility
98
HI AVG
49
Rank
#3 / 177 | - | 43
Facility
43
HI AVG
19
Rank
#3 / 43 | A+ | - | - | - |
| The Plaza at Pearl City | SC AL HMC IL SR | Pearl City (Kuala Street) | 158
Facility
158
HI AVG
43
Rank
#5 / 84 | No |
69
Facility
69
HI AVG
49
Rank
#52 / 177 | Studio / 1 Bed / Suite | 12
Facility
12
HI AVG
19
Rank
#31 / 43 | A+ | 3
Facility
3
HI AVG
3.3
Rank
#15 / 56 | 12
Facility
12
HI AVG
25
Rank
#22 / 56 | 4.0
Facility
4.0
HI AVG
6.3
Rank
#25 / 56 |
| The Plaza at Waikiki | SC AL HMC IL SR | Honolulu (Mccully - Moiliili) | 153
Facility
153
HI AVG
43
Rank
#6 / 84 | Yes |
96
Facility
96
HI AVG
49
Rank
#11 / 177 | Studio / Suite / 1 Bed | 14
Facility
14
HI AVG
19
Rank
#30 / 43 | A+ | 4
Facility
4
HI AVG
3.3
Rank
#36 / 56 | 15
Facility
15
HI AVG
25
Rank
#27 / 56 | 3.8
Facility
3.8
HI AVG
6.3
Rank
#24 / 56 |
| Hilo Medical Center | SC NH | Hilo (Waianuenue Avenue) | 52
Facility
52
HI AVG
43
Rank
#22 / 84 | No |
7
Facility
7
HI AVG
49
Rank
#165 / 177 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahala Nui | SC AL MC NH SNF | Honolulu (Waialae - Kahala) | - | No |
71
Facility
71
HI AVG
49
Rank
#46 / 177 | Private / Semi-Private Rooms | 21
Facility
21
HI AVG
19
Rank
#17 / 43 | A+ | - | - | - |
| Harry & Jeanette Weinberg – Philip Street Apartments | SC IL | Honolulu (Mccully - Moiliili) | - | Yes |
96
Facility
96
HI AVG
49
Rank
#11 / 177 | 1 Bed | - | - | - | - | - |
Experience a better quality of life with Sagadraca Care Home, a distinguished community in Waipahu, HI, offering assisted living. A compassionate and highly trained team provides top-tier care for residents’ unique needs 24/7, striving to maintain their independence and dignity. The community also helps with housekeeping and maintenance so residents can enjoy a worry-free lifestyle.
Here, residents will not feel lonely with a thoughtfully curated calendar of stimulating programs and exciting events that highlight their interests and capabilities. Delicious and healthy meals are served so that residents can enjoy the finest dining experiences that cater to their nutritional needs and preferences. The community also provides medication management, non-ambulatory care, and transportation services for residents’ comfort and convenience. Residents spend their golden years without worries amidst the community’s warm and welcoming environment.
Tender Loving Care is an astounding community surrounded by delightful local amenities in Waipahu, HI, offering assisted living. Residents can ease their worries with a kind and highly trained team helping with their personal needs 24/7. The community’s specially furnished and cozy accommodations optimize residents’ comfort and independence.
Prioritizing residents’ happiness and wellness, a carefully curated calendar of stimulating programs and engaging events is conducted. There’s no need to hassle with meal preparation with the community serving delightful and healthy meals; feeding assistance is also provided. Medication management and transportation services are also available for residents’ convenience. With its exceptional services and beautifully crafted amenities, residents can thrive and live a worry-free retirement.
Surrounded by scenic parks, including Nehu Park and Kawaikui Beach Park in Nenue Street, Honolulu, HI, Lanihale Adult Residential Care Home is a blissful retreat that offers assisted living. Residents do not have to worry about their personal needs and daily living activities with a compassionate and highly trained team available around the clock. Purposely designed and well-lit accommodations are provided in a cozy and nurturing environment, ensuring residents can feel at ease during their stay.
Encouraging residents to meet new friends and live actively, a jam-packed calendar of fun recreational activities and engaging programs is conducted for leisure and wellness. Three delicious and healthy meals are served for residents to enjoy a satisfactory dining experience that caters to their dietary needs and preferences. Medication management and transportation to medical appointments are provided for residents’ comfort and convenience. The community is ideal for those looking to live their golden years without worries, especially with its dedicated care and exceptional services.
Eighteen beds, more than 120 years in operation. Pālolo Chinese Home is one of the smaller nursing homes in Honolulu, and one of the oldest. Located at 2459 10th Ave in the Pālolo neighborhood, the single-story facility sits about 3.4 miles from the city center in a car-dependent area (Walk Score 10). The intimate scale is the defining physical fact here.
Care options span nursing home, assisted living, hospice, and respite care. The average resident stay runs 82 days, which puts this facility squarely in the transitional and short-term care range rather than long-haul residential placement. Private and semi-private rooms are the available configurations.
Staffing runs around the clock, with total nursing care at 4 hours and 32 minutes per resident per day. Registered nurses account for 1 hour and 23 minutes of that figure. Rehabilitation services and short-term rehab are available on-site, consistent with the facility’s short average stay.
The service model reaches well beyond the building. Alongside residential care, Pālolo Chinese Home operates Senior Day Care, In-Home Services, Home Cleaning, Chore Services, Meals to Go, and an Older Adult Home Modification Program. Overnight Respite Care is available for families who need a temporary bridge. The facility accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.
Pālolo Chinese Home is a small, deeply rooted institution that has oriented itself toward community-based care as much as residential placement. Families working through a short-term recovery or exploring in-home support alongside nursing care will find more options here than the bed count alone suggests.
Kalākaua Gardens, located in Honolulu, HI, is a senior living community primarily offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing services. Their independent living option provides residents with studio-style and one bedroom accommodations featuring emergency alert systems, and personalized climate control. All utilities are also already covered except for telephone, and in room wifi and cable services are also available.
This senior living community’s amenities provides residents with so many things to enjoy; from their chef-prepared meals in a restaurant style dining room, to their housekeeping services, and scheduled transportation. Additionally, the residents may also participate in fitness classes as well as social and cultural outings, providing opportunities to create new relationships in their retirement years, as well as memories to look back on.
Experience a vibrant lifestyle with Furukawa Living Treasure Senior Activity Center, a welcoming community located in the blissful community of Honolulu, HI, At Brigham Street, directly across prominent Bishop Museum location, offering adult day care. Those with dementia and Alzheimer’s are encouraged to live with purpose amid the community’s beautifully designed setting. A compassionate and specially trained team also strives to keep residents comfortable and safe.
Promoting social interactions and better cognition, fun exercise, and enriching programs are conducted, including music therapy and arts and crafts. Delightful and well-balanced meals, alongside snacks, are served daily for residents’ dietary needs and preferences. The community is ideal for those seeking to live blissfully despite their cognitive conditions, especially with its dedicated services and friendly setting.
Beautifully set near Pouhala Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary in Waipahu, HI, Waipahu Towers is a blissful community that offers independent living. Featuring specially designed and cozy one- and two-bedroom floor plans, the community ensures residents are comfortable and safe. Residents maintain their independence in the community’s vibrant and welcoming environment.
With the community’s ideal location near shopping centers and recreation sites, residents will surely enjoy every moment of their best years. The community is also located near hospitals, including Kahi Mohala and Kaiser Foundation Hospital, ensuring residents can easily access their medical needs. Here, residents make the most of their golden years, especially with the community’s welcoming spaces and thriving neighborhood.
Age gracefully with Myles Care Home, a welcoming community nestled in the quiet neighborhood of Kahului, HI, offering assisted living. The community accommodates four residents in its intimate and nurturing setting, providing exceptional care tailored to their unique needs 24/7. Residents enjoy a worry-free retirement with the community handling the housekeeping and maintenance.
Residents will not run out of things to do with exciting events and enriching programs for their leisure and wellness. Mealtimes cater to dietary needs and promote social interactions with delightful and well-balanced dining options. Transfer assistance and coordination with health care providers are available for residents’ comfort and convenience. The community is ideal for those looking to spend their golden years in a specially designed place dedicated to retirement.
Helen Elizalde operates Ka Malama Care Home, a small senior living property that has served the Heeia neighborhood of Kaneohe, Hawaii, for 24 years. The single-story layout contains five private rooms, keeping the environment small and residential. The daily routine blends room and board with on-site personal care, temporary respite options, and hospice coordination.
The property features a shared living area with Wi-Fi access, an internal hair salon, and daily activities like arts and crafts. Licensed nurses work on-site to handle round-the-clock medication distribution and clinical care, though state oversight reviews show regular citations regarding medication tracking and care paperwork.
The neighborhood carries a walkability score of 6 out of 100, showing that the immediate area is car-dependent and requires a vehicle for standard shopping trips, though the campus sits about 3.6 miles from Adventist Health Castle hospital.
Prospective families looking at residential options on Oahu can contact Ka Malama Care Home and ask about current room vacancies. Setting up an on-site visit is a straightforward way to see the private room setups, discuss state compliance plans with management, and get a clear picture of the monthly care rates.
Experience a better quality of life with Aina Haina Quality Living, a blissful haven located near serene parks like Nehu Park and Kawaikui Beach Park in Honolulu, HI, that offers assisted living. The community also offers memory care, hospice, and respite care, ensuring residents can find the care they need. Committed to enhancing residents’ living experiences, a kind and highly qualified team provides the highest quality of care for their unique needs around the clock. Residents will surely enjoy a worry-free lifestyle, with the community handling household chores and daily living activities.
There’s no dull moment with a robust calendar of fun recreational activities and engaging programs, highlighting their interests and capabilities. Residents enjoy hassle-free dining from breakfast to dinner with delicious and healthy meals that cater to their dietary needs and preferences. Medication management and transportation services are also provided for residents’ comfort and convenience. The community is an enticing option for those who need additional assistance to live comfortably in their golden years, especially with its top-rated services and welcoming spaces.
Ranking Methodology
How we rank these communities
Every community above is evaluated across six weighted categories using public data including state inspection records, review platforms, BBB profiles, and operator-published materials.
Weighting overview
- 35%Resident Experience
- 25%Regulatory
- 15%Visual Media
- 10%Website
- 10%Stability
- 5%Environment
01
Resident & Family Experience 35%
The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.
- Includes
- Review Sentiment
- Review Volume
02
Regulatory & Safety Record 25%
State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.
- Includes
- State Inspections
- Citations/Inspection
- % Inspections w/ Citations
- Complaint Visits
- Accreditations
- BBB Rating
03
Visual Media & Transparency 15%
Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.
- Includes
- Video Tours
- Virtual Walkthroughs
- Photo Quantity
- Photo Quality
04
Website & Operator Transparency 10%
Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.
- Includes
- Website Content
- Mobile Usability
- Staff Info Available
- Owner Info Available
05
Community Stability 10%
Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.
- Includes
- Occupancy Rate
- Bed Options
06
Environment & Pricing 5%
Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.
- Includes
- Walk Score
- Pricing Transparency
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