Hale Malamalama: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hale Malamalama is a 40-bed for-profit nursing home in Honolulu, Hawaii. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.71 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Hawaii average of 2.88, and 51.2% nursing staff turnover (Hawaii average 36.4%).
Hale Malamalama
6163 Summer StreetHonolulu, HI 96821
Honolulu County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Hale Malamalama, nurse aides logged 2.71 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Hawaii average. With about 35 residents a day, that works out to roughly 94 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Hawaii avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.71 | 2.88 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.06 | 0.34 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.40 | 1.75 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.18 | 4.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.75 | 4.41 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
51.2% of nursing staff at Hale Malamalama left over the year CMS measured, against a Hawaii average of 36.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 27, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Hawaii average 10.0). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $87,032 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2025 | Fine | $72,144 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Fine | $14,888 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Hale Malamalama holds 2 of 5 overall; the Hawaii average is 3.6.
About Hale Malamalama
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Ono Enterprise LTD
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 16, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hale Malamalama
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui Honolulu | 3.9 | 20 | 4.01 | 6.39 | 23.9% | 5 | None |
| Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Honolulu | 4.6 | 100 | 3.57 | 5.51 | 97.4% | 5 | $32,133 |
| Palolo Chinese Home Honolulu | 4.7 | 113 | 2.61 | 4.13 | 49.1% | 2 | None |
| Leahi Hospital Honolulu | 5.2 | 155 | 2.71 | 4.55 | 17.7% | 5 | None |
| Hale Ola Kino by Arcadia Hon | 7.1 | 32 | 3.41 | 5.51 | 13.2% | 5 | None |
| Oahu Care Facility Honolulu | 7.1 | 82 | 3.53 | 5.09 | 47.8% | 5 | $8,278 |
| Islands Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Honolulu · SFF candidate | 7.1 | 42 | 2.74 | 5.67 | 40.0% | 1 | $89,206 |
| Arcadia Retirement Residence Honolulu | 7.2 | 91 | 2.89 | 4.61 | 24.7% | 4 | $12,854 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.