Waimea Canyon, Kauai, also called the Grand Canyon of the Pacific

(picture by Agent Allan Harris)

The Costs of Living in Kauai

Health Care

Kauai has a good variety of health care providers. On this page, we present lists of our favorite clinics, doctors, dentists, orthodontists, alternative health care practitioners, and pharmacies.

Summary

Health facilities in 1997 included three hospitals (114 acute-care beds) and five long-term care homes (300 beds). In 1998, 102 doctors, 41 dentists, 393 nurses, and 38 pharmacists were licensed in Kauai County.
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Wilcox Health System
3420 Kuhio Highway
Lihue, Hawaii 96766
808-245-1100

Services Offered

Wilcox Memorial Hospital

Pediatrics
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Anesthesiology
Surgery
Laser Surgery
Arthroscopic Surgery
Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Neurology
Psychiatry

Emergency Medicine
Dermatology
Ophthalmology
Radiology
Internal Medicine
Pathology
Oncology
General Family Practice
Urology

 

Rehabilitative Services

Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy

Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy

 

Cardiopulmonary Services

Cardiology
Respiratory Care

Neurodiagnostics

 

 

Kauai Medical Clinic and all of the clinic branches listed below are part of Wilcox Heath System. The clinic employs more than 55 physicians and health professionals representing more than 19 specialties, including: Orthopedic Surgery, Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Nuclear Medicine, OB/GYN, Oncology, Pediatrics, and Urology.

Kauai Medical Clinic
After Hours call Lihue, 808-828-1418

Eleele Clinic
4392 Waialo Road
808-335-0499

Koloa Clinic
5371 Koloa Road
808-742-1621

Lihue Clinic
3-3420 B Kuhio Highway
808-245-1500

Kukui Grove Eye Care Center
4366 Kukui Grove Street
808-246-6900

Kapaa Clinic
4-1105 Kuhio Highway
808-822-3431

Dermatology/Podiatry
4366 Kukui Grove Street
808-246-6900

North Shore Clinic
2490 Oka Street, Kilauea
808-828-1418

Kalaheo Clinic
4489 Papalina Road
808-332-8523

Ohana Physicians Group
Waimea, 808-338-8311
Eleele, 808-335-0579
Services offered:
Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Women's Health, General Surgery

Kuhio Medical Center
3-3295 Kuhio Highway
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-8874
Services offered:
Family practice, Internal medicine, Surgery, Urology, Rheumatology, Psychology, Oncology, Nephrology, Laboratory, X-ray

Hale Le'a Family Medicine
2460 Oka Street
Kilauea, Hawaii
808-828-2885
Services offered:
Family Medicine, Nutrition, Chinese Medicine, Physical Therapy

Crane Eye Care
Lihue, 808-246-0110
Waimea, 808-338-2020
Services offered:
Lasik corrective surgery, Cataract surgery, General Opthalmology, Optical lab, Optical shop

Mahelona Medical Center
4800 Kawaihau Road
Kapaa, Hawaii
Hospital, 808-822-4961
Walk-in Clinic, 808-823-4175
www.mahelona.org
Services offered:
Radiology, Laboratory, Occupational and Physical Therapy, Walk-in Clinic, Long-Term Care (67-bed unit, including specially designed Alzheimer's room), Psychiatric Services, Tuberculosis Services (clinic and six swing acute/SNF beds are used for active tuberculosis cases)

West Kauai Medical Center
Kawaiola Medical Building
Huakai Road
Waimea, Hawaii
808-338-9431
services offered:
Internal Medicine, OB-Gyn, Family Practice, Pediatrics, Opthalmology, Dialysis, Cardiology, ER, Radiology, Pathology

 

Dentists

This is not a complete lists of dentists. These are some of the ones we like.

Hawaii Family Dental Center
Kukui Grove
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-6363

Dr. Jack Lundgren
4347 Rice Street, Ste. 201
808-246-4881

Kalaheo Dental Group
2-2514 Kaumualii Highway
Kalaheo, Hawaii
808-332-9445

Dr. Greg Naganuma
4381 Kukui Grove St.
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-6933

Emerald Isle Oral Facial Surgery
4414 Kukui Grove, Ste. 103
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-9339

Garden Island Center of Esthetic Dentistry
4562 Kukui Street
Kapaa, Hawaii
808-822-4906

Pediatric Dental Group
Lihue Town Plaza
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-2131

Young Adult's and Children's Dentistry
Dr. Laurence Reichel
4366 Kukui Grove, Ste. 204
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-8400

 

 

Orthodontists

Dr. Michael Bailey
4370 Kukui Grove, Ste. 212
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-1818

Dr. Wendell Hoshino
4180 Rice Street, Room 105
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-2131

 

Chiropractic

These are not all the chiropractors. They are some we like.

Smith Chiropractic
Princeville and Kappa
808-826-1996 in Princeville
808-823-8888 in Kapaa

Ogawa Chiropractic
956 Kuhio Highway
Kapaa, Hawaii
808-822-7113

Dr. Robert Zelkovsky
5356 Kumole
Kapaa, Hawaii
808-822-4893

 

Alternative Medicine Practitioners

These are not all alternative practitioners but ones we like.

Dr. Thomas Yarema
Kauai Center for Holistic Medicine and Research
Kapaa, Hawaii
808-823-0994

Dr. Miles Greenberg
3093 Akahi
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-2277

Professor Cheuk T. Tse
Acupuncture Clinic
Kapaa, Hawaii
808-822-1130

Latifa Amdur, LAC DIPL AG DIPL CH
Acupuncture and Natural Healing Center
Kilauea, Hawaii
808-828-1155

Steven Dubey, G ND LAC
3093 Akahi
Lihue, Hawaii
808-245-2277

Ohana Health Care Center
4270 B Kilauea Road
Kilauea, Hawaii
808-828-1609

 

Pharmacies

These are some of our favorites.

Long's Drugs
Prescription mail order service
800-547-7943

Long's Drugs, Kapaa
4-831 Kuhio Highway
808-822-4918

Long's Drugs, Lihue
Kukui Grove Shopping Center
808-245-8871

Papalina Pharmacy, Kalaheo
4469 Papalina
808-332-9130

Safeway Food and Drug, Kapaa
4-831 Kuhio Highway
808-822-2191

Southshore Pharmacy, Koloa
5330 Koloa Road, Ste. 2
808-742-7511

 

Health Plans

Health Plan Hawaii Plus/
Health Plan Hawaii

808-245-3393

HMSA Blue Cross Blue Shield
808-245-3393
www.hmsa.com

HMA Inc.
808-951-4621
www.hma-inc.com

DirectCARE MEDICAL PLAN
toll free 877-540-0040

Kapiolani Health Hawaii
800-363-6512

Queen's Health Plans
800-345-4185
800-242-6788
808-245-7341

 

 

Health Services

American Heart Association
808-245-7311

Malama Pono
HIV Service Agency of Kauai

808-822-0878

St. Francis Medical Center
Kauai Dialysis Satellite Facility

808-245-2972