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Behavioral Health • Honaunau, HI • Since 1851
About
Summary: - The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) is a government agency dedicated to promoting lifelong health and wellness across Hawaiʻi. - Headquarters: 1250 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813. Operates 4 offices nationwide (United States). - Founded in 1851; employs a broad public health workforce (reported as 203 in one data set, with broader statewide staffing described as over 2,800 professionals). - Mission focus includes disease prevention, healthy lifestyle promotion, environmental health, mental and physical health care access, and emergency preparedness. - Funding noted: total approximately USD 3.5 million (grant activity in 2022–2023 cited). - Contact: main phone line listed (808) 586-4400. - Industry/type: Government Administration / Government Agency; ownership listed as private in some records, but functions as a state agency. - Related keywords: public health, behavioral health, health policy, health programs, environmental health, emergency response. Note: The page emphasizes the department’s broad public health role and recruitment in public health disciplines, with a location and contact point for Hawaiʻi DOH. If you’re specifically looking for Behavioral Health Services Administration details, this summary reflects the department’s general behavioral health and public health mission rather than a separate, distinct “Behavioral Health Services Administration” page. If you provide a direct link or more context to the specific Honaunau reference, I can tailor the summary to that page.
Clinic Type
Behavioral Health
Address
1250 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, US
Phone
808-586-4416
doh.nondiscrimination@doh.hawaii.gov
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Rehab.com for Kona Community Hospital Behavioral Health: 3.23/5 (159)
- Start Your Recovery for Hawaii Island Recovery: 5/5 (50)
- Start Your Recovery for Ohana Addiction Treatment Center: 5/5 (48)
Patients praise
- compassionate and professional staff
- transformative experiences in recovery programs
- strong sense of community in treatment centers
- accessibility of school-based health centers for students
Common complaints
- patients have reported concerns regarding changes in service delivery, such as outsourcing psychiatric care to the mainland and challenges with access to face-to-face case management
"I found that all the staff, from guard, administrative staff to professional medical staff, are extremely competent, encouraging and friendly."
— Rehab.com (Kona Community Hospital)"Some patients and staff say the department never offered a clear explanation as to why their care was outsourced to the mainland."
— The Daily YonderSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- News Release – Hawaiʻi Selected for Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program — Jun 3, 2026
- News Release – Hawaiʻi Selected for Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program — Jun 3, 2026
- News Release -- Hawaii Selected for Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program | Hawaii Government — Jun 4, 2026
- Hawaii Medicaid Rebids $60 Million BHO Contract For Adult Community Mental Health Services - PayerTrends — May 7, 2026
- Executive Team — Jan 28, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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