Behavioral Health Services - Hamakua-Kohala Health
Behavioral Health • Waimea, HI
About
Summary: - Hamakua Health Ctr (Hamakua-Kohala Health) is a private healthcare provider serving North Hawaii, including Waimea. It operates 3 offices in Hawaii (Honokaa and Kapaau region) and focuses on primary care, wellness, and related medical services. - The organization emphasizes patient-centered care and community health improvement, with a small staff (about 4 employees) and revenue around $20.7M. - While the provided details highlight general services and locations, there is no specific information in the page excerpt about Behavioral Health Services or Waimea-specific programs. If you need behavioral health offerings for Hamakua-Kohala Health in Waimea, consider contacting their listed emails or offices to confirm current behavioral health counselor availability, therapy services, or integrated mental health care.
Clinic Type
Behavioral Health
Address
Hamakua-Kohala Health (behavioral health services page)
Phone
%20(808)%20775-7204
scarvalho@hamakua-health.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Vitals.com: 1 star (Vitals.com)"},reviewCount:{citations:,confidence:
- Facebook: 74% recommend (6 reviews (Facebook))
Patients praise
- friendly, efficient, and attentive personnel
- thorough and unhurried care from providers
- comfortable environment for discussing personal health issues
Common complaints
- unprofessional and unpleasant nursing staff
- poor communication from front office staff regarding appointments
- difficulty scheduling appointments or getting callbacks
"I appreciated the friendly, efficient, attentive, and thorough service from Dr. Perlas and the personnel at the center."
— LocalityBiz review"Setting up an appointment with a doctor is painfully difficult because they never answer the phone or call you back when you leave a message."
— Vitals.com review"Nursing staff very unprofessional and not pleasant at all. I could hear them laughing, sitting in the back as i was waiting."
— Yelp reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Doctor's office for Big Isle schools gets wheels — Jul 31, 2025
- Prescription Access in North Kohala: An Immediate Public Health Failure – HAWAIʻI FIRST — Jun 21, 2026
- Estimated cost of Keaau health center climbs to $90M | Honolulu Star-Advertiser — Mar 7, 2026
- Hawai‘i Land Trust and JABSOM Partner on Innovative New Program to Strengthen ‘Āina-based Behavioral Health Services Across Hawai‘i | John A. Burns School of Medicine — Sep 1, 2025
- Military service members provide free health care to Big Island residents as part of their real-world training : Big Island Now — Jun 23, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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