Kula Hospital, shuttered since March due to severe Kona-low storm damage, will be restored through a combined $65 million investment from the state of Hawaii and Kaiser Permanente. No reopening date has been set yet.
- Kula Hospital has been closed since March after Kona-low storms dropped over 50 inches of rain, damaging its emergency department, nursing home, and care facility.
- The state of Hawaii will contribute $42 million and Kaiser Permanente will invest $23 million toward repairs and modernization.
- Planned upgrades include resident and nursing facilities, plus new windows and doors built to historic preservation standards with improved storm resistance.
- Roughly 100 nursing home residents were displaced, with some still on Oahu; Hale Makamae residents are currently housed at an interim site on the Maui Memorial campus.
- The $65 million cost estimate may rise as construction planning is finalized, and no reopening timeline has been announced.
Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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