Ho`ola Lahui Hawai`i

What Ho`ola Lahui Hawai`i does

Hoʻōla Lāhui Hawaiʻi is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center and designated Native Hawaiian Health Care System founded in 1986 by Native Hawaiian leaders from Kauaʻi and Niʻihau, with headquarters in Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi. Operating with 51–100 employees across three fixed clinic sites (Līhuʻe, Kapaʻa, and Waimea) and two mobile units (Maʻiola serving south/west Kauaʻi and Mauliola serving north/east Kauaʻi), the organization delivers an integrated portfolio of medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, fitness and nutrition, community outreach, and traditional Hawaiian healing services to residents of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau.

Its business model blends fee-for-service clinical revenue with federal grant support: HLH bills Medicaid, Medicare, HMSA, AlohaCare, ʻOhana Health Plan, UHA, UnitedHealthcare, Humana, HMAA, TRICARE, Devoted, CVS Caremark, Optum, Hawaii Dental Service, and Delta Dental, while operating the Hoʻōla Cares sliding fee scale for uninsured and underinsured patients based on federal poverty guidelines. As a Health Center Program award recipient under 42 U.S.C. 254b, the organization holds deemed Federal Public Health Service employee status with associated malpractice coverage, and as an NHHCS under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act it receives dedicated federal funding supporting its cultural and clinical mandate.

Operations are supported by third-party software integrations: HealthMark Group for medical records requests, Collectly for online patient billing, and Mindbody Online for fitness class scheduling. Rather than operating proprietary technology, HLH runs a relationship-driven, community-led go-to-market combining neighborhood outreach, eligibility navigation for SNAP and healthcare.gov, and direct clinic enrollment, supplemented by a sales-led motion for payer billing and sliding-fee program administration. The organization holds a 2001 FQHC designation and was the recipient of four HRSA Health Center Program 2022 awards (Health Center Quality Leader, Access Enhancer, COVID-19 Public Health Champion, and Addressing Social Risk Factors).

Name

Ho`ola Lahui Hawai`i

Legal name

Hoʻōla Lāhui Hawaiʻi

Website

https://hoolalahui.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hoʻōla Lāhui Hawaiʻi is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center and Native Hawaiian Health Care System providing medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, traditional healing, and community outreach services across Kauaʻi and Niʻihau through three clinic sites and two mobile clinics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lihue

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Billable clinical services including medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy. Claims submitted to insurance providers including Medicaid, Medicare, HMSA, AlohaCare, ʻOhana Health Plan, UHA, UnitedHealthcare, Humana, HMAA, TRICARE, Devoted, CVS Caremark, Optum, Hawaii Dental Service, and Delta Dental.
2. Sliding Fee Scale Program: Discounted services for patients qualifying based on family size and household income. Provides access to care for uninsured and underinsured populations with fees adjusted according to federal poverty guidelines.
3. Federal FQHC Funding: Health Center Program award recipient under 42 U.S.C. 254b with deemed Public Health Service employee status. Receives HHS funding with Federal PHS deemed status regarding health-related claims including medical malpractice.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ho'ola Lahui Hawai'i operates as a Federally Qualified Health Center and Native Hawaiian Health Care System delivering integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, fitness, and traditional Hawaiian healing services to residents of Kaua'i and Ni'ihau. Services are delivered through three fixed clinic sites and two mobile clinic units, with a sliding fee scale ensuring care access regardless of ability to pay.

Product overview

Hoʻōla Lāhui Hawaiʻi (HLH) operates as a comprehensive Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and Native Hawaiian Health Care System offering integrated health services across Kauaʻi and Niʻihau. The organization provides a coordinated portfolio of clinical services including Medical Services, Dental Services, Behavioral Health Services, and Pharmacy Services as the core clinical offerings. These are supplemented by Mobile Clinics that extend access to underserved areas, Community Outreach Services for eligibility navigation, Traditional Healing programs preserving Native Hawaiian cultural practices, and the Hui Hoʻōla Maikaʻi fitness and nutrition wellness program. The Hoʻōla Cares Program provides a sliding fee scale discount program to ensure affordable care access. Services are delivered through fixed clinic locations in Kapaʻa, Waimea, and Līhuʻe, plus two mobile clinic units (Maʻiola and Mauliola) serving different regions of the island.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kauaʻi Community Health Center (KCHC): The Federally Qualified Health Center established by HLH in 2001 to extend primary care to all residents of Kauaʻi.
• Maʻiola Mobile Clinic
• Mauliola Mobile Clinic
• Hui Hoʻōla Maikaʻi
• Mālama I Nā Pua
• Hoʻōla Cares

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Waimānalo Health Center: Federally Qualified Health Center on the windward coast of O'ahu serving a predominantly Native Hawaiian community. Comparable to HLH as a Hawaii-based FQHC delivering integrated primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy with cultural grounding for Native Hawaiian patients.
• Na Pu'uwai: Native Hawaiian Health Care System serving the islands of Moloka'i and Lāna'i. Comparable to HLH as a small-island NHHCS delivering integrated health services to Native Hawaiian communities, including mobile/outreach programs that mirror HLH's Ma'iola/Mauliola mobile clinic approach.
• Kokua Kalihi Valley: Federally Qualified Health Center serving the Kalihi Valley community on O'ahu, with a large Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population. Highly comparable to HLH as a multi-service FQHC integrating medical, dental, behavioral, and community health programs with culturally grounded care.
• Hana Health: Federally Qualified Health Center serving the remote Hana district of Maui. Comparable to HLH as a small, geographically isolated Hawaii FQHC serving a predominantly Native Hawaiian community with mobile/outreach-driven service delivery and integrated primary care.
• Hui No Ke Ola Pono: Native Hawaiian Health Care System serving Maui Nāhui o Maui (Maui Island). It is the most direct comparable to Ho'ōla Lāhui Hawai'i because both operate under the same NHHCS federal framework, deliver integrated clinical and cultural programs, and serve Native Hawaiian communities on a single Hawaiian island.
• Hamakua-Kohala Health: Federally Qualified Health Center serving the Hamakua and Kohala districts of Hawai'i Island. Comparable to HLH as a rural Hawaii FQHC providing integrated primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy to underserved communities, including Native Hawaiian populations.
• Bay Clinic: Federally Qualified Health Center with multiple sites on Hawai'i Island. Comparable to HLH as a multi-site Hawaii FQHC delivering primary medical, dental, behavioral, and enabling services to underserved populations including Native Hawaiians, with similar payer mix and FQHC PPS economics.
• Ke Ola Mamo: Native Hawaiian Health Care System serving the island of O'ahu. Operates under the same Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act designation as HLH, with comparable integrated clinical, behavioral, and traditional healing service lines, making it a structurally direct peer.

Broad incumbents

• Papa Ola Lōkahi: The statewide coordinating body for the Native Hawaiian Health Care System network, of which HLH is a member. Comparable as the umbrella organization that allocates federal NHHCS funding, sets programmatic standards, and provides policy advocacy for HLH and the other island NHHCSs.
• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium: Tribal health organization providing statewide health services to Alaska Native and American Indian people under a parallel federal structure to NHHCS. Comparable to HLH as a culturally grounded, federally supported health system for an indigenous population, with similar integration of traditional practices and clinical care in a remote geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HoolaLahuiHI
• Instagraminstagram.com/hoolalahui/?hl=en

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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