State health officials have slapped the owner of Hale Lehua Carehome in Honolulu with a formal Notice of Violation and Order, saying the facility allegedly fell short of Hawaiʻi’s adult residential care rules.
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Assurance said it issued a notice and finding of violation and order against licensee Romeo Valdez for violations of Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules chapter 11-100.1, according to the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health.
— Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (@HawaiiDOH) March 4, 2026
Inspectors Flagged Paperwork Problems
Hale Lehua is a state-licensed adult residential care home at 984 Ala Lehua Street in Honolulu. During an Oct. 18, 2024 annual survey, state inspection documents show the Office of Health Care Assurance cited administrative deficiencies, including a missing fingerprint background check for a substitute caregiver, as detailed in the Office of Health Care Assurance inspection report…