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About Us
Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health a place to blossom open and shine
Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health is a center for health care services Together the hospital staff and the programs we offer provide a relaxed and beautiful environment for personal restoration and growth

Kamp257hi Mamp333hala embraces an interdisciplinary approach to services incorporating an integrative perspective in emotional physical cognitive and behavioral health care treatment Our Kamp257hi Mamp333hala CARES philosophy Culture of Aloha Relationship Based and Environment of Safety enhances excellence of care by incorporating the feedback of both patients and staff in developing the most positive healing environment

Our 88bed facility is located on 145 acres on the rural west side on the island of Oahu We are Hawaiis only freestanding communitybased not for profit psychiatric hospital serving the needs of not only individuals and families in Hawaii but also those throughout the Pacific Rim

Kahi Mohala is accredited by The Joint Commission certified by TRICARE and MedicareMedicaid

Our Mission
Kahi Mohala is dedicated to caring for people in need by providing innovative quality and effective behavioral health services

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History

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Our History
Kahi Mohala was acquired by Sutter Health in 1993 and was converted to a notforprofit behavioral health hospital The acquisition assured the continued availability of the 88bed facility to serve the Pacific Rim community

An Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program was introduced in 1999 at its lower Ewa Beach campus on the island of Oahu

In 2000 Kahi Mohala became the first TRICARECHAMPUScertified partial hospitalization program for children and adolescents in Hawaii

In 2002 Kahi Mohala introduced a new treatment system that emphasizes a positive behavior approach creates learning opportunities for patients and sets clear behavioral expectations

The entire staff of the Adult Acute Unit was trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy resulting in marked improvements with mood disorder patients using this new therapy

In 2003 Kahi Mohala introduced an enhanced treatment program for the adolescent unit The program features a positive behavior approach based on the traditional nautical elements of Hawaiis past In October of that same year Kahi Mohala celebrated its 20th anniversary as a provider of excellent behavioral health care services to the Hawaiian Islands and throughout the Pacific Rim