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KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER

347 N KUAKINI ST, HONOLULU, HI, 96817
Operated by Kuakini Health System · 1 of 3 establishments
622110General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
EIN 990074139

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OSHA inspections
17
over 42 years
Violations
82
$78,671 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 12 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER has accumulated 82 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $78,671 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 42 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
17
0.4 / yr · last 42 yrs
Violations
82
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$78,671
$959 avg / violation
44% serious56% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 17
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 17

59% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 30 citations in this view · $73,019 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 6000.02 A343$370May 1984Jan 1986
29 CFR 1010.003 E0121$813Nov 1994Nov 1994
29 CFR 8000.04 H322$160May 1984Jan 1986
29 CFR 8900.05 E1D22$160May 1984Jan 1986
29 CFR 8900.05 F422$160May 1984Jan 1986
29 CFR 6600.0122$160May 1984Jan 1986
29 CFR 8900.06 B222$160May 1984Jan 1986
29 CFR 8900.06 G1C I22May 1984Jan 1986
12-60-2(B)(1)(B)(XI)11$6,339May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0211$6,339May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 I11$6,339May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$6,339May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0039 C0111$6,339May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1926.1101 K09 VI11$6,339May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 I11$6,339May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$6,339May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.1450 E03 VII11$6,339May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 VII I11$6,339May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV11$6,339May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0111$1,313Jan 2010Jan 2010

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 6221 within HI. Peer group: 42 employers. This establishment has 82 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $785
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
2.7
vs industry
+0.6
TRIR
4.3
vs industry
−0.8

Reported for 722 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
7
Complaint
7
Follow-up
3

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Nov 2007 – Nov 2009General Medical and Surgical Hospitals0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in HI — for Kuakini Health System, not this location alone

Total cases
17
Unfair labor practice
17

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Kuakini Health System locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 17 cases · 17 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
20-CA-263964Unfair labor practiceJul 2020Aug 2020ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-091404Unfair labor practiceOct 2012Dec 2012ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-063107Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-063106Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-063105Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-063104Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-063103Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-063093Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-063015Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
37-CA-008272Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Sep 2013ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
37-CA-008271Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Sep 2013ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
37-CA-007383Unfair labor practiceMay 2007Jul 2007ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
37-CA-007382Unfair labor practiceMay 2007Jul 2007ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
37-CA-007371Unfair labor practiceMay 2007Jul 2007ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
37-CA-007370Unfair labor practiceMay 2007May 2008ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
37-CA-006410Unfair labor practiceMar 2003Sep 2003ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
31-CA-025480Unfair labor practiceDec 2001Aug 2002ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$39K
Obligated (all-time)
$66K
Awards
5
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$39K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Veterans Affairs$39K
Department of Health and Human Services$27K
Largest awards
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    VETERANS AND STAFF PARKING
    contract · Last action 2025-11-20
    $25,296
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF LOCATING, PACKAGING AND SHIPPING OF 231 UNSTAINED SLIDES
    contract · Last action 2014-08-01
    $15,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER VA PATIENT AND STAFF PARKING
    contract · Last action 2024-11-27
    $13,392
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0843::TAS PILOT STUDY
    contract · Last action 2011-04-18
    $8,337
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::CL::IGF AMYLOID DEPOSITION AUTOPSY DATASET
    contract · Last action 2013-04-04
    $3,500

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 812930 - PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES. Last action: 2025-11-20. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-10-14Complaint0$0
2021-10-14Complaint0$0
2018-11-15Planned1312$25,354
2018-11-15Planned1111$44,370
2009-11-03Planned33$3,938
1998-02-04Complaint1$0
1994-10-13Complaint66$3,250
1988-02-11Complaint0$0
1988-01-26Complaint0$0
1987-01-16Complaint1$0
1986-02-12Follow-up0$0
1986-02-07Follow-up0$0
1986-01-14Planned72$560
1986-01-14Planned262$1,200
1984-05-23Follow-up0$0
1984-05-01Planned4$0
1984-05-01Planned10$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kuakini Health System.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kuakini Health System across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Kuakini Health System, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER's OSHA violation history?
KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 82 violations and $78,671 in total penalties.
How does KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER's safety record compare to its industry?
KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1. KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER's self-reported DART rate is 2.73 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
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