My name is Erika P., and I was a client @ Ho O Mau Ke Ola in 2007 when it was co-ed (men& women). I must say this program was at the bottom of the list because I was not of any Hawaiian ancestry, and it is a culture-based program. Every Wednesday we went to the loi' (taro patch) to either pull taro or clean the grounds @ the taro patch. Fridays we paddled canoe @ Pokai Bay. During the other times of the week, we attended addiction classes and we had a lot of homework, all the work was about self, and we also learned the Hawaiian language and hula. Needless to say, I completed residential in seventy (70) days. In spite of me not being Polynesian this program worked, I was busy every day, doing classes & we were taken to outside meetings as well. Furthermore, it was the ONLY program I have completed in my life, and I've been to almost every program on this island besides Hina Mauka and Sand Island. Learning about the culture came like 2nd nature because I was already bi-lingual. It was also far enough for me to focus on just my Recovery, far enough from Honolulu, and far enough from temptation. By the Grace of God, I just celebrated 16 years today!!! So if ANYONE has anything negative to say about this program, they must've not been a client. ANY program is a good program, the problem is most newcomers want to go into short-term programs because it's quicker. All I got to say is, for the one seeking treatment, don't cheat yourself, because you ARE worth it. Thank you God & "Ho O Mau Ke Ola" for my Recovery of 16 years, and it hasn't been easy, nor was it given to me, I had to work for it, working on myself is an everyday job. Mahalo Ke Akua.... read more

Ho'omau Ke Ola in Waianae Hawaii's Leeward Coast is a Hawaiian Culture based Drug Addiction Treatment Center that has a very positive success rate of recovery. For more information go to the website www.hoomaukeola.org and read about the services in detail. ALOHA read more

Drove here for the beach. Was a bit worried after knowing this is an addition center area since I am traveling with elderly and children. The area is very local and people on the beach are extremely nice and friendly. read more

Ho'omau Ke Ola - Waianae, Hawaii

I made the unfortunate mistake of sending my youngest son to this "treatment" program. I later found out that the vast majority of staff have a high school diploma or less (!) and use alot of punishment-based approaches as a method of substance abuse "treatment". In dealing with the staff my overall impression of the program was that it was very unprofessional and disorganized with much internal inconsistency. The finally straw was when staff couldn't answer questions I raised related to my son's care and course of treatment in relation to the nature and dynamics of his substance abuse. I pulled him out of this place and had him transferred to a different program where he's doing much better today. Do you're homework in advance and you'll be sure to stay clear of this program. read more

I was a client here and the clinical treatment helped some but cultural stuff was about doing manual labor like picking weeds and picking up garbage. I no see how it helped me in my recovery. read more