Healthcare & Safety in Pahoa
Pahoa's safety profile runs genuinely elevated, disclosed alongside a real, honest gap in in-town full-service healthcare this record does not omit.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed elevated crime picture
NeighborhoodScout cites an overall annual victim-odds figure of 1 in 51 -- higher than approximately 67% of Hawaii communities -- driven substantially more by property crime (~15/1,000) than violent crime (~4/1,000) (base record).
Limited in-town healthcare
Puna Community Medical Center in Pahoa offers urgent care and basic outpatient services -- a genuinely more limited scope than a full-service acute-care hospital (base record).
Hilo Medical Center as the nearest full-service option
Hilo Medical Center (264 licensed beds, trauma care, Level II NICU) sits a real, disclosed 20-25 miles / 30-40 minutes northwest -- the nearest full-service acute-care and trauma hospital for most Puna residents (base record).
A real, reported future Puna hospital project
A real, publicly reported (2024) plan for a new, approximately 25-bed hospital and medical campus in Puna was moving forward; this record did not independently confirm its current 2026 status this pass -- a real, disclosed gap.
Key takeaways
- Pahoa's crime rate runs higher than approximately 67% of Hawaii communities, driven substantially by property crime.
- In-town healthcare is limited to Puna Community Medical Center (urgent care/basic outpatient).
- Hilo Medical Center, the nearest full-service hospital, sits a real, disclosed 20-25 miles away.
- A reported new Puna hospital project's current 2026 status was not independently confirmed this pass.
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