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Hawaiʻi County to End COVID-19 District Testing

The County of Hawaiʻi will transition away from its community COVID-19 district testing program at the end of the week. Testing will be transferred to medical care providers, which have been doing the bulk of testing since vaccinations became widely available. Final county community testing will be held in Kona at the West Hawaiʻi Civic Center this Saturday, May 22. The decision to transition away from the county testing program comes as there has been a drastic decline in demand at all testing sites over the course of the past few months.


“With 52% of our island’s population receiving at least one vaccination shot, we feel that it is time to transition away from our community district testing program,” said Talmadge Magnol, Civil Defense Administrator. “We have seen a steady decline in demand for services and feel that the medical care providers around the island are now equipped to begin taking on the role of community testing.”


“Our island has done an amazing job at keeping our numbers low, people, out of hospitals, and getting shots in arms,” said Mayor Mitch Roth. “As we begin to make this transition to our on-island medical care providers, we would like to encourage our community to continue getting vaccinated to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in our county. We are on the path to normalcy, and with your help, we will be able to beat this virus once and for all, but it will take all of us.”


Please see the list of Covid-19 testing facilities below. Persons must call the facility for instructions.

HILO MEDICAL CENTER
1190 Waianuenue Ave
Hilo, Hawaii
(808) 932-3000

KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL – In Patients.
79-1019 Haukapila ST
Kealakekua, Hawaii
(808) 322-9311

QUEENS NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL
67-1125 Mamalahoa Hwy.
Kamuela, Hawaii
(808) 885-4444

KAISER (HILO/KONA) –Kaiser Patient.
HILO
1292 Waianuenue Ave
Hilo, Hawaii
(808) 934-4000

KONA
74-517 Honokohau St
Kailua-Kona
(808) 334-4400

BAY CLINIC (FQHC) –Symptomatic and a patient
15-2866 Pahoa Village Road
Bldg C Ste A
Pahoa, Hawaii
(808) 333-3600

HAMAKUA-KOHALA HEALTH CENTER
(FQHC) – Symptomatic
45-549 Plumeria St
Honokaa, Hawaii
(808) 755-7204

WEST HAWAII COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTER (FQHC)
75-7551 Kuakini Highway
Suite 104
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
(808) 326-5629

URGENT CARE OF KONA
77-311 Sunset Drive
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
(808) 327-4357

ALOHA KONA URGENT CARE – Will have the
doctor call back
75-5995 Kuakini Hwy
Ste 213
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
(808) 368-2297

WAIMEA URGENT CARE – if symptomatic
65-1230 Mamalahoa Ave
Ste A-10
Kamuela, Hawaii
(808) 885-0660

KEAAU URGENT CARE
16-590 Old Volcano Road
Ste B
Keaau, Hawaii
(808) 966-7942

HILO URGENT CARE – if symptomatic
670 Kekuanaoa St
Hilo, Hawaii
(808) 969-3051

KAUKA EXPRESS URGENT CARE – if
symptomatic
2100 Kanoelehua Ave
Suite 209
Hilo, Hawaii
(808) 981-1700

PUNA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER –
15-2662 Pahoa Village Road
Ste 303-305
Pahoa, Hawaii
(808) 930-6001

BIG ISLAND PAIN CLINIC
32 Ululani St
Hilo, Hawaii
(808) 934-9675

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