Hoomau Ke Ola

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990252827
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Waianae, HI, USA
Phone
8086964266
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,522,722
Expenses
$1,642,063
Assets
$490,962
Liabilities
$952,472

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JUANITA KAWAMOTO (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MALIA WHITE (ACTING E.D.): $62,022 total reported compensation
  • SHAUNA GRANER (ADMIN E.D.): $51,162 total reported compensation
  • HYIMEEN AKIONA (CULTURAL DIR): $50,341 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Ho`omau ke ola provides comprehensive rehabilitation services including residential and outpatient care, treatment, and counseling to persons recovering from problems related to persons with mental and substance abuse disorders. Ho`omau ke ola offers services to adults (18 years and older) who are seeking help and treatment for chemical dependence. Although ho'omau ke ola's facilities are located only on the waianae coast of oahu, the services are open to chemically dependent individuals of any hawaiian island who are willing to come to the waianae coast for such services.

What it reported doing in 2022

Residential treatment - ho'omau ke ola's highest level of care is found in its residential treatment program, which offers structured programming from wake up to lights out for adult males. This level of care offers residents a safe, stable, serene, and distraction-free environment in which to begin their road to recovery. Time spent in this environment is filled with both western best practice curriculum and cultural curriculum. Western curriculum include: cognitive behavioral intervention (cbi), dialectical behavioral therapy (dbt), trauma-informed care, social skills training, 12 -step familiarization classes, smoking cessation classes, health and nutrition classes, physical recreation opportunities, gender specific process groups, cinema therapy, financial literacy and several other living skills classes. Ho`omau ke ola, inc. (hko) have counselors trained to provide the cognitive behavioral intervention for criminogenic behavior recommended by the interagency council on intermediate sanctions (icis). Cultural curriculum offered at hko include: kukulu kumuhana (statement of purpose), mo'okuauhau (geneology), oli (chanting), ka huaka'i (migration), mo'olelo (storytelling), 'ike hana lima (craftmanship), pa'ani kahiko (ancient games), hoe ka wa'a (canoe paddling), hula basics to teach precision, self-discipline, perseverance, and spiritual connection, ohana day, malama aina in the loi, and native hawaiian crafting. A client's length of stay is determined by their progression through levels of awareness, acceptance, willingness, and commitment. Average length of stay is two (2) months. The parties responsible for funding the residential program include the hawai'i state department of health-alcohol and drug addiction division, the family drug court, hawai'i judiciary's adult client services, and any self-pay consumers. Non-residential treatment - ho'omau ke olas non-residential treatment programs include: intensive outpatient group sessions and support services (9-15 hours of engagement per week for approximately 8-10 weeks). Less intensive outpatient group sessions and support services (6-9 hours of engagement per week for approximately 3-6 weeks). Outpatient group sessions and support services (3-6 hours of engagement per week for approximately 6 -8 weeks). Stage ii recovery continuing care and support services (2-4 hours of engagement per week for approximately 8-12 weeks prior to graduation). The parties responsible for funding the non-residential treatment program include hawai'i's med-quest program through either hmsa- quest or aloha care-quest, and 'ohana care health insurance for ssi beneficiaries. Therapeutic living - ho'omau ke ola's therapeutic living program (tlp) offers male clients a home with living skills programming and support services for those lacking a stable and/or supportive home environment while enrolled in intensive outpatient and outpatient treatment programs. The focus of tlp is to provide support and encouragement to clients to enable them to manage their activities of daily living and adjust to a drug-free lifestyle. Hko provides fifteen (15) hours per week of face to face therapeutic activities to help clients move toward independent housing and life management. Program services include evaluation, screening, assessment, service planning, individual and group skill building, vocational and employment services, cultural education and activities, living skills, referral and linkages, case management, client support and advocacy, and monitoring and follow-up. The parties responsible for funding the male therapeutic living program include the hawai'i state department of health-alcohol and drug addiction division, hawai'i judiciary's adult client services, and the family drug court. Clean and sober living weekly classes are provided on topics related to work and education. Classes include field trips, guest speakers, lectures, and in-class activities. During residential treatment, and with the approva

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 72% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.4%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 87.5%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.8%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.94; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.4% of revenue deployed · 87.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $62K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule D land buildings reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.