As required by the Federal Regulations, the Medicaid Agency bears the responsibility to establish the curriculum requirements for State certification of Nurse Aide Training Programs (NATPs) and formulate the curriculam of the Competency Evaluation Program in Hawaii. Medicaid Agency also determines, if NATP is qualified to be certified and work legally in long term care units, hospitals and nursing homes. After receiving due certification, Office of Heath Care Assurance (the State survey agency), as demanded by the federal regulation, establishes, whether the requirements to get the certification as prescribed by the Medicaid Agency are duly met.

In Hawaii, to get the certification a nursing aide should complete 100 hours of learning, including:

30 hours classroom instructions, of which minimum 16 hours must be spent on the following field prior to getting direct contact with actual patients. These trainings are:

• Communication and interpersonal skills;
• Infection control
• Safety/emergency procedures, including the Heimlich maneuver;
• Understanding and promoting residents’ (patients’) rights; and
• Respecting residents’ (patients’) rights.

Other than these trainings, there are other classroom activities also, which are instructed to nursing aide trainee to access their competency to provide minimum quality nurse aides services and these instructions include:

• Introduction to the health care delivery system in Hawaii with special emphasis on agencies and facilities that care for the aged;
• Appropriate conduct, language, and dress;
• General preventive health care with emphasis on controlling the spread of infections.

The clinical training segments are for 70 hours duration, which are supervised practical trainings in a laboratory or in any other facility to demonstrate skills learned in classroom learning and are performed under the strict supervision of Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.

The clinical Training includes minimum learning of:

• Basic nursing skills—30 hours minimum;
• Basic personal care skills—30 hours minimum;
• Basic restorative services—10 hours minimum.

Those with an active CNA registration in another state and wish to relocate in Hawaii must contact the Med-QUEST applications office for reciprocity. Even nurse aides who are either enrolled in an accredited nursing degree program or who have graduated from an accredited nursing program should contact Med-QUEST to find out, if they qualify for a CNA examination exemption.

The median salary for CNA in Hawaii is approximately $ 29,500 to $ 39,000 and average hourly earning can be approximately $15 to $ 20 depending upon the employer and experience.

Nurse Aide Training Programs in Hawaii:

Life Care Center of Hilo
944 West Kawailani Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Maui Community College C.N.A. Class – Kahului
310 West Kaahumanu Ave., Kahului, HI 96732

American Red Cross – Hawaii State Chapter
4155 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

Healthcare Training and Career Consultants, Inc. Nursing Assistant Program – Wailuku
Hale Makua Nursing Facility, Wailuku, Maui, HI 96793

Healthcare Training and Career Consultants, Inc. – Waipahu
94-210 Pupukahi Street, Suite 206, Waipahu, Hawaii 96797

Healthcare Training and Career Consultants, Inc. – Honolulu
2130 North King Street, Suite 7, Honolulu, HI 96819

Kapiolani Community College CNA Program – Honolulu
4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

Waianae Health Academy Nurse Aide Program
86-088 Farrington Hwy. Suite 202, Wai’anae, HI 96792

Kona Community Hospital Nurse Aide Training Program – Kealakekua
79-1019 Haukapila Street, Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750

Healthcare School of Hawaii CNA Training Course – Aiea
98-025 Hekaha Street, Suite # 4, Aiea, HI 96701

CNA Training International – Wahiawa
319 North Cane Street,Suite # B, Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786

TLC Total Loving Care Health Service Nurse Assistant Program – Honolulu
1088 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Ann Pearl Nursing Facility – Kaneohe
45-181 Waikalua Road, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744

Hawaii Community College Nurse Aide Training – Hilo
200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 96720

CareGiver Training School Corporation CNA Course – Honolulu
1320 Kalani Street, Suite # 288, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

Kauai Community College Nursing Assistant Course – Lihue
3-1901 Kaumualii Highway, Lihue, HI 96766

CNA Training International – Aiea
99-209 Moanalua Rd., Suite # 307, Aiea, Hawaii 96701

Pacific Nurse’s Aide Training Center, LLC. – Pearl City
803 Kamehameha Hwy., Suite # 411, Pearl City, HI 96782

Hawaii Health Care Institute – Pahoa
13-758 Leilani Ave., Pahoa, Hawaii 96778

Leeward Community College Nurse Aide Training Course – Pearl City
96-045 Ala Ike Street, Pearl City, HI 96782

Life Care Center of Kona Nurse Aide Training – Kailua Kona
78-6957 Kamehameha Iii Road, Kailua Kona, Hawaii 96740

Comprehensive Health Care Services CNA Course – Waipahu
94-910 Moloalo Street, Waipahu, HI 96797