January 23, 2020
Margaret Learns to Walk Again
Margaret Kaiama, fondly called "Margo", remembers visiting Hale Makua with her sister when they were both little. She recalls being saddened to see the nursing home residents slumped in t...
November 14, 2019
Rehab Helps Keoki Adjust After Losing His Leg
In 1998 Keoki had a stroke that limited the mobility on the left side of his body. Already living with diabetes, this made caring and managing his health a little more difficult. He made adjustment...
October 22, 2019
Rehab Helps Sandra on Her Road to Recovery
Sandra Wainui is thankful to be alive, and grateful for everyone who has helped her along her road to recovery. A road which was filled with many bumps and turns. It all started with a fall, which ...
September 25, 2019
Eleanore Speaks Volumes About Her Care
Eleanore MacKenzie has extensive experience with Hale Makua Health Services. She received services from our Rehab therapists and Home Health professionals, in addition to visiting her best fri...
August 15, 2019
Roxanne Gets Ready to Ride Again
Roxanne loves the wind in her hair and the exhilarating feel of riding a motorcycle with a group of friends all over Maui. A few months ago, while attempting to swerve out of the way of a family of...
July 23, 2019
Greg Finds Happiness in Care Homes
Greg Riley has been a resident at our Care Home in Hale Makua Wailuku for just over a year, and has found his comfort in doing things that make him feel good. So when he gets to choose his daily ac...
June 20, 2019
Stan Regains Strength with a Smile
Stan Bascar was admitted to Hale Makua after being hit by a car, leaving him with a broken hip and multiple other injuries. When he arrived, he wasn’t able to walk, sit up on his own, transfe...
May 23, 2019
Anabel Dances Her Way to Recovery
Anabel Tabucbuc has come a long way in the past month, and she’s got a lot to show for it. At the age of 56, she was admitted to Hale Makua in late April after a stroke affected movement and ...
May 22, 2019
Mahalo from the Caloma Family
Upon arriving on Maui, my heart was extremely sore. I left my heart in San Francisco- my heart being my 97 year old grandmother whom I have become the sole caregiver for because of difficult circum...
April 12, 2019
Rehab Therapists Help Walter Recover from a Stroke
In January, Walter Brzinski, a vibrant, active 75 year old, went in for a cardiac procedure, but during the procedure, he had a stroke leaving him completely dependent on others for care. With the ...