Department of Health
Oahuwide Certificate of Need Review Committee
What This Committee Does
The Oahuwide Certificate of Need Review Committee evaluates applications for new or expanded health care facilities and services on O'ahu that require a Certificate of Need under Hawaii law, assessing whether proposed projects are justified by community health needs and consistent with the state health plan. It reviews hospital expansions, new long-term care beds, and other regulated health services to prevent duplication and ensure community benefit. Its recommendations inform the Department of Health's certificate of need decisions.
Why You Should Care
Certificate of need decisions determine which health care facilities and services are available in your community; this committee's reviews affect whether new hospitals, clinics, or care facilities are approved on O'ahu.