Kilauea’s Hale Lea Medicine clinic may close

Kilauea’s Hale Lea Medicine clinic may close

KILAUEA — The Kaua‘i Community Health Alliance receives between 17,000 and 20,000 patient visits each year, providing a range of treatment to largely working-class people from the Ha‘ena to Kapa‘a. They soon may be unable to keep their doors open, their CEO says. “Every month is a cliffhanger,” said Jim Winkler, who serves as CEO and president of KCHA while also practicing at the Hale Lea Medicine clinic. “The clinic is currently running at a de…