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Find a Location

Hawaii Medical Service Association has 7 locations, listed below.

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    • Hawaii Medical Service Association

      818 Keeaumoku St Honolulu, HI 96814-2393

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Hawaii Medical Service Association

      75-1029 Henry St Ste 301 Kailua Kona, HI 96740-1666

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Hawaii Medical Service Association

      33 Lono Ave Ste 350 Kahului, HI 96732-1608

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Hawaii Medical Service Association

      4366 Kukui Grove St Ste 103 Lihue, HI 96766-2006

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Hawaii Medical Service Association

      1132 Kuala St STE 400 Pearl City, HI 96782-2964

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforHawaii Medical Service Association

    Medical Plans
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    BBB accredited business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 3 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    20 complaints closed in last 3 years

    15 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 1/1/1945

    Years in Business: 85

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Hawaii Medical Service Association is a mutual benefit society that offers health care coverage.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Hawaii Medical Service Association has 7 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Hawaii Medical Service Association

        818 Keeaumoku St Honolulu, HI 96814-2393

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Hawaii Medical Service Association

        75-1029 Henry St Ste 301 Kailua Kona, HI 96740-1666

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Hawaii Medical Service Association

        33 Lono Ave Ste 350 Kahului, HI 96732-1608

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Hawaii Medical Service Association

        4366 Kukui Grove St Ste 103 Lihue, HI 96766-2006

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Hawaii Medical Service Association

        1132 Kuala St STE 400 Pearl City, HI 96782-2964

        BBB Accredited Business
      Headquarters
      818 Keeaumoku St, Honolulu, HI 96814-2393
      BBB File Opened:
      1/1/1945
      Years in Business:
      85
      Business Started:
      6/1/1938
      Accredited Since:
      1/1/1945
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Non-profit Organization
      Alternate Business Name
      • HMSA
      Business Management
      • Mr. Fernando Pizarro, Customer Relations Manager
      • Ms. Christine Hirasa, Director of Communications
      • Ms. Gina L Marting, Vice President/Treasurer
      • Mr. Orian Lee, Secretary
      • Mr. David R Herndon, Director
      • Ms. Kathy Chang, Director of Communications
      • Mr. Kevin Unger
      Contact Information

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Kevin Unger
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (808) 948-6860
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      20 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/01/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I have been calling HMSA to ask a simple question about my plan. I have been trying to resolve my issue for over two weeks. the best answers I receive are, "Current hold time is 165 mins",,,," I can submit a call back request and you can receive a call back in 7 business days". Another option I have is to fill out a webform and receive a response in 10 business days. This is unacceptable and a health care provider needs to provide better customer ********************** and provide answer or assistance within a timely manner. The customer ********************** process is terrible. I don't go around and complain about businesses but this drove me to send this to you. HMSA needs to answer customers questions in a timely manner.
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      Customer Reviews

      3 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Carol R

      1 star

      01/29/2024

      If it was possible to give company a less than zero , i would. I have been on hold for over two hours. Earlier (same day) I asked for company call back twice,I received a call back and when i pressed 1 as requested I was again pit on hold. Currently, I have spent over 4 hours trying to speak customer **********************, and I am still waiting. Also,my husband has also spent over three hours trying to get to speak to someone. This is truly disgusting and unacceptable.

      Hawaii Medical Service Association Response

      01/31/2024

       

       I see that one of our representatives from our ********** ******************* is currently assisting our member at this time.  

      HMSA is working hard to fill all our servicing positions with quality, local representatives.  We are committed to regain our previous servicing performance levels of an average of five minutes or less.  We are also working with our telephone systems to improve our call back feature. 

      We have an on-line inquiry service available on HMSA.com for you to send an e-mail to our servicing center as another option and on HMSA's My Account there is the e-mail option Ask HMSA form. 

      We apologize for the frustration and inconvenience you encountered. 

      *********************** - Customer Relations Manager 

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