Hawaii Nursing Schools and Programs
Degree Programs: Acute Care, Administrative, Adult Care, BSN-RN, ER, Education, Family Care, Gerontology, Health Care Administrator, Joint Degree MSN/MPH, Manager, Midwife (CNM), Nurse Practitioner (NP), Nursing, Oncology, Pediatrics...
Largest Cities: Hilo, Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua, Kaneohe, Kapaa, Kihei, Lahaina, Mililani Town, Nankuli, Pearl City, Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa, Waimalu, Waipahu...
State ZIP Codes: 96709, 96716, 96720, 96731, 96740, 96747, 96754, 96764, 96772, 96779, 96790, 96796, 96797, 96826, 96860...
Perhaps the question should be, why wouldn't someone want to be a nurse in Hawaii? Besides the obvious benefits (sun, surf, and sand year-round), residents there enjoy the highest average life expectancy in the country. Rates of cancer and heart disease are low. Hawaii ranks tenth in the number of licensed physicians and boasts state-of-the-art hospitals and a progressive approach to health care and wellness.
Registered nurses in Hawaii earned an average hourly wage of $29.29 in 2004. Workers in healthcare support positions (such as physical therapist aides, medical Transcriptionists, and pharmacy aides) earned an average hourly wage of $12.57.
