Out of compliance?We secure federalapprovals. Guaranteed.
Hale Pono specializes in DOJ extensions & stays, Plans of Correction, Plans of Implementation, and SAPS for ICF & IDD facilities of every size — backed by a proven, 100% compliance record.
Every path back to compliance — under one roof.
From the first citation to the final survey, Hale Pono handles the entire remediation lifecycle for large and small ICF & IDD facilities.
DOJ Extensions & Stays
Our signature specialty. When the Department of Justice timeline is closing in, we prepare and file extension and stay requests that get approved — buying your facility the time it needs to correct course without shutting down.
Signature SpecialtyPlan of Correction (POC)
We read your citation data line by line and draft Plans of Correction that surveyors accept — precise, defensible, and filed on deadline.
Plan of Implementation (POI)
A correction plan is only paper until it is executed. We build the implementation roadmap and stay with you until compliance is verified.
SAPS Development
Individualized Service Action Plans built around each resident — clinically sound, person-centered, and audit-ready.
Data Reading & Audit Analysis
We decode your facility data to find the root cause of citations before regulators do — turning raw numbers into a remediation strategy.
In every category, we are the best — and the record proves it.
Every engagement ends the same way: an approved plan, an accepted correction, and a facility back in good standing. That is not a promise — it is our history.
We guarantee our work — or your money back.
A 100% compliance record lets us say what no one else in this field will: if we take your case, we stand behind the outcome completely.
Ninety-six citations. Nine months. Zero left standing.
In 2019, the State of Florida was carrying 96 non-compliance issues. Our Vice President, Maria Lopez, led the remediation — reading the data, building the correction plans, and driving implementation until every single issue was brought into compliance. It took nine months.
Non-compliance issues resolved
Months to full compliance
Issues brought into compliance
State of Florida · 2019 · Led by Maria Lopez, VP & Co-Founder
Rooted in Hawai'i. Relentless about pono — doing what is right.
"Hale Pono" means the house of righteousness and correctness. Our founders built this firm on a simple belief: facilities caring for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve advocates who treat compliance as a promise, not paperwork.
James Bordenave
President & Co-FounderMaria Lopez
Vice President & Co-FounderFacing a citation or deadline? Start here.
Tell us where your facility stands. We review every intake personally and respond within one business day — usually faster when a DOJ deadline is involved.