Kaiser Permanente Hawaii plans to close its Kailua clinic and build a two-story medical facility at its Koolau Clinic in Kane'ohe in the next three to four years.

Kaiser is informing its members this week that it will move its Kailua operations to an expanded Kane'ohe clinic.

The company said it will build a new two-story medical facility at the Kane'ohe site and will renovate the Koolau Clinic.

The construction cost was not available, but Kaiser said the expansion will nearly quadruple the size of its 11,400-square-foot Kane'ohe clinic.

Kaiser spokeswoman Lynn Kenton said that the lease on its 8,000-square foot Kailua office is to expire in several years.

Kaiser has fee-simple ownership of the Kane'ohe property, which is on Kamehameha Highway near Likelike Highway.

Kenton said Kaiser's entire Kailua staff of 65 — which includes five physicians and an optometrist — will be moved to Kane'ohe in 2008.

The new facility will include new services for X-ray, obstetrics, gynecology, physical therapy, and expanded dermatology and vision services.

Kaiser has operated the Kailua office since 1989.

The move comes as Kaiser — the state's second-largest healthcare provider, with more than 230,000 members — has announced plans for a $68 million expansion and renovation of its Moanalua Medical Center.

The Moanalua project, which is scheduled for completion in 2009, will include a new five-story tower.