§323F-2  Hawaii health systems corporation.  (a)  There is established the Hawaii health systems corporation, which shall be a public body corporate and politic and an instrumentality and agency of the State.  The corporation shall be placed within the department of health for the administrative purposes specified in section 26-35(a)(6) only.

     (b)  The corporate organization shall be divided into five regions, as follows:

     (1)  The city and county of Honolulu;

     (2)  The county of Kauai;

     (3)  The county of Maui, except the county of Kalawao;

     (4)  The eastern section of the county of Hawaii, comprising the Puna district, north Hilo district, south Hilo district, Hamakua district, and Kau district; and

     (5)  The western section of the county of Hawaii, comprising the north Kohala district, south Kohala district, north Kona district, and south Kona district;

and shall be identified as regions I, II, III, IV, and V, respectively. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 16, §5]