§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) [Subsection effective until December 30, 2025. For subsection effective December 31, 2025, see below. L 2022, c 150, §2(5).] The corporate organization shall be divided into five regional systems, as follows:
(1) The Oahu regional health care system, which may include the state veterans home on Maui;
(2) The Kauai regional health care system;
(3) The Maui regional health care system;
(4) The east Hawaii regional health care system, comprising the Puna district, north Hilo district, south Hilo district, Hamakua district, and Kau district; and
(5) The west Hawaii regional health care system, comprising the north Kohala district, south Kohala district, north Kona district, and south Kona district;
and shall be identified as regional systems I, II, III, IV, and V, respectively.
(b) [Subsection effective December 31, 2025. For subsection effective until December 30, 2025, see above. L 2022, c 150, §2(5).] The corporate organization shall be divided into four regional systems, as follows:
(1) The Kauai regional health care system;
(2) The Maui regional health care system;
(3) The east Hawaii regional health care system, comprising the Puna district, north Hilo district, south Hilo district, Hamakua district, and Kau district; and
(4) The west Hawaii regional health care system, comprising the north Kohala district, south Kohala district, north Kona district, and south Kona district;
and shall be identified as regional systems I, II, III, and IV, respectively. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 16, §5; am L 2007, c 290, §18; am L 2021, c 212, §2; am L 2024, c 99, §2]
Note
Assimilation of the Maui state veterans home into a state agency having a Maui affiliation. L 2024, c 99, §3.