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HRS §386-152

When the special compensation fund levy is charged

This section explains when the state charges insurers and self-insured employers to keep the special compensation fund solvent. It only applies when the fund is too low or high on December 31. The director decides if the fund is enough and sends an audit report each year.

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The statute, as written — Levy and charges to finance special compensation fund

When the cash balance of the special compensation fund established in section 386-151 falls below, as of December 31 of any year, an amount determined by the director to be insufficient to meet the fund's current and projected obligations, then the levy on the gross premiums of insurers of employers insured under section 386-121(a)(1) provided for in section 386-153, and the charge provided in section 386-154 against each employer not insuring and keeping insured, as provided in section 386-121(a)(1), shall be levied and collected during the succeeding year and each succeeding year thereafter until the cash balance of the fund equals or exceeds as of December 31 of any year an amount determined by the director to be sufficient to meet the fund's current and projected obligations. When the cash balance of the fund equals or exceeds as of December 31 of any year an amount determined by the director to be sufficient to meet the fund's current and projected obligations, then the levy on the gross premiums of insurance companies provided for in section 386-153 and the charge provided in section 386-154 against each employer not insuring and keeping insured as provided in section 386-121(a)(1) shall not be levied and collected during the succeeding year until the cash balance of the fund falls below as of December 31 of any year an amount determined by the director to be insufficient to meet the fund's current and projected obligations. The director shall annually furnish each insurance company provided for in section 386-153 and each employer provided for in section 386-154 with a copy of the certified public accountant's audit report and recommendations. The cost of furnishing such report shall be paid out of the special compensation fund.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§386-121 How employers must secure workers' compensation payments

§386-151 State fund for special worker compensation payments

§386-153 Insurance companies must pay a special workers' comp levy

§386-154 Charges for employers without workers' compensation insurance

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