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HRS §393-45

When small employers can get help paying for health coverage

This section says a small employer with fewer than eight covered workers can get money from a fund to help pay for their health coverage. The employer must already provide coverage and meet certain cost limits. The payment covers only the part of the employer's share that goes over those limits.

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The statute, as written — Entitlement to premium supplementation

(a) An employer who employs less than eight employees entitled to coverage under this chapter and who provides coverage to such employees pursuant to section 393-7(a) shall be entitled to premium supplementation from the fund if the employer's share of the cost of providing such coverage as determined by sections 393-13 and 393-15 exceeds 1.5 per cent of the total wages payable to such employees and if the amount of such excess is greater than five per cent of the employer's income before taxes directly attributable to the business in which such employees are employed. (b) The amount of the supplementation shall be that part of the employer's share of the premium cost which exceeds the limits specified in subsection (a).
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§393-13 Who pays for health coverage and what happens when you leave

§393-7 What health benefits a prepaid health plan must cover

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