HRS §87A-16

How the board sets up health plans

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The board creates health plans for people covered by this law. These plans do not have to meet the usual group insurance rules. The board can either hire an insurance company or offer its own benefits directly.

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The statute, as written — Health benefits plan; carriers

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

(a) The board shall establish the health benefits plan or plans, which shall be exempt from the minimum group requirements of chapter 431. (b) The board may contract for health benefits plans or provide health benefits through a noninsured schedule of benefits.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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