HCC §2-158
How money in the self-insurance fund can be spent
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says that the County council must approve any spending from the self-insurance fund. The fund can only pay certain claims, settlements, and judgments against the County, but not workers' compensation claims. The rules change depending on how much money is in the fund.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Expenditures from the self-insurance fund
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Subject to approval by the County council, the moneys in the self-insurance fund shall only be utilized as follows: (1) When the amount in the self-insurance fund is less than $3,000,000, the fund shall only be used to pay claims, settlements, and judgments, exclusive of workers’ compensation claims, against the County where the amount of such claim, settlement, or judgment is in excess of $1,000,000. ADMINISTRATION § 2-158 (2) When the amount in the self-insurance fund is more than $3,000,000, the fund shall be used to pay all claims, settlements, and judgments against the County, exclusive of workers’ compensation claims. (1986, ord 86-35, sec 2.)2-158
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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