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HI Rev Stat § 84-42 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|84. Standards of Conduct|84-42 Mandatory ethics training course.

  §84-42 Mandatory ethics training course. All state officers and employees enumerated in section 84-41 shall complete an ethics training course administered by the state ethics commission as provided in this part. For the purposes of this part, "ethics training" includes education and training in:  (1) The ethics laws set forth in this chapter; and  (2) The lobbying laws set forth in chapter 97. [L 2004, c 198, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 84-43 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|84. Standards of Conduct|84-43 Ethics training course.

  §84-43 Ethics training course. (a) The state ethics commission shall establish, design, supervise, and conduct ethics training for the officers and employees to whom this part applies.  (b) The ethics training course shall include:  (1) Explanations and discussions of the ethics laws, administrative rules, and relevant internal policies;  (2) Specific technical and legal requirements;  (3) The underlying purposes and principles of ethics laws;  (4) Examples of practical application of the laws and principles; and  (5) A question-and-answer participatory segment regarding common problems and situations. The state ethics commission shall develop the methods and prepare any materials necessary to implement the course.  (c) The state ethics commission shall:  (1) Administer the ethics training course;  (2) Designate those of its legal staff who are to conduct the ethics training course; and  (3) Notify each officer or employee enumerated in section 84-41 that their attendance in this course is mandatory.  (d) The state ethics commission may repeat the course as necessary to accommodate all persons who are required to attend.  (e) Each state agency shall provide to the state ethics commission the names of those required to take the course in a timely manner and assist the commission by providing adequate meeting facilities for the ethics training course. [L 2004, c 198, pt of §1; am L 2019, c 120, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-5 Composition of board.

  §87A-5 Composition of board. [See explanatory note below.] The board of trustees of the employer-union health benefits trust fund shall consist of ten trustees appointed by the governor in accordance with the following procedure:  (1) Five trustees, one of whom shall represent retirees, to represent employee-beneficiaries and to be selected as follows:  (A) Three trustees shall be appointed from a list of two nominees per trustee selected by each of the three exclusive representative organizations that have the largest number of employee-beneficiaries;  (B) One trustee shall be appointed from a list of two nominees selected by mutual agreement of the remaining exclusive employee representative organizations; and  (C) One trustee representing retirees shall be appointed from a list of two nominees selected by mutual agreement of all eligible exclusive representatives; and  (2) Five trustees to represent public employers.  Section 26-34 shall not apply to board member selection and terms. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no exclusive representative of a bargaining unit that sponsors or participates in a voluntary employee beneficiary association shall be eligible to select nominees or to be represented by a trustee on the board.  As used in this section, the term "exclusive representative" shall have the same meaning as in section 89-2. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1; am L 2005, c 250, §1] Explanatory Note  L 2005, c 250 amendment. The legislature concluded that the governor's proclamation indicating the governor's intent to return H.B. No. 1548 was constitutionally defective and that said measure became law. On July 13, 2005, the legislature assigned Act 250 to H.B. No. 1548. The attorney general has taken the position that H.B. No. 1548 did not become law.
HI Rev Stat § 87A-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-6 Term of a trustee; vacancy.

  §87A-6 Term of a trustee; vacancy. [See explanatory note below.] The term of office of each trustee shall be four years; provided that a trustee may be reappointed for one additional consecutive four-year term.  A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the trustee who vacated that position was nominated or appointed; provided that the criteria used for nominating or appointing the successor shall be the same criteria used for nominating or appointing the person's predecessor; provided further that vacancies on the board for each trustee position representing retirees and employee-beneficiaries appointed under section 87A-5(1)(A) and (B) shall be filled by appointment of the governor as follows:  (1) If a vacancy occurs in one of the trustee positions described in section 87A-5(1)(A), then the vacancy shall be appointed from a list of two nominees submitted by the exclusive employee representative from among the three largest exclusive employee representatives that does not have a trustee among the three trustee positions;  (2) If a vacancy occurs in a trustee position described in section 87A-5(1)(B), then the vacancy shall be appointed from a list of two nominees submitted by mutual agreement of the exclusive employee representatives described in section 87A-5(1)(B); and  (3) If a vacancy occurs in the retiree position described in section 87A-5(1)(C), then the vacancy shall be appointed from a list of two nominees submitted by mutual agreement of all eligible exclusive employee representatives.  If by the end of a trustee's term the trustee is not reappointed or the trustee's successor is not appointed, the trustee shall serve until the trustee's successor is appointed. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1; am L 2005, c 250, §2] Explanatory Note  L 2005, c 250 amendment. The legislature concluded that the governor's proclamation indicating the governor's intent to return H.B. No. 1548 was constitutionally defective and that said measure became law. On July 13, 2005, the legislature assigned Act 250 to H.B. No. 1548. The attorney general has taken the position that H.B. No. 1548 did not become law.
HI Rev Stat § 87A-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-7 Chair, vice-chair, and secretary-treasurer.

  §87A-7 Chair, vice-chair, and secretary-treasurer. The trustees shall elect from among the members a chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary-treasurer. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-8 Compensation and expenses.

  §87A-8 Compensation and expenses. Each trustee shall serve without compensation, but the trustees may be reimbursed from the fund for any reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the purposes of the fund. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-9 Legal adviser.

  §87A-9 Legal adviser. The attorney general shall serve as legal adviser to the board and shall provide legal representation for the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-10 Meetings; notice.

  §87A-10 Meetings; notice. Meetings may be scheduled, and notice of meetings shall be provided as follows:  (1) The chairperson may call a meeting of the board at any time by giving at least six calendar days' written notice of the time and place of the meeting to all trustees; and   (2) A majority of the trustees may call a meeting of the board by giving at least ten calendar days' written notice of the time and place to all other trustees. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-11 Quorum; board actions; voting.

  §87A-11 Quorum; board actions; voting. (a) Six trustees, three of whom represent the public employer and three of whom represent employee-beneficiaries, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  (b) Trustees representing the public employers shall collectively have one vote. Trustees representing the employee-beneficiaries shall collectively have one vote.  For any vote of the trustees representing the public employers to be valid, three of these trustees must concur to cast such a vote. In the absence of such concurrence, the trustees representing the public employers shall be deemed to have abstained from voting.  For any vote of the trustees representing the employee-beneficiaries to be valid, three of these trustees must concur to cast such a vote. In the absence of such concurrence, the trustees representing the employee-beneficiaries shall be deemed to have abstained from voting.  An abstention shall not be counted as either a vote in favor or against a matter before the board.  (c) Any action taken by the board shall be by the concurrence of at least two votes. In the event of a tie vote on any motion, the motion shall fail. Upon the concurrence of six trustees, the board shall participate in dispute resolution. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-12 Records and minutes.

  §87A-12 Records and minutes. The board shall keep records and minutes of all meetings of the board. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-15 Administration of the fund.

  §87A-15 Administration of the fund. The board shall administer and carry out the purpose of the fund. Health and other benefit plans shall be provided at a cost affordable to both the public employers and the public employees. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-16 Health benefits plan; carriers.

  §87A-16 Health benefits plan; carriers.  (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. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-16.3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-16.3 Prescription drugs; mail order opt out option. A Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund health benefits plan shall permit each beneficiary to fill any covered prescription in accordance with chapter 431R. [L 2013, c 226, §3]

  §87A-16.3 Prescription drugs; mail order opt out option. A Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund health benefits plan shall permit each beneficiary to fill any covered prescription in accordance with chapter 431R. [L 2013, c 226, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-17 Group life insurance benefits or group life insurance program.

  §87A-17 Group life insurance benefits or group life insurance program. The board may provide benefits under a group life insurance benefits program or group life insurance program to employees. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-18 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-18 Long-term care benefits plan; carrier or third-party administrator.

  §87A-18 Long-term care benefits plan; carrier or third-party administrator.  (a) The board may establish a long-term care benefits plan or plans for employee-beneficiaries; the spouses, parents, grandparents, in-law parents, and in-law grandparents of employee-beneficiaries; and qualified-beneficiaries. The plan or plans shall be at no cost to employers and shall comply with article 10H of chapter 431.  (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, long-term care benefits shall be available only to:  (1) Employee-beneficiaries and their spouses, parents, and grandparents;  (2) Employee-beneficiary in-law parents and grandparents; and  (3) Qualified-beneficiaries who enroll between the ages of twenty and eighty-five, who comply with the plan's age, enrollment, medical underwriting, and contribution requirements.  (c) The board may contract with a carrier to provide fully insured benefits or with a third-party administrator to administer self-insured benefits. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1; am L 2004, c 216, §14]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-19 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-19 Plans for part-time, temporary, and seasonal or casual employees.

  §87A-19 Plans for part-time, temporary, and seasonal or casual employees. (a) The board may offer medical, hospital, or surgical benefits plans to part-time, temporary, and seasonal or casual employees at no cost to the employers. The board may determine eligibility for part-time, temporary, and seasonal or casual employees by rules exempt from chapter 91 as provided in section 87A-26.  (b) The board shall establish the medical, hospital, or surgical benefits plan or plans, which shall be exempt from the minimum group requirements of article 10A of chapter 431. The medical, hospital, or surgical benefits plan or plans shall provide, pay for, arrange for, or reimburse the cost of medical, hospital, or surgical services, and may include prescribed hospital in-patient and out-patient service and medical benefits.  (c) The board may contract for the medical, hospital, or surgical benefits plan or plans. Each part-time, temporary, and seasonal or casual employee enrolled for medical, hospital, or surgical benefits shall pay monthly contributions directly to the board's designated carriers. The monthly contributions may include the carrier's administrative costs. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-20 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-20 REPEALED

  §87A-20 REPEALED. L 2004, c 216, §45.
HI Rev Stat § 87A-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-21 Eligibility.

 [ §87A-21] Eligibility.  (a) The board shall establish eligibility criteria to determine who can qualify as an employee-beneficiary, dependent-beneficiary, or qualified-beneficiary, consistent with the provisions of this chapter.  (b) A retired member of the employees' retirement system; a county pension system; or a police, firefighters, and bandsmen pension system of the State or county, shall be eligible to qualify as an employee-beneficiary:  (1) Regardless of whether the retired member was actively employed by the State or county at the time of the retired employee's retirement; and  (2) Without regard to the date of the retired member's retirement.  (c) A dependent of a retired member shall be eligible to qualify as an employee-beneficiary or dependent-beneficiary:  (1) Regardless of whether the retired member was actively employed by the State or county at the time of the retired employee's retirement; and  (2) Without regard to the date of the retired member's retirement. L 2001, c 88, pt of §1 Case Notes  A retired employee's health benefits that are included in a health benefits plan falls within the constitutional protection contemplated by article XVI, §2 of the Hawaii constitution inasmuch as subsection (b) clearly and unambiguously conditions a retired state or county government employee's eligibility for health benefits on, inter alia, being a retired member of the employees' retirement system. 122 H. 402, 228 P.3d 282.
HI Rev Stat § 87A-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-22 Benefits plan information and enrollment.

  §87A-22 Benefits plan information and enrollment. (a) The board shall make information summarizing approved benefits plans available to each employee-beneficiary. The information shall, to the extent reasonably possible, be distributed to each employee-beneficiary at the same time and in the same manner.  (b) The board shall establish conditions and procedures for benefits plan enrollment. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-24 Other powers.

  §87A-24 Other powers. In addition to the power to administer the fund, the board may:  (1) Collect, receive, deposit, and withdraw money on behalf of the fund;  (2) Invest moneys in the same manner specified in section 88-119;  (3) Hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, or dispose of any securities or other investments of the fund, as well as the proceeds of those investments and any money belonging to the fund;  (4) Appoint, and at pleasure dismiss, an administrator and other fund staff. The administrator shall be exempt from chapter 76. Other fund staff may be exempt from chapter 76 as determined by the board. The administrator and staff who are exempt from chapter 76 shall serve under and at the pleasure of the board; provided that civil service exempt positions under this section that are created after July 1, 2014, shall be exempt from section 76-16(b)(17)(A);  (5) Make payments of periodic charges and pay for reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the purposes of the fund;  (6) Contract for the performance of financial audits of the fund and claims audits of its insurance carriers;  (7) [Repeal and reenactment on June 30, 2023. L 2021, c 229, §9.] Retain auditors, actuaries, investment firms and managers, benefit plan consultants, or other professional advisors to carry out the purposes of this chapter;  (8) Establish health benefits plan and long-term care benefits plan rates that include administrative and other expenses necessary to effectuate the purposes of the fund; and  (9) Require any department, agency, or employee of the State or counties to furnish information to the board to carry out the purposes of this chapter. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1; am L 2004, c 216, §15; am L 2013, c 268, §7; am L 2016, c 30, §2; am L 2017, c 145, §2; am L 2021, c 229, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-25 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-25 Other duties.

  §87A-25 Other duties. The board shall:  (1) Authorize charges and payments from the fund only upon vouchers countersigned by the chairperson and any other person designated by the board;  (2) Maintain accurate records and accounts of all financial transactions of the fund that shall be audited annually and summarized in an annual report to the governor and legislature;  (3) Maintain suitable and adequate records and provide information requested by State and county employers as necessary to carry out the purpose of the fund;   (4) Procure fiduciary liability insurance and error and omissions coverage for all trustees; and  (5) Procure a fidelity bond of a reasonable amount for the chairperson and any other person authorized to handle fund moneys. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-26 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-26 Rules; policies, standards, and procedures.

  §87A-26 Rules; policies, standards, and procedures. (a) The board may adopt rules for the purposes of this chapter. Rules shall be adopted without regard to chapter 91. Rulemaking procedures shall be adopted by the board and shall minimally provide for:  (1) Consultation with employers and affected employee organizations with regard to proposed rules;  (2) Adoption of rules at open meetings that permit the attendance of any interested persons;  (3) Approval of rules by the governor; and  (4) Filing of rules with the lieutenant governor.  (b) The board may also issue policies, standards, and procedures consistent with its rules.  (c) The board may adopt rules, without regard to chapter 91, governing dispute resolution procedures in the event of impasse in decision-making; provided that the rules shall be adopted with the concurrence of six trustees. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-27 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-27 Actuarial investigation; valuations.

  §87A-27 Actuarial investigation; valuations. Beginning on July 1, 2017, the actuary retained by the board pursuant to section 87A-42 shall make an annual valuation of the assets and liabilities of the fund based on tables and other factors adopted by the board annually. The annual valuation shall include an update of assumptions specific to the fund that are not updated pursuant to section 88-105, as deemed necessary by the actuary, at least once in each three-year period. [L 2017, c 93, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 87A-30 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|87A. Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund|87A-30 Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund; establishment.

  §87A-30 Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund; establishment. There is established outside the state treasury, a trust fund to be known as the "Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund". The fund shall consist of contributions, interest, income, dividends, refunds, rate credits, and other returns. It is hereby declared that any and all sums contributed or paid from any source to the fund created by this part, and all assets of the fund including any and all interest and earnings on the same, are and shall be held in trust by the board for the exclusive use and benefit of the employee-beneficiaries and dependent-beneficiaries and shall not be subject to appropriation for any other purpose whatsoever. The fund shall be under the control of the board and placed under the department of budget and finance for administrative purposes. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1; am L 2006, c 57, §3]