§326-1 Establishment of facilities for the treatment and care of persons with Hansen’s disease. The department of health, subject to the approval of the governor, shall establish and maintain facilities and services as are necessary for the care and treatment of persons with Hansen’s disease and persons who were institutionalized for segregation by order of […]
§326-1.3 Liberty, autonomy, and dignity of patient residents. (a) In recognition of the disruptions and hardships experienced over the course of their lives by former Hansen’s disease patients residing at Kalaupapa, the legislature declares its intent to ensure that all residents at Kalaupapa are treated with dignity, respect, courtesy, and sensitivity and that the protections […]
§326-1.5 Patients living in the community; policy on services. It is the policy of the State that all persons who were institutionalized for segregation by order of the department of health because of Hansen’s disease and who live in the community shall be accorded adequate health care and other medical treatment and services for the […]
§326-11 Voluntary transfer to and from Kalaupapa. Any person undergoing treatment and receiving care for Hansen’s disease at Hale Mohalu on June 30, 1969, may be transferred to Kalaupapa for care and treatment if the person desires. Any person who may undergo treatment and receive care for Hansen’s disease at Hale Mohalu after June 30, […]
§326-12 REPEALED. L 1969, c 152, §11.
§326-13 Expenses; rules. (a) The department of health shall bear all expenses of travel and other necessary expenses incurred under sections 326-1 to 326-14 and may adopt all rules and forms and perform all acts necessary and proper for carrying out their provisions. (b) Expenses related to patients shall be tracked separately from nonpatient costs, […]
§ §326-14, 15 REPEALED. L 1969, c 152, §11.
§326-16 REPEALED. L 1992, c 156, §10.
§ §326-17 to 19 REPEALED. L 1969, c 152, §11.
§326-2 Equal treatment of patients. Every Hansen’s disease sufferer at Hale Mohalu and Kalaupapa shall be accorded as nearly equal care and privileges as is practicable under the different operating conditions of the two institutions. [L 1953, JR 41, §7; RL 1955, §50-2; HRS §326-2; am L 1969, c 152, §1; am L 1981, c […]
§326-20 REPEALED. L 1992, c 156, §11.
§326-21 Employment of patients. At any facility for the care and treatment of persons with Hansen’s disease, the department of health, with the consent of a patient, may employ that patient to perform labor or service. When there are vacancies in positions, classified under chapter 76, at a facility exclusively for the care and treatment […]
§326-22 Compensation of patient employees. The compensation for patients employed under section 326-21 shall be set by the department of health; provided that in no case shall the compensation be less than the minimum wage as established by section 387-2. Each patient employee of the department shall be entitled to and granted sick leave with […]
§326-23 Pensions for patient employees at facilities. (a) All patient employees or patient laborers at every facility maintained for the treatment and care of persons with Hansen’s disease shall be entitled, upon retirement after twenty years or more service with the department of health, to a pension in an amount which shall be equal to […]
§326-24 Rules. The director of health may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the conduct of all matters pertaining to Hansen’s disease, the treatment and care thereof, and other services provided to persons affected with Hansen’s disease, and the full and complete governance of the county of Kalawao, except as limited by this […]
§326-25 Accounts, reports. The department of health shall keep an accurate and detailed account of all sums of money expended by it. The department shall report to the legislature at its regular sessions, such expenditures in detail, together with such information regarding Hansen’s disease as it may deem to be of interest to the public. […]
§326-25.5 Annual report. The department of health shall submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session that addresses the following with regard to Kalaupapa Settlement: (1) The department’s provision of medical and basic living needs of the patients; (2) The department’s progress toward defining […]
§326-26 Persons allowed at places for Hansen’s disease patients. (a) No person, not having Hansen’s disease, shall be allowed to visit or remain upon any land, place, or inclosure set apart by the department of health for the domiciles and community facilities of persons affected with Hansen’s disease, without the written permission of the director […]
§326-27 Kalaupapa store; loans for operation and maintenance. (a) All moneys to enable the department of health to operate and maintain the Kalaupapa store, situated in Kalaupapa, Molokai, shall be allocated by the legislature through appropriations out of the state general fund. (b) The department shall include in its budgetary request for each upcoming fiscal […]
§326-28 Kalaupapa store prices; penalty. It shall be unlawful for the department of health or its agents to sell or offer for sale any merchandise at the Kalaupapa store at prices exceeding the actual cost thereof, free on board steamer or any other means of transportation at Honolulu. Any person violating this section shall be […]
